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4 Back-of-the-Office Opportunities to Lift Recommerce’s Profitability

Retail TouchPoints

The brand’s program lets customers turn in their worn jeans and jackets for gift cards or credit toward a future purchase via its Levi’s Secondhand online channel or its roughly 260 U.S. Sellers of vintage denim that’s in good condition get up to $30-$35 in credit.

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8 Ways Dropshipping is Empowering eCommerce Business

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The strategy ensures that there are no consumer goods in stock. It is up to manufacturers and wholesalers, rather than dropshippers, to ensure that customers get their goods at designated places. In some scenarios though, dropshippers purchase their products from wholesalers and sell them to the consumers in turn. .

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Returns: The Hidden Opportunity for Retail

Retail TouchPoints

If this dollar value were a proxy for revenues, the returns channel would be the second largest global retailer behind Walmart. That is a significant amount of capital tied up in the returns channel! This was rendered possible as retailers and brands offered low-cost shipping, unlimited holding periods and easy returns.

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The Case For Subscription Service In CPG

Retail TouchPoints

The wide adoption of digital channels has dramatically disrupted the way consumers shop, and the recent COVID pandemic has exponentially increased the velocity of that change. The imperative for CPGs to find new channels and new revenue streams has never been stronger. The Shift To Subscription Models.

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Why Brands Should Consumerise B2B Experiences

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A growing number of business buyers are digitally native but experience a disconnect between the way they buy personal consumer goods and how they are forced to make business purchases. Brands can and should consumerise B2B experiences and enable online business shopping that’s as easy and convenient as a DTC channel.

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Clicking With Consumers: Gaining the D2C Advantage

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Traditionally it has been popular within the fashion, consumer goods and housewares verticals, but D2C brands are popping up in a range of industries, from cars to fast-moving consumer goods and beyond. Opportunities and Challenges. Challenges appear when operational costs outweigh the benefits.

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Clicking With Consumers: Gaining the D2C Advantage

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Traditionally it has been popular within the fashion, consumer goods and housewares verticals, but D2C brands are popping up in a range of industries, from cars to fast-moving consumer goods and beyond. Opportunities and Challenges. Challenges appear when operational costs outweigh the benefits.