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

Retail TouchPoints

Online shopping is now easier than ever before, enabling consumers to purchase everything from socks to a dining room table from a computer at their home to a mobile phone in an airport terminal. While this is good news for many ecommerce retailers, it has also become more and more expensive to deliver those goods to customers.

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Hit Hard by the Pandemic, Most Minority Business Owners Optimistic About the Future

Retail TouchPoints

In May 2020, McKinsey issued a report stating while the COVID-19 pandemic was shaking up small businesses across the board, it was disproportionately affecting minority-owned small businesses. Think food services, retail and personal and laundry services, for instance. Reasons cited were that the country’s 1.1

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

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Globally, ecommerce growth projections are also on an upward trajectory: They show that retail sales may exceed $4.058 trillion by as soon as 2020. of total retail sales. From mobile shopping to online payment encryption and beyond, ecommerce encompasses a wide variety of data, systems, and tools for both online buyers and sellers.

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2020 Holiday Marketing Calendar and Shipping Carrier Deadlines Retailers Must Know

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Shipping carriers are already straining their capacity due to social distancing norms and supply-chain restrictions. Retailers, on the other hand, will need to put in efforts from their end to survive and have a good holiday season run. Expected consumer spending – Consumers in the United States are projected to spend $8.05

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Holiday Schedule 2023: Marketing Calendar and Shipping Deadlines

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The holiday season is not just busy but also very competitive. You need to have your marketing campaigns in place early in order to capture the attention of consumers and get ahead of competitors who are still planning their holiday campaigns. The major event in October for retail and e-commerce is Halloween.

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6 Reasons Why Modernizing Your Small Business Is So Important

Korona

Businesses need to go modern to take advantage of this change with modern business processes to meet clients’ and consumers’ needs. Modernization in business extends beyond an IT department here and a few upgraded computers there. And what’s in store for modernized businesses? Let’s dive in below.

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Which Side Should Retailers Take In The ‘War On Cash’?

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The move has caught the eye of at least one politician, New Jersey state Assemblyman Paul Moriarty, who introduced legislation to make it illegal for retailers to refuse to accept cash from their customers. The average cost for card-not-present businesses, such as online shops, is roughly 2.30% to 2.50%.