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Devising an Optimal Returns Policy for Your Business

Retail TouchPoints

Under lenient returns policies, retailers tend to be too quick to blame high returns on so-called “opportunistic renters” — consumers who buy with the intention of returning the item rather than keeping it. Devising a new returns policy, then, entails managing a series of trade-offs that vary from one business to the next.

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September 2021 COVID-19 + Ecommerce News Roundup

ROI Revolution

With people spending more time inside their homes over the past year, redecorating and remodeling became common among many consumers. Home furnishing ecommerce reached $92.32 Pre-pandemic, online home furnishing sales were only expected to hit $76.8 Home furnishings sales were $15.5 YoY growth.

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

BigCommerce

Also the fashion industry is seeing nice growth. According to the McKinsey Global Fashion Index , fashion industry sales growth is forecasted to nearly triple between 2016 and 2018 (from 1.5 Collective Fab provides over 6,500 products in fashion and beauty (including women’s clothes, jewelry, shoes, etc.).

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Pop-Up Strategies That Power Unique Shopper Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

Despite their temporary nature, pop-up shops are intended to make a lasting impression on visitors through offering extraordinary consumer journeys. One thing that is consistent through all of our pop-ups is the consumer journey,” said Giovanni Zaccariello, SVP of Global Visual Experience at Coach in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “My

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2021 Ecommerce Industry Stats Deep Dive: Home Goods, Electronics, Apparel, Personal Care, CPG, Grocery, & Auto

ROI Revolution

Consumers spent nearly 8 hours online per day – up over an hour from the year before and 90 minutes from 2018. As the pandemic continues to disrupt the expectations of consumers and retailers alike, what does the future hold for the most significant industries in the market? Home Goods & Furniture. million in 2020.

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Circular Economy: Reshaping Retail

365 Retail

The realm of retail has undergone considerable changes over the past few decades, with shifts in consumer expectations and technology transforming the industry at a remarkable pace. To truly go circular, collaboration is needed across the supply chain, from designers and manufacturers to retailers and consumers.

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Here’s who Amazon could buy next, and why it probably won’t be Nordstrom

Steve Dennis

Fashion, home furnishings and home improvement are three obvious major segments where they are under-developed and where a major stake in physical locations would be enormously beneficial to gaining significant market share. Most notably this points to apparel, but home furnishings also scores well here.