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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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Shopify’s Double-Edged Sword: Tackling Accounting Complexities with Automation

Retail TouchPoints

However, this expansion brings to light a critical issue for CFOs and finance teams: the intricate and often underestimated task of recognizing and booking revenue in the ecommerce domain. For instance, consider a furniture store with a long fulfillment cycle that may not ship purchased items for months.

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You Choose: Free Shipping vs. Lower Prices

ChannelAdvisor

Which would you rather choose: a $49 product with free shipping or the same product for $39 plus $10 shipping? Free shipping was once a fast-growing trend in e-commerce. But is shipping something people perceive as having different levels of quality based on price? What Consumers Say About Shipping Costs.

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#RIC18 Store Tours: From Luggage, Books And Running Gear To Kitchenware And Candy

RTP blog

Items can then be shipped to the customer’s home from the warehouse. The 22,000-square-foot store is designed to inspire and empower customers by offering tutorials on how to use the products for sale, hosting book signings and special events as well as offering cooking classes on a big cook top in the back of the store.

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Etsy’s Shipping Initiative Puts Other E-Commerce Platforms to Shame – Want to Go Green? Take a Leaf Out of Etsy’s Book

Ecommerce Platforms

It's official; Etsy has just become the first ever international e-commerce marketplace to offset ALL its shipping emissions – how awesome is that?! How on earth has Etsy managed to offset all their toxic shipping secretions? How Has Etsy Managed to Offset Their Shipping Emissions? Etsy's Journey. This is the big question.

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Clean Data, Clean Planet: How Online Retailers can use Data Analytics to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

Retail TouchPoints

The acceleration of the digital economy has led to technological innovation in many aspects of retail operations. Newly developed freight booking tools have made it easier and more efficient to book containers on large cargo ships, thereby reducing the need for air freight, which is generally seen as producing a larger carbon footprint.

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Luxury Brand Elie Saab Launches DTC Site Offering High-End Customer Experience

Retail TouchPoints

A number of technology integrations provide equivalents to a high-touch in-store experience, including: Stockist.co A number of technology integrations provide equivalents to a high-touch in-store experience, including: Stockist.co CEO of Elie Saab in a statement.