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UPDATE: Target Adds Paid Loyalty Program, Plans 300 New Stores Over Next 10 Years

Retail TouchPoints

[Update from 3/6/2024] Over the next decade, Target plans to build more than 300 new stores and upgrade the vast majority of its brick-and-mortar fleet, with projects ranging from full remodels to adding Ulta Beauty locations, upgrading fixtures and supporting same-day services.

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RetailWire: Should Walmart Reinstate In-Store Returns During A Pandemic?

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Although public health officials say it’s unlikely COVID-19 infections can be spread by surfaces or physical objects, retailers are being cautious about how they handle returned merchandise. This policy prompted customer complaints that a local ABC TV affiliate in Chicago reported on. Paula Rosenblum, Managing Partner, RSR Research.

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How Flip is Flipping the Script on Influencer Marketing by Making Actual Customers its Stars

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Now Flip is planning an “aggressive” expansion beyond the beauty category in the coming months that is likely to enlarge both its brand portfolio and its user base. “I The platform was very engaging, with a diverse set of reviewers, although most were women (not unexpected given that Flip is currently focused on beauty products).

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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. Reducing shopping and shipping friction.

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How Retailers Can Make Effective Changes for Better Logistics Operations

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This massive increase put significant strains on the supply chain as well as shipping and delivery. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, items that consumers shopped for reflected the stay-at-home sentiment, such as household essentials, electronics and entertainment and health, beauty and wellness products.

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Pros & Cons of Dropship eCommerce

GetElastic

If you’re not familiar with the dropship business model it’s relatively simple; you set up a virtual storefront and sell items at retail (without holding inventory ), to which you forward for fulfillment by a wholesaler, and you in turn keep the profit. How Popular is Dropship? The key to success is finding your product niche.

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Subscription Ecommerce Websites Saw 4,461% Revenue Boom in 5 Years: 20 Brands Reaping the Benefits

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Health & Beauty. Savor Beauty. Examples include food & beverage clubs, gift box clubs, beauty clubs, tee-shirt clubs. NBA Thunder Shop NuSocks Savor Beauty Fine Taste Club Beer Cartel Give Black Boxx Access Exclusivity. Customer experience. Health & Beauty. Let’s dive in.