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Building Loyalty Without Breaking the Bottom Line: the Dual Shipping Dilemma for Ecommerce Merchants

Retail TouchPoints

Online shopping is now easier than ever before, enabling consumers to purchase everything from socks to a dining room table from a computer at their home to a mobile phone in an airport terminal. While this is good news for many ecommerce retailers, it has also become more and more expensive to deliver those goods to customers.

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Want to Cut the Cost of Fast Fulfillment? It All Starts with Inventory Placement

Retail TouchPoints

that delivers pretty much any item to a consumer with science fiction-style immediacy, retailers remain bound by 21 st -century delivery methods. But just because we’re not yet stepping into transporters to beam us where we want to go doesn’t mean technology has no role to play in cutting fulfillment costs.

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6 Things to Know About Ecommerce Consumers in 2023

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Global ecommerce sales are expected to increase to $5.4 trillion by 2026, making up 27% of all retail sales. And as the number of ecommerce consumers continues to grow, new markets and segments are emerging along with it. So what should ecommerce brands know about consumer behaviour in 2023?

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How Ecommerce Retailers Can Prepare Now for Back-to-School 2022

Retail TouchPoints

This is also the ideal time to review the online customer journey, because consumer expectations for ecommerce convenience and personalization are higher than ever, based on the findings of ClearSale’s 2021 State of Consumer Attitudes on Ecommerce, Fraud & CX survey.

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How Retailers and Brands can Thrive amid High Inflation

Retail TouchPoints

The big question for brands and retailers is how to increase revenues and efficiency, decrease expenses and make every customer count. In periods of soaring inflation, consumers look to buy products they truly need. As consumers decrease their spending, purchasing pre-loved items will become a more popular consumer action.

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4 Ways Retailers can Leverage Generative AI to Drive Revenue and Productivity

Retail TouchPoints

Global ecommerce sales, representing 22% of all retail sales, could increase to $5.4 trillion in 2026, from $3.3 For example, a retailer looking to use the technology for generating descriptions in ecommerce product catalogs would train the model on relevant product information and metatags specific to its brand and items they sell.

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Internal Warehouse vs. 3PL: How to Reach the Best Decision for Your Business

Retail TouchPoints

In internal fulfillment, the business handles the complete process of storing, packing and shipping. The company must have a warehouse to keep its inventory, and a logistics team to manage the goods for storing, ordering and shipping directly to stores/distributors or customers. Each option has its benefits and disadvantages.