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HBC Splits Saks OFF 5TH Into Online and In-Store Businesses — a Path Other Brands May Follow

Retail TouchPoints

HBC will spin off the ecommerce operations of Saks OFF 5TH into its own independent entity through a partnership with Insight Partners. The company received a $200 million equity investment in a round led by Insight Partners, which will help her enhance omnichannel capabilities, including fulfillment and logistics improvements.

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How to Launch a Marketplace to be the Disruptor, not the Disrupted

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers large and small have transformed their businesses with the marketplace business model and technology. Walmart, Target, Home Depot and most big box retailers run their own successful marketplaces. However, the ecommerce operator must still source products, negotiate contracts, merchandise, price and support products.

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Continuing Omnichannel Success Post-Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

Additionally, there will be a wave of returns that will need to be properly managed and tracked in a way that promotes profitability and customer satisfaction. Finally, the first half of January brings an additional peak season for retailers as customers make their way online or into stores for gift card redemptions.

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Realizing the Potential Business-Specific Analytics in Retail (2021)

Retalon

Have you changed your fulfillment model to focus on online? The one constant in retailing is that there are no constants. This has been the typical, ineffective approach retailers have taken for decades. The Paper Store is an American gift-shop retailer with more than 80 locations. But don’t just take our word for it.

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The State of eCommerce Subscriptions in 2020

ESW

The Pandemic Has Proven Positive For Most Subscription Brands The vast majority of subscription-based businesses have fared well during the coronavirus pandemic, writes Tien Tzuo , Founder and CEO of subscription management platform Zuora. Health and wellness, pet and specialty retailer sectors saw particularly strong growth.

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Robling Releases Analytics Tools To Assist Reopening Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

Robling is offering COVID-19 store reopening analytics for both essential and specialty retailers. The tools are designed to help retailers navigate operations during the pandemic with the environment’s special considerations in mind. Specialty retailers can use the dashboard to keep an eye on operations and inventory.

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Using Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) to Grow Your Business

eCommerceFuel

So, I think, like any tool it depends on the job at hand, and, I think, for very small companies it’s not a terribly useful or interesting tool because the company is small enough and simple enough that managing by intuition is sufficient. You, kind of, know what’s going on. The Best Way(s) To Use It.