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Northern Tool Builds Up its Omnichannel Foundation With Brick-and-Mortar Expansion

Retail TouchPoints

Launched by Don Kotula in 1981 as a mail-order business that offered a patented log splitter design, Northern Tool & Equipment moved into brick-and-mortar retail later that year, expanded online in the 2000s and is now a leading omnichannel retailer for tradespeople, DIY enthusiasts and hobbyists. Engagement Across All Channels.

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Amazon’s Counterintuitive Next Big Move — Helping Brands Sell Off Amazon

Retail TouchPoints

New offerings unveiled at Accelerate will help Amazon sellers: Deliver better experiences on their DTC site; More efficiently warehouse and ship product across all their selling channels , even if that means other marketplaces or brick-and-mortar retailers; and Drive customers from Amazon to their owned channels to make a purchase.

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Shopify vs Shoplazza (2023): Which is Best for You?

Ecommerce Platforms

Plus, both tools offer a variety of business models, with options for omnichannel selling, dropshipping, and more. With the Shopify commerce platform, small business owners can sell across multiple channels, and even combine online and offline stores, with POS connectivity. Of course, there are some major differences worth noting too.

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Retail vs Ecommerce: What’s the Difference?

Ecommerce Platforms

You can offer customers an omnichannel selling experience which appeals to both their desire to in-person interactions, and their quest for convenient shopping experiences. You can sell across multiple online channels, including your own ecommerce store, and marketplaces like Amazon, eBay and Etsy.

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Inventory Management for Scaling ($1M+) Businesses: Techniques You Need to Know Before You Go Bust

BigCommerce

Ship products to customers in a timely manner. Managing your inventory properly across all of your sales channels helps to lower your product cost and increase shipping speed – ultimately earning you increased customer loyalty and love. Want to use Skubana to help manage your multi-channel inventory?

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What Does ‘Omnichannel’ Mean in 2021? How Marketplaces are Reshaping the Digital Landscape

Retail TouchPoints

In the World of ‘Attention Commerce,’ a Multi-Channel Presence is Key. As the company’s Senior Director and General Manager of Omnichannel, Sharon Gee has been at the center of the massive shifts taking place in ecommerce over the last year and a half. As a result, companies had to contemplate, ‘What is my omnichannel strategy?

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How To Choose an Ecommerce Fulfillment Service

Ecommerce Platforms

Dropshipping relies on a third-party supplier to manufacture, warehouse, pack, and ship products on the seller's behalf. When merchants work with a dropshipping supplier, they pick the product(s) they wish to sell from their product catalog. Cue the dropshipping business model. Omni-fulfillment is available.