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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

That, of course, is the key to Wish’s business model — by connecting international consumers directly with manufacturers (most of them Chinese, although diversifying the company’s merchant base is one of the company’s key turnaround pillars), customers can get products for dirt cheap. Doubling down on merchants outside of China.

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Identifying the ‘Faces’ Behind Faceless Online Transactions

Retail TouchPoints

According to McKinsey , ecommerce sales in apparel, department stores and beauty products have increased by nearly 10%, on average, since the onset of the pandemic. Because of this ease, merchants have begun relying on POS financing to drive sales growth. According to McKinsey, merchants face up to 2.4X

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SMS Marketing: The Comprehensive Guide to Strategic Text Messaging

Groove

SMS marketing stands for Short Message Service 一 or text messaging. We encourage eCommerce merchants to ask customers for their consent during the checkout process. Many mid market and Enterprise eCommerce merchants that our team has spoken to have little to no design or development experience 一 and that’s okay!

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

Retail TouchPoints

The Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, providing a wealth of insights to help merchants refine and optimize their holiday strategies. The return to offices and social events is inspiring consumers to level up their wardrobes and focus more on apparel and footwear.

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5 Alternatives to Wanelo

Kissmetrics

Users could shop for anything they wanted right from their mobile devices. However, Wanelo’s recent decline has made it necessary for online sellers to look elsewhere for the services Wanelo provided. As a merchant, this helps you make your store and products more visible. Wanelo was designed to save users from those scenarios.

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Shopify Adds Google’s AI-Powered Search and Discovery Tools

Retail TouchPoints

Shopify has launched a new integration with Google Cloud that enables its merchants to leverage Google-quality search capabilities and AI innovations on their sites. Enterprise brands on Shopify can now access Google Cloud’s Discovery Al solutions directly through Commerce Components , Shopify’s enterprise retail solution.

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Printful vs Apliiq (July 2021): The Battle of The POD Services?

Ecommerce Platforms

Consumer trends are ever-changing, and as more of us seek quirky, custom products, online merchants are looking for the best print-on-demand companies to create and fulfill these kinds of orders. If you’re an online merchant, you may have already started researching different print-on-demand providers. Printful's: Pros and Cons.