Ecommerce Platforms

MAY 8, 2020

Shipping doesn't have to be free. However, studies have shown that 91% of ecommerce customers rethink their purchases from online stores when they realize that the shipping wasn't priced well or it wasn't fast enough. What's more, about 43% of those consumers go right to marketplaces as alternatives.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Free shipping days are behind us. The first wave of ecommerce was mostly about price, while the second wave is all about the customer experience. Does your order fulfillment strategy live up to your customers’ expectations? Having the best product or lowest shipping fee will no longer guarantee you a sale.

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Shipping Costs Shipping Merchant Services Order Fulfillment 286

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2024

In today’s market landscape, ethical, political and environmental considerations increasingly sway consumer purchasing decisions, particularly when it comes to packaging. From exaggerated health claims to misleading descriptions of ingredients, deceptive labeling erodes consumer trust and undermines brand credibility.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Despite having just officially begun, this holiday shopping season already is marked by supply chain disruption, persistent inflation and mixed consumer confidence. And just like last year, it looks like consumers will respond by turning to ecommerce. 31, 2021. “We’re

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Commerce is expanding rapidly, especially within the retail sector. retail sales have increased 8.8% However, challenges are inevitable, despite the resilient consumer spending we’ve seen earlier in the year. These sorts of requests — known as chargebacks — are very expensive and time-consuming for all parties involved.

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ChannelAdvisor

JULY 27, 2022

Which would you rather choose: a $49 product with free shipping or the same product for $39 plus $10 shipping? Free shipping was once a fast-growing trend in e-commerce. Today, consumers expect it for every online purchase. The Psychology of Online Pricing. What Consumers Say About Shipping Costs.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2023

As more direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands face heightened competition and rising cost-per-acquisition rates online, many have disinvested in their branded ecommerce experiences and doubled down on unique brand opportunities found on marketplaces like Amazon. For brands, that makes it much more difficult to stand out. It’s inevitable.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Perhaps most importantly, “a decade ago, very few of you were using things like Amazon Advertising, Amazon Lending and Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), and things like Brand Registry, Seller-Fulfilled Prime, Seller University and even Amazon Accelerate didn’t exist,” said Mehta at the event.

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Ecommerce Platforms

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The best fulfillment services for Shopify are designed to help ecommerce business owners deliver products to their customers quickly and efficiently. This means you need to plan how you’re going to store your goods, pick and pack them for delivery, ship them through the right providers, and so on. Shopify Fulfillment Network.

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Merchant Services Fulfillment Shipping Costs Shopify 104

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 28, 2023

billion consumers worldwide. 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. trillion in online sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Just as you don’t start worrying about your hot water heater’s performance until you get shocked by an icy-cold shower, most of us — even inside the retail industry — don’t think about supply chains until they stop working. Retail TouchPoints (RTP): How are the increasing demands for fast fulfillment affecting supply chains?

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

While consumers still make plenty of online purchases, analysts expect ecommerce sales to grow more moderately in the near term compared to the past few years. Meanwhile, consumers return to brick-and-mortar stores and seek omnichannel experiences. 92% of consumers shop elsewhere to save on shipping , leading to cart abandonment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

In 2020 he joined Alibaba, where he is now tasked with developing the company’s strategy and building platform-level solutions around international shipping, logistics, cross-border trade and global expansion. Retail TouchPoints: The supply chain has been a huge topic of conversation since the pandemic struck.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 27, 2022

This has been a volatile year for retailers and consumers alike, and the uncertain nature of 2022 has been shaping trends across the industry, according to Forrester’s Vast, Fast, And Relentless: Consumer Buying Enters A New Era report. Marketplaces Forcing Retailers to Get Unique. The result?

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Shipping Costs Omnichannel Customer Retention Retail 248

Groove

APRIL 1, 2022

Introduction Because you’re reading this eBook, you’re likely an eCommerce retailer selling consumer packaged goods online, or you own a brick-and-mortar store and want to transition to eCommerce. What are Consumer Packaged Goods? First, let’s define what you’re trying to sell — consumer packaged goods.

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Merchant Services Consumer Shipping Costs Drop Ship 195

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Returns are a cost of doing business for any retailer. retailers last year, they haven’t always been a strategic focus. In the wake of COVID-19, returns are receiving serious (and necessary) attention for several key reasons: Retailers are spending more processing returns in stores.

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ROI Revolution

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Shipping, inventory, and fulfillment are the basic underpinnings of a business that, at the end of the day, must work flawlessly for any sort of marketing efforts to be minisculely worth it – and they are all in flux right now. The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed what some are calling a shipping crisis. October 29.

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lateshipment

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Once shipped, your customers’ packages inevitably encounter unforeseen issues such as getting lost or damaged while in transit. This is where shipping insurance steps in to save the day. What is Shipping Insurance And Why Is It Important For E-commerce Businesses?

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Ecommerce Platforms

MAY 11, 2023

Are you in the beginning phases of your POD business and need help with how to price your products? Or are you still doing your research, reading through our reviews of different print-on-demand platforms, and now wondering how to price everything? It's not always easy to get prices right when you’re just starting out.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2023

In today’s challenging business landscape, where profit margins are shrinking, supply chains are slow and uncertain, labor shortages are prevalent and inflation is a concern, it is crucial for retailers and brands to differentiate between understanding customer habits and fostering customer loyalty in order to succeed.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2022

The early-season surge can be attributed to shoppers’ awareness of potential shipping delays , which also made omnichannel fulfillment a winning solution during that final rush: stores with curbside or in-store pickup options captured 62% of global sales during the Dec. 18-31 window. “In

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Today’s retail supply chains have evolved into complex global webs of infrastructure, vehicles and people that move products from raw material to end consumer. It is a crucial step that can make or break the consumer experience and therefore a company’s reputation and future sales. Today’s consumers expect fast, free deliveries.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2023

BJ’s Wholesale Club is replacing its legacy order management system with Nextuple OMS Studio, which includes three “Tuples” — each an ordered set of microservices that the retailer can mix and match to create solutions for flexible fulfillment.

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Operations Shipping Costs Fulfillment Omnichannel 247

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 31, 2023

by storm, rising to the top of the app charts and garnering millions of fans, until consumers began to realize the cost of those ultra-low prices — long delivery times and often poor quality products. When Wish debuted in 2010 it took the U.S. Now the platform is launching its first major sales event , dubbed “330” or “Wishmas.”

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The rise of search-based and social selling has heightened retailers’ desire to offer aggressive estimated delivery dates (EDD). At the same time, many retailers are reporting higher and higher shipping costs, which are affecting profits on their balance sheets.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

COVID-19 has fundamentally disrupted retail as we know it. Many large retailers were quick to adapt their business models and operations over the past year, combating some of the pandemic’s disruptions to the customer shopping experience. Will physical retail stores still be essential post-pandemic?

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Supplies Shipping Costs Retail Fulfillment 264

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2023

How can retailers transform losses into profits? External economic factors, such as fluctuating interest rates, an unpredictable housing market and persistent inflation have prompted consumers to rethink their spending habits. As a result, profitability is now a top priority for retail CEOs. In 2019, it declined to 6.7%

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Retail Shipping Costs eCommerce Consumer 245

ROI Revolution

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Shipping, inventory, and fulfillment are the basic underpinnings of a business that, at the end of the day, must work flawlessly for any sort of marketing efforts to be minisculely worth it – and they are all in flux right now. But with docks full, ships aren’t able to offload their full containers to pick up the empty ones.

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Shipping Costs Shipping Supplies Fulfillment 78

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 16, 2021

The service industry is on the cusp of trying to redefine itself in the new age of retail. Today, retail is the consumer-facing layer of complex material, manufacturing, production, packaging and logistics infrastructure. Personalized and Hyperlocal Logistics.

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Shipping Costs Retail Fulfillment Technology 328

365 Retail

MAY 23, 2022

Secret Sales has launched a fulfilment service to support brands requiring a UK distribution centre, solving logistics challenges for those wanting to partner with the fashion marketplace but geographical location or technical infrastructure prevent them from fulfilling orders directly to consumers in the UK.

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Shipping Costs Fulfillment Fashion Shipping 110

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

With rising gas prices, food shortages, skyrocketing interest rates and ever-present inflation, consumers are worried and that means retailers are worried, too. In the face of these challenging factors, the stars are aligning to deliver another “unprecedented” holiday season for the retail industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2023

Returns are, like it or not, as much a part of retail operations as the sales themselves. The exact return rate varies among different verticals and individual retailers, but online sales consistently generate higher levels of returns compared to brick-and-mortar. That means you’re out of business.

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Shipping Costs Retail Fulfillment Channel 240

ROI Revolution

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Shipping, inventory, and fulfillment are the basic underpinnings of a business that, at the end of the day, must work flawlessly for any sort of marketing efforts to be minisculely worth it – and they are all in flux right now. retail growth for Q4 overall. Business being good isn’t always a good thing. November 23.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2022

The demand for grocery omnichannel ecommerce has been fueled by the pandemic, specifically consumers’ desire for convenience. To keep up with this demand and consumer expectations, grocers will have to invest in the right forward-looking technology to evolve omnichannel offerings to meet customer needs.

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Payment Services Shipping Costs Omnichannel Fulfillment 252

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The retail industry is facing exceptional challenges in this post-pandemic era. So how can retailers survive and thrive in this new normal? To overcome these hurdles, artificial intelligence (AI), automation and robotics have emerged as game-changing solutions that are driving the retail industry forward.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2020

For consumers, that’s a lot of power. And for retailers, that’s a lot of competition. Retailers that can provide a satisfying shopping experience have a strong advantage, but consumers are a demanding bunch. With such high standards set, other retailers must now keep up. Think Small. Embrace Partnerships.

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eCommerce Fulfillment Order Fulfillment Shipping Costs 288

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In internal fulfillment, the business handles the complete process of storing, packing and shipping. The company must have a warehouse to keep its inventory, and a logistics team to manage the goods for storing, ordering and shipping directly to stores/distributors or customers. Each option has its benefits and disadvantages.

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