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FTC Suit Claims Amazon Illegally Maintains Monopoly Power

Retail TouchPoints

The practices the FTC is challenging have helped to spur competition and innovation across the retail industry, and have produced greater selection, lower prices, and faster delivery speeds for Amazon customers and greater opportunity for the many businesses that sell in Amazon’s store.” But that’s not how competition works.

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Holiday 2022 Recap: Promotions, BOPIS Drove Late-Season Engagement as Overall Growth Slowed

Retail TouchPoints

The 2022 holiday season showed slow, but steady, improvement for the retail industry. As economic headwinds curbed spending capacity, online retail grew in the U.S. Inflation was a major factor in slower growth despite heavy discounting by retailers. but at its lowest rate in years: up 3.5% Global digital sales topped $1.1

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Six Things the Consumer of 2021 Really Wants

Retail TouchPoints

Online shopping became a refuge, not because of overwhelming convenience, but because contactless commerce was necessary. Meanwhile, for merchants that had already built their businesses online before the pandemic, a larger addressable market buoyed most, but created scalability challenges for all (including Amazon). on average.

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How to Recession-Proof Your Online Retail Business Without Raising Prices

Korona

It is, therefore, essential that business owners and leaders prepare their organizations to survive (and hopefully even thrive) in the next recession, whenever it comes. Below are some concrete ideas for protecting your retail business from the recession without raising prices. Table of Contents. Boost your income streams.

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RSP21 Reveals Top Growth Drivers for the Post-COVID Era

Retail TouchPoints

The 2021 Retail Strategy & Planning webinar series, now available on demand, brought together retailers, solution providers, practitioners and industry experts from firms including IDC, Alvarez & Marsal, WSL Strategic Retail and Cambridge Retail Advisors. She wore it and the retailer got blasted with traffic.

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Amazon Prime Day 2021 News, Updates, + Stats [August 2021]

ROI Revolution

The top categories worldwide for Prime Day 2021 were tools, beauty, nutrition, baby care, electronics, apparel, and household products. billion in 2020 after being moved to mid-October due to the coronavirus pandemic, with sales from small- to mid-sized businesses accounting for $3.5 Supporting small businesses.

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How Do I Source Products to Resell on Amazon?

Algopix

Amazon is one of the world’s leading online retail platforms, offering a wide range of products from books to electronics to apparel. The platform has become an ideal place for entrepreneurs and small business owners to sell their products.