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Creating a Better eCommerce Customer Experience

Groove

However, Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times all featured articles about online shopping in April and May. The topic of these articles varied: from the things wrong with eCommerce shopping; to information gathering through online coupons; to marketers gathering information about eCommerce customer experience.

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92 Small Business Tax Deductions to Use Now (+11 You Should Never Try)

BigCommerce

Note that in order to use any of these deductions, you will need to prove the fees and cost. Car expenses. Collection expenses. Discounts to customers. Entertainment for customers and clients. Freight or shipping costs. Gifts for customers or employees ($25 deduction limit for each).

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Klarna Sets Sights on ‘Powering Ecommerce’ with New Suite of Shopping Solutions

Retail TouchPoints

New offerings include search and price comparison functionalities , shoppable videos , a creator platform to connect influencers and brands, and upgraded CO2 and charitable donation features. . Consumers can also set product price ranges to decide whether it’s a good time to buy.

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The Most Important Retail Metrics to Leverage in 2021

Retail TouchPoints

The most successful retailers and ecommerce businesses track metrics to make better decisions on inventory, launch dates and cost of products. After all, the more people coming to your site, the more chances you have to convert visitors into customers. A low average order value means your products could be priced too low.

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From Barcodes to Bytes: Retailers Prepare for Next-Generation UPC

Retail TouchPoints

Get ready, get excited, retailers and customers alike, the 2D barcode, a compact square label with splotches and spaces that encode up to 350X more data than a traditional UPC (4,000 characters) will have a significant impact on managing the business and delivering better customer experiences. Who doesn’t want that?

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How Brands Large and Small are Leaning into the Amazon Effect to Compete

Retail TouchPoints

If smaller brands and third-party sellers can get creative and replicate the same customer-focused digital experience, there is an opportunity to find a balance between competing with the giant and succeeding despite it. When a brand’s products are warehoused closer to the consumer, they save on shipping and logistics costs.

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The 19 Ecommerce Growth Challenges of 2018, Outlined by Amazon’s Annual Report

BigCommerce

Amazon Customer Base, Revenue & Shipping Data. More than 5 billion items shipped worldwide with Amazon Prime. Magazine called a business must-read: The Definitive Guide to Amazon. . If accomplished, optimized inventory will help lower shipping costs from fulfillment centers and increase margins.