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It’s Official – Amazon is an Ecommerce Enabler First and a Retailer Second

Retail TouchPoints

While it’s often lumped into the “retailer” category, clearly that is no longer Amazon’s core identifier. Here’s a look at how Amazon is moving even further away from the domain of retailer with the debut of new services in supply chain management, shipping, banking, market research, product development, inventory management and more.

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The Comprehensive Guide To Selling Consumer Packaged Goods Online

Groove

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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How to Sell & Ship Perishable Goods Online

Groove

By offering your perishable products directly to consumers outside of your existing in-person sales channels, you will earn new brand champions without sacrificing profit margins to middle-men and chain grocery stores. Shipping Requirements. The list of effects from these shipping requirements goes on for quite a while.

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TikTok Shop Officially Debuts in the U.S.

Retail TouchPoints

It might have been the worst-kept secret in retail, but after months of unconfirmed reports , behind-the-scenes testing and tales from the front lines , TikTok has finally, formally launched its new ecommerce offering — TikTok Shop. Previously, TikTok had only shared the availability of FBT in the U.K. ; Photo courtesy of TikTok)

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Sephora’s Delicate Dance: Offering Prestige Beauty to Value-Conscious Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

Emeline Berlind, VP and General Manager of Loyalty for Sephora, revealed how the retailer’s approach to loyalty provides it with both strategic and tactical benefits. We’re also supporting convenience, for example with the September 2022 addition of free shipping for all Beauty Insider members.

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Online or In-Store? Why Shoppers Embrace Multi-Channel Shopping

Wiser

In the world of retail, the internet has given way to eCommerce and its rapid shipping, easy price comparisons, and other perks for consumers. The rise of eCommerce is also behind the prevalence of multi-channel shoppers: folks who buy from both online and in-store channels. . Online or in-store?

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Cloud Native Value: Why Retailers Should Learn to do More With Less

Retail TouchPoints

If retailers think online shopping in 2021 is about the simple exchange of goods for money, they’re doing it wrong. Before the pandemic, ecommerce accounted for approximately 16% of all retail. Today, every one in five purchases is made online, largely due to changing consumer habits in the wake of lockdowns and other restrictions.