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Multi-Channel Retailing: The Ultimate Guide to Engaging Customers On- and Offline

Korona

It’s important to explore new channels such as marketplaces, social media, price comparison engines, etc. As soon as you leverage multiple channels to promote your products, you are conducting multi-channel retailing. Check out this guide to get more info and ideas on operating a multi-channel retail operation.

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The Face-Off Between Amazon and ‘Alternative Marketplaces’ is Shaping the Next Era of Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

“Omnichannel” has been an aspiration for brands for many years now, but while it used to refer to the merging of a retailer’s brick-and-mortar and ecommerce operations, it now means something very different. Sellers’ relationship with Amazon feels akin to the love-hate dynamic between gamblers and their favorite casino.

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The Comprehensive Guide To Selling Consumer Packaged Goods Online

Groove

In this guide, we’re outlining the importance of a few variables — packaging, shipping and fulfillment — as well as strategies to help your eCommerce store drive CPG growth. For one, drop shipping saves retailers money because it eliminates the costs of warehousing and fulfilling orders. Read on for more!

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Top 3pl Companies: A Comparison of the Ideal Partners for Ecommerce Fulfillment

Ecommerce Platforms

Third-party logistics, or 3PL, is a term used to refer to one of the most popular and cost-effective ecommerce fulfillment methods. Keep reading to guide your search on the top 3PL fulfillment companies for ecommerce. Shopify Fulfillment : A top-notch 3PL if you're using Shopify or plan on migrating your website.

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Rise of the Dark Store Fulfillment Model: How Unified Commerce Makes It Possible

Kibo

Some are former brick-and-mortar retail locations now shuttered to the public and converted into fulfillment centers. Others are dedicated facilities located in industrial parks which use staff and technology specifically calibrated to pick and fulfill internet orders. Dark stores operate as micro-fulfillment centers.

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The 4 Secrets of Long-Term Amazon Success [including FBA]

BigCommerce

For brands already selling on Amazon, mastering these four areas will allow you to continually improve your rankings, your product offering and your revenue from Amazon as a channel. It’s important to consider how many sellers are sitting on an ASIN, which Amazon refers to as “offer depth.”. Fulfillment by Merchant (FBM).

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New Research: Retailers Plan to ‘Invest Their Way’ Through Impending Recession

Retail TouchPoints

It turns out that enabling consumers to seamlessly move back and forth between physical and digital channels is pretty hard to pull off. One trend driven by the rise in ecommerce shopping is a shrinking of the front, consumer-facing area of the store to make more room for back-of-house fulfillment.