Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

Yikun Shao, Head of Supply Chain, North America B2B, Alibaba (Photo courtesy Alibaba) “[One of the] main reasons I joined Alibaba.com was to help the smaller businesses that were suffering from unexpected consequences and disruptions caused by the pandemic,” Shao said.

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Ecommerce Platforms

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The best appointment scheduling apps for small business allow for quick bookings online, simple organization on the backend, and automated notifications for confirmations, cancellations, and modifications. What is a Small Business Appointment Scheduling App? Best Appointment Scheduling Apps for Small Business.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2023

As National Small Business Month kicks off, some of the biggest names in U.S. commerce — including Walmart , Amazon and Meta — are touting how they support SMBs and introducing new tools and services to help them survive and thrive. Not surprisingly, given that small businesses account for 99.9% Existing U.S.-based

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Retail crime was a hot topic throughout 2023, and it’s easy to see why. According to the National Retail Security Survey, losses attributed to retail theft rose to $112.1 Cracking down on retail crime isn’t just about stopping thieves anymore. billion in 2022, up from $93.9 It’s about keeping employees and shoppers safe.

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Smile.io

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Small Business Saturday is November 26th and holiday sales are in full swing across retail stores and ecommerce sites. Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be the main stars of the upcoming retail events, but Small Business Saturday is becoming just as popular. Provide shipping options.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2021

The pandemic has taken the entire ecommerce sector to unprecedented heights , and this trend will only continue. The reality today is that businesses need to be online to maximize their profits; the FOMO (fear of missing out) is just too real. Here are a few common traps to avoid when finding the right platform for your business.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2021

Overall ecommerce spending fell 1% compared to Prime Day 2020, according to data from Salesforce. However, third-party Amazon sellers and certain retail categories achieved their own success stories, and advertising cost-per-click (CPC) didn’t spike much despite a significant increase in spend across the event. billion in sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 10, 2022

Hurricane Season 2022 is underway, and with it comes the looming threat of outages and downtime for retailers. As we head into the peak of the season, retailers should review their disaster avoidance strategies as they seek to protect critical equipment and prevent downtime.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2020

COVID-19 has changed retail. Earlier this year, we released a report, titled “The Best Vision is Insight,” outlining our predictions for the top retail trends of 2020. E-Commerce is undoubtedly being strengthened by COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean the tangibility of brick-and-mortar won’t be appreciated more in the long run too.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Retail Technology Show (RTS), the leading industry event that connects retail’s changemakers and leading tech innovators, has announced that Holly Tucker MBE, Founder of Holly & Co and Not On The High Street, will deliver a keynote session as part of its trailblazing 2024 conference programme.

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RetailMinded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The retail landscape has changed drastically over the past few years as businesses continue to ride the wake of a subsiding pandemic. So, what is your small business doing to keep up with the changing demands and latest trends? There are so many different ways you can partner with your fellow small business owners.

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Groove

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Volusion has always been a trusted company that provides cloud-hosted online stores for relatively smaller businesses. The company revolves around helping other businesses leverage eCommerce to grow. Unfortunately, many unexpected events have happened for Volusion in the past year. Volusion Bankruptcy: What Happened?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2021

In fact, analysis of Google mobility data by CoStar Advisory Services revealed that the number of visits to retail and recreation sites has nearly fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels as of early July 2021. “ Retail TouchPoints spoke with executives from shopping destinations across the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2021

As retailers shift more of their attention and dollars to digital content and community-building activities, livestreaming has moved into the spotlight. In 2020 alone, livestreaming generated $135 billion in Chinese ecommerce sales , but livestreaming in the U.S. consumers have tuned into a livestreaming event.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2023

Amazon identified several key investments within retail and advertising that supported this jump, including: An expanded Prime Day : Prime members worldwide purchased more than 375 million items during the annual event that took place July 12-13 across various categories. In addition, overall operating income swelled to $7.7

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lateshipment

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Retailers soon utilized this unique opportunity and started giving additional discounts to keep customers coming. The word spread, and now it’s the biggest shopping event before the holidays. Retailers then added small business Saturdays followed by cyber Monday which has now evolved into ‘The Cyber Week’.

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RTP blog

MARCH 14, 2017

By Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief A few years ago retailers were lamenting their decisions to try to use Facebook as a commerce channel. A Business Insider article made the statement clearly: “Companies first started selling things directly through Facebook in 2009. They all ended up closing their stores within a year.”

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Kissmetrics

JUNE 7, 2021

You don’t have to be an e-commerce genius to know seasonal events like Father’s Day sales present a golden opportunity to increase conversions and make some serious profits. From an e-commerce seller’s perspective, sales like these can be a powerful tool when leveraged correctly. Everybody loves a good deal.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Independent retailers across the UK are set to defy the Black Friday sales frenzy for the third year running, according to a survey conducted by Bira. It also revealed that 69% said that Black Friday had a ‘negative impact’ on the high street, and that 67% had not previously participated in the event.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 21, 2023

will have access to more deals from small businesses than ever before, continuing a push that began with last year’s Prime Day and has continued since as the company looks to boost its profile as an enabler of American SMBs. Amazon also said that Prime members in the U.S. from 2021 to approximately $11.9 from 2021 to approximately $11.9

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2022

Bulletin , a wholesale marketplace connecting over 3,000 independent brands with more than 26,000 retailers, has been acquired by Emerald Holding , the owner and organizer of NY NOW , the wholesale market for retail where brands, buyers and designers gather to connect and discover. The NY NOW Summer Market will be hosted Aug.

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BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

BigCommerce has teamed up with retail and payment experts Square to dive deep into the shopping habits, behavior and preferences of thousands of American buyers across multiple generations. business owners conducted by Square and Mercury Analytics found that: 56% have a physical store. 21% have a pop-up store, or pop-up at events.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Our Editor’s Perspectives columns offer insights and opinions from the Retail TouchPoints editorial team as they dig into the latest trends in retail, marketing and tech. Remember the Black Fridays of yore? Frenzied masses lined up in the cold, then a stampeding rush to be the first to get at the discount TVs?

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RTP blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

By Rigel Cable, FLUID Growing a small business in 2019 requires technological savvy. Here are some top tips to help small businesses succeed, taken from “big business” wisdom. TIP #1: For small retail businesses, leverage a solid e-Commerce platform that is proven to work and is consistently improving.

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lateshipment

OCTOBER 30, 2020

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. Important eCommerce Events. Small Business Saturday - Saturday, 28th November.

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365 Retail

JUNE 14, 2023

As we approach summer sales, and brands and consumers alike face challenging economic headwinds, many online retailers are ‘getting physical’ when it comes to selling their products. Known as ‘bricks and clicks’, this trend sees brands marrying the mass power of e-commerce with the physical allure of the in-store experience.

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GetElastic

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

After extensive research and interviews, the team at Get Elastic is presenting a list of 30 industry movers and shakers in B2B ecommerce. These hardworking and thought-provoking individuals are known among their peers and commerce community as experts in digital strategy and building digital-first B2B enterprises. Twitter LinkedIn.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MAY 2, 2018

If you're one of those people with a passion for building your very own online enterprise with the help of an ecommerce store, then this is the right place. The following is a list of the top ecommerce podcasts to help get you started on the journey to passive income. Ecommerce Minute. Ecommerce Paradise.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Prime Day 2020 will likely prove to be a success, according to Rachel Dalton, Director of Ecommerce and Omnichannel Insights at Kantar. The theme last year was really about blending retail and entertainment,” said Dalton in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “The billion in third-party sales and $1.4 While the $3.5

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Stories of the realization of the American Dream and a new kind of small business that isn’t always as appreciated as its more traditional counterparts. Amazon Sellers That are a ‘Force for Good’ There are the practical ripple effects of the businesses built on Amazon — those companies created more than 1.5 alone in 2022.

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Prisync

AUGUST 28, 2018

Are you being trapped in a vicious cycle of investing and earning over and over again through your e-commerce business but still not getting your target results? The competition in the digital and e-commerce world has grown tremendously and is expected to grow tougher over the upcoming years. name a few.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MAY 1, 2020

Ecommerce is an unusual breed during these times, seeing as how people need to order products online. Ecommerce Partner Responses to the COVID-19 Outbreak. E commerce platforms and other large software companies have all come out with statements or measures to assist their customers. Webflow's COVID Resources.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Alibaba Group ’s B2B ecommerce marketplace Alibaba.com is hosting a two-week Made in the USA Global Products Expo on its site, designed to connect U.S. The event is taking place Feb. small- and mid-sized companies. small businesses digitally optimize during the COVID-19 crisis. 8-21 and features U.S.

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Omnisend

MAY 19, 2021

You set up your ecommerce store and are open for business. Email marketing and SMS conversion rates are in line with ecommerce merchant trends. Business is great. Any company that sells items and products online is legally responsible for paying applicable ecommerce sales taxes. What Is Ecommerce Sales Tax?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 15, 2024

The ecommerce platform — which already is dealing with a number of lawsuits and legislative investigations — is now also facing a class action lawsuit for copyright infringement, filed April 5 in the Southern District of New York. Widespread copyright infringement is baked into the business.”

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

They were core destinations for all things retail; where families spent hours on a free Saturday and where teens, hungry for independence, spent many Friday nights to build their social clout. I have one [mall] by me that used to mainly be apparel retailers. as a powerful example of highly relevant retailer curation.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

iwoca , one of Europe’s largest small business lenders, today announces the integration of its B2B payment solution iwocaPay with leading commerce platform, Shopify. The move will allow Shopify’s B2B retailers to embed iwocaPay, the B2B trade credit solution, into their ecommerce checkouts.

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