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21 Sessions, Presentations and Workshops You Can’t Miss at IRCE 2018

BigCommerce

From workshops and boot camps to hearing from industry leaders you often read about in the news, these are the IRCE 2018 moments that aren’t to be missed. It is the industry’s most trafficked annual conference combining high-profile brand executive tracks down to workshops to train junior employees. The Fashion Track.

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The Ticking Time Bomb Of E-commerce Returns

Steve Dennis

When a product is returned or exchanged, not only does the retailer experience incremental supply chain costs, but often the item cannot be resold at the original price owing to damage, wear and tear, or obsolescence/devaluation given the passage of time — particularly an issue with fashion or seasonal merchandise. Something Has To Give.

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Alexa: Retail’s Next Friend.Or Foe?

RTP blog

When my husband initially proposed we order an Amazon Echo , the landmark product powered by the Alexa operating system, I was adamant in my response: “I’m a paper-and-pen gal, there’s no reason for it! We could operate lights, even our thermostat, simply by using our voice. Give me a compelling use case, and maybe I’ll buy in.”

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The Ticking Time Bomb Of E-commerce Returns

Steve Dennis

When a product is returned or exchanged, not only does the retailer experience incremental supply chain costs, but often the item cannot be resold at the original price owing to damage, wear and tear, or obsolescence/devaluation given the passage of time — particularly an issue with fashion or seasonal merchandise. Something Has To Give.

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Plot twist: Amazon’s future may soon be tied to physical stores

Steve Dennis

When we understand this, it’s no surprise that most “shopping” dominant segments not only have much lower e-commerce share (groceries, prepared foods, furniture, home improvement, luxury fashion, etc.) There often is not enough gross profit per order for lower-priced items to offset the cost of picking, packing and shipping.

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Everything You Need to Know About Shopify Plus Pricing

Ecommerce Platforms

In turn, it comes with more advanced features and offers greater scalability to businesses that want to operate on a much larger scale. For example, you can apply discount shipping rates by using customer tags and rewarding your most loyal VIP customers. This is helpful if you operate multiple stores.

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HOW DO YOU STEP-UP YOUR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION & RECOVERY CHANCES IN THE POST COVID-19 AFTERMATH?

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Based on various market studies and survey results run recently by leading firms like The McKinsey Global Institute’s elaborate State of Fashion in 2020, we have summed up the most critical recommendations on what it takes to reinvigorate business immunity system and organizations. Here are some Tips on How to Beat the Black Swan.