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Building Loyalty Without Breaking the Bottom Line: the Dual Shipping Dilemma for Ecommerce Merchants

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The ease of online shopping also gives consumers the ability to comparison shop more quickly, showing them more options in less time. This presents a dual shipping dilemma for businesses: how can they keep shipping costs on the business low, while also offering customer-friendly return policies?

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After Summer Sale Comes Amazon Prime Day — Retailers Must Prepare

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They have plenty of room to offer great discounts, and will be more confident about their shipping guarantees as well. After the summer sale, it will be time for retailers to regroup and determine what their best move should be in October, when the spotlight is on for early holiday shopping.

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5 Strategies to Convert Price Sensitive Shoppers

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Price sensitive shoppers are masters of comparison shopping. Speaking of comparison shopping, it’s not uncommon for a price sensitive shopper to visit multiple websites to ensure they’re getting the best deal. Offer Free Shipping. This includes shipping. If you can offer free shipping, do it.

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Kibo Announces Ecommerce Quarterly Benchmarks for Q2 2020

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There has been increased comparison shopping, issues with out-of-stock items and long shipping times, all of which pushes up added page views even as shoppers are converting more online overall. Millions more people shop online , from groceries to cars, and those habits will stick with us even as people venture back into stores.

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4 Ways Businesses Can Use Shipping to Reduce Cart Abandonment

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Also to blame are overly complex checkout processes, invalid discount codes, security concerns, questionable return policies, comparison shopping, etc. The list goes on, but one other barrier to purchasing seems to be a major sticking point for 63% of consumers : shipping costs. The True Cost of Shipping.

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Cars, Wine, Trees — COVID-19 Proved Once and For All that You Can Sell Just About Anything Online

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Of course, there are reasons why certain kinds of products haven’t been as quick to become ecommerce mainstays — mailing a live tree will never be as simple as shipping at T-shirt, for example. Easier said than done, of course. And yet, the consumer demand is there, and it’s becoming hard for retailers to ignore, no matter their category.

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No Toy Left Behind: 3 Tactics for Selling Less Popular Items Post-Holiday

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Holiday shopping is all about the deal. You can try your hand at comparison shopping to show side-by-side products with competitors and highlight areas where you win, especially if you’re priced lower. You usually make a small loss, especially when factoring in shipping and product storage. Post-Holiday Tip 3: The Foot.

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