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Next Phase of Wish Turnaround to Focus on Reducing Shipping Costs

Retail TouchPoints

As discount shopping app Wish continues its comeback effort , parent company ContextLogic outlined its plans for 2023 at a summit for its merchants — including a major overhaul of the platform’s shipment pricing structure in order to bring down shipping costs for customers.

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Harnessing the Potential of Returnless Refunds to Improve Profitability and Customer Experience

Retail TouchPoints

Returns are a major cost of doing retail business of any kind, but especially online. Under ideal circumstances, reducing rampant returns is best accomplished through improving the issues that are most frequently leading to them. Image courtesy Ryder According to Ryder’s 2023 ecommerce consumer study of 1,077 U.S.

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7 Targeted Retail Strategies for Revenue Growth and Margin Improvement

Retail TouchPoints

The 2023 Omnichannel Retail Index demonstrates that understanding what customers value and using that information to build long-term customer relationships is essential for survival. Loyalty Beyond the Price Tag In our hyper-connected world with increasing distractions, retailers and brands struggle with high acquisition costs.

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Retailers Increasingly Turning to Third-Party Resources to Handle Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

While more than half ( 54% ) of retailers responding to the 2023 Omnichannel and Fulfillment Benchmark Report said active physical stores are the final locations for inventory prior to delivery, retailers are increasingly using third-party services to handle the actual mechanics of picking, packing and delivering items to consumers.

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Shippo Review (2023): An Easy-To-Use Shipping Solution For SMB Merchants

Ecommerce Platforms

In today’s Shippo review, we’re taking a behind-the-scenes look at a popular shipping and fulfillment service for today’s growing ecommerce market. The user-friendly platform benefits from great shipping costs, a streamlined user interface, and a range of valuable tools for the shipping needs of retailers. What is Shippo?

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Five Shipping Tips To Benefit Your Ecommerce SMB Strategy

RetailMinded

One of the most significant issues of all is figuring out how you’re going to manage the complexities of shipping, both domestically and internationally. That means you need to figure out how you’re going to deliver a shipping experience that’s transparent, reliable, and cost-effective.

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Alibaba Supply Chain Exec Recommends Futureproofing with AI, Blockchain and Crowdsourcing

Retail TouchPoints

In 2020 he joined Alibaba, where he is now tasked with developing the company’s strategy and building platform-level solutions around international shipping, logistics, cross-border trade and global expansion. How did you see that conversation shift in 2023, and where do you think it’s headed in 2024?

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