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Why Curacao ‘Zags’ When Other Retailers ‘Zig’ — and How This Drives its Success

Retail TouchPoints

Today, Curacao operates stores that are at least 100,000 square feet in size and cover four main verticals — electronics, home, fashion, kids and babies — and 17 different subcategories. We don’t want to be just a store that sells stuff that everyone else sells ,” said Nerubay.

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How Rent the Runway Boosted Talent, Sustainability and CX by Moving to the Cloud

Retail TouchPoints

The pandemic hit the fashion rental company hard as homebound consumers opted not to refresh their wardrobes. The smooth transition was likely a welcome change at Rent the Runway, which has been on a rollercoaster ride the past few years. Yet despite sharp declines in its business, the company moved forward with its IPO in October 2021. “In

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The New Normal: CPG’s Return to the Customer

Retail TouchPoints

Without some sort of digital service, you risk shipping products that customers don’t need or want. For example, consumers plan to increase subscriptions in the future within food and beverage (47%), fashion (41%) and pharma (48%). Because they have little to no insight into, and understanding of, usage.

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Finding Dropshipping Companies & Suppliers (Free Directory Updated for 2018)

BigCommerce

However, if you find the right niche and build an audience interested in your products, dropshipping clothing can be very profitable. Also the fashion industry is seeing nice growth. According to the McKinsey Global Fashion Index , fashion industry sales growth is forecasted to nearly triple between 2016 and 2018 (from 1.5

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Why Product Packaging Design is Important to Ecommerce Success

SellBrite

ModCloth , an ecommerce retailer specializing in vintage clothing for women, sells fashions that are unique and range in size from 00-28. From active wear to formal dresses, ModCloth has a range of styles and products that fit their philosophy of exclusivity, individuality, and empowerment.

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Delivering on Your Brand Promise: Fulfillment Strategies for Holiday 2020

ChannelAdvisor

Due to the anticipated influx of orders and fulfillment demand, many brands and retailers are justifiably concerned whether their various shipping partners will be able to deliver their packages in a timely fashion — and whether they’ll still be able to maintain a profit.

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Amazon’s Counterintuitive Next Big Move — Helping Brands Sell Off Amazon

Retail TouchPoints

New offerings unveiled at Accelerate will help Amazon sellers: Deliver better experiences on their DTC site; More efficiently warehouse and ship product across all their selling channels , even if that means other marketplaces or brick-and-mortar retailers; and Drive customers from Amazon to their owned channels to make a purchase. “I’ve