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7 Targeted Retail Strategies for Revenue Growth and Margin Improvement

Retail TouchPoints

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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Shipping as a marketing tool: Drive delight this holiday season

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Ever thought of ecommerce shipping as a marketing tool? E-commerce brands often focus on various channels during the holiday season like marketing, website design , product variations, emails and social media. E-commerce shipping is the last part of the pre-purchase customer journey before the buy button is clicked.

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Shippo Review (2023): An Easy-To-Use Shipping Solution For SMB Merchants

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In today’s Shippo review, we’re taking a behind-the-scenes look at a popular shipping and fulfillment service for today’s growing ecommerce market. Created to give every merchant access to the tools and technologies they need to deliver amazing service, Shippo serves more than 100,000 customers worldwide. What is Shippo?

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The Real Cost of Late Deliveries & How to Deal with Them

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So much that late deliveries tend to drive customers away. Read on further to know how much late deliveries can cost your business and how you can deal with them in order to spur customers to spend more on your brand! The Human Cost of Late Deliveries. You Bear the Cost of Late Deliveries. How much, you ask?

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Proactively Resolving Delivery Issues: The Key to Stellar Customer Experience in The Last Mile

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You pick it, pack it, and ship it via an expedited service from your shipping partner. As fate would have it, your shipping carrier fails to inform you of it and John, couldn’t make it to his high-school reunion looking dapper in his swanky , new tux. So much for paying your shipping carrier all those dollars.

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The Real Impact of Late Deliveries & How to Handle Them

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The Human Cost of Late Deliveries. You would most certainly not accept an excuse like “We outsource our shipping needs to FedEx, UPS, or DHL, so please check with the shipping carrier.” Now put your customer in the same situation. They lead to customer churn. Neither do they help in improving customer satisfaction.

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Scarred by the 2008 Recession and COVID, 48% of Gen Z Frequently Shops at Discount Stores

Retail TouchPoints

That sense of unease is to be expected from a cohort shaped by both the 2008-2009 Great Recession and the COVID pandemic, and it’s had a big impact on their shopping choices: nearly half ( 48% ) say they shop the most often at discount/off-price retailers, and 25% frequently patronize dollar stores.