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

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Opportunity #1: Cost-efficient inventory management. This simple program helps ensure the sellable items end up back in front of consumers while the other jeans and jackets get shipped to the recycling facility. Opportunity #4: Smarter pricing. Opportunity #2: Better demand forecasting.

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Salesforce Predicts Just 1% YoY Online Sales Growth for U.S. Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

For the back-to-school season, 42% of consumers say they are spending more, but 57% are trading down for lower prices,” said Caila Schwartz, Director of Consumer Insights and Strategy for Retail and Consumer Goods at Salesforce during an Aug. (measured from July’s Prime Day through mid-August). 22, 2023 briefing.

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CPG Brands: Leverage Shipper Intelligence Technology Amid Supply Chain Challenges

Retail TouchPoints

While many brands try to shave pennies off transactional transportation costs, that won’t drive long-term success in retail locations. Technology Leads to Category Leadership Shipping technology has significantly improved in recent years and is now a massive determinant of CPG brand success.

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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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How To Raise Prices Without Losing Customers

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Pricing a product has arguably the most immediate and severe impact on a business’s bottom line. Coming up with price increase strategies is complicated and finicky – a bit like trying to hit a moving target. But how to raise prices without losing customers? Both operational costs and the cost of goods have soared.

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5 Must-Know Tips For Shopify Subscription Programs

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The replenishment subscription model is most commonly applied to everyday consumable goods that customers need on a recurring basis. On top of that, these replenishment programs typically include a modest discount on products that would otherwise be bought at full price. Optimizing Your Subscription Program.

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Shopify Subscriptions App: 5 Must-Know Tips for your Program

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Types of Subscription Programs Replenishment The replenishment subscription model is most commonly applied to everyday consumable goods that customers need on a recurring basis. On top of that, these replenishment programs typically include a modest discount on products that would otherwise be bought at full price.