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Amazon Anywhere Offers In-Game Shopping for Real-World Products

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon has debuted a new immersive shopping functionality called Amazon Anywhere that allows customers to discover and buy physical products from Amazon within virtual environments such as video games, augmented reality applications and mobile apps. Screenshot from Niantic’s new game, Peridot.

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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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Q&A with the Category Experts: Holiday Tips for Consumer Electronics Sellers

ChannelAdvisor

. — First up: the fast-growing consumer electronics market. According to eMarketer, 39% of consumer electronics purchases will be made online in 2019, far surpassing the rate of e-commerce itself. For consumer electronics sellers, model numbers, dimensions, generation, etc.

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Finding Dropshipping Companies & Suppliers (Free Directory Updated for 2018)

BigCommerce

When an item is ordered from your site, the supplier will then ship the product directly to your customer. Between scams, fees and just plain difficult to find suppliers – using dropshipping to launch or expand your business is often cumbersome, and expensive in both time and cash. Company Product Category Sign Up Cost.

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Are Amazon FBA Fees Worth The Cost?

SellBrite

But does it deliver better ROI, will it drive up your costs, and is it a fit for your business? These are: Fulfillment fees: the cost to pick up, pack and ship your item. Storage fees: the cost to store items in Amazon’s warehouses when you use their FBA program. Referral fees are a percentage of the item price.

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Why Brands Should Consumerise B2B Experiences

ESW

Brands in the consumer electronics space that consumerise B2B experiences not only grow business, but also increase customer loyalty, lifetime customer value and overall brand success. A good B2B ecommerce experience allows the seller to provide customers with a more streamlined, efficient and cost-effective buying experience.

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Retail Sales Grew 3% Over Extended Holiday Purchase Period — And the Season Isn’t Over Yet

Retail TouchPoints

In fact, the impacts of the most unique holiday in decades are still being felt: retailers should plan for continued shipping delays in the short term, and also continue to refine their omnichannel operations as they prepare for the rest of 2021. Retail sales grew 3% during the extended holiday season (Oct. 11 through Dec. 24, 2020), or 2.4%