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CI&T Research: Price-Conscious Consumers Still Want Stellar Shopping Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

As a result, brands and retailers have had to up their game for their omnichannel strategies to ensure they have the new features and functionality that consumers require to find the best products at the best price. Far fewer respondents ( 56% ) said that more expensive product assortments would lead them to have higher expectations.

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How to Overcome E-commerce Shipping & Delivery Challenges

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Frequent Shipping and Delivery Challenges and How You Can Overcome Them High Shipping Costs Skyrocketing shipping costs are the most frequent challenge for both e-commerce merchants and customers. A not-so-fun fact is that shipping is arguably one of the biggest cost-centers for any e-commerce business.

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Maximizing Profits on Amazon: Understanding and Boosting Net Profit Margins

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In the vast and highly competitive realm of Amazon selling, where each transaction is a strategic move in a dynamic chess game, achieving top-line revenue is just the starting point. For Amazon sellers, calculating net profit involves a panoramic view that extends beyond the realm of the cost of goods sold (COGS).

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6 Tips to Get the Best out of Your Package Shipping Carrier

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While it’s no secret that free package shipping does not actually exist and the seller is the one who has to pay for it, international shipping either costs loads of money for a brand, requires lots of workforces, or both. And suddenly, shipping internationally becomes a true headache. Quit Overpaying for Shipping.

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Time for retailers to take stock of shipping costs; playing the waiting game won’t win

365 Retail

Claire Webb from Advanced Supply Chain Group looks at why playing a waiting game won’t help retailers beat soaring shipping costs. Many retailers are looking to protect margins against rapidly rising shipping costs. Cost of bottlenecks. Playing the waiting game. Mitigating costs.

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Retailers Increasingly Turning to Third-Party Resources to Handle Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

Finding Partners to Tackle Fulfillment Complexities These developments are part of a larger trend of outsourcing fulfillment’s last mile, traditionally the most expensive leg of the product’s journey, to partners that specialize in mastering its complexities.

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10 E-Commerce Shipping Best Practices You Should Know

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The importance of a quality shipping experience in e-commerce cannot be stressed enough. This is primarily due to the fact that the post-purchase (shipping + delivery) takes up 50% of the overall delivery experience. You need to make sure that you don’t be like them because your customers will still blame you for shipping issues.

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