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5 Ways Small Businesses Can Manage Supply Chain Issues

Wiser

As a small business owner, managing supply chain issues is nothing new. Because smaller retailers cannot always order in bulk or far in advance like many larger retailers do, any supply chain disruptions are often felt faster and stronger by small businesses.

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Building Loyalty Without Breaking the Bottom Line: the Dual Shipping Dilemma for Ecommerce Merchants

Retail TouchPoints

While this is good news for many ecommerce retailers, it has also become more and more expensive to deliver those goods to customers. This presents a dual shipping dilemma for businesses: how can they keep shipping costs on the business low, while also offering customer-friendly return policies? of total retail sales.

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Instacart Woos SMBs with Free Year of Instacart+ and Cash-Back Rewards

Retail TouchPoints

Seeking to bring in more small business clients, Instacart is making a limited time offer that will give SMBs in the U.S. Businesses have until Oct. We’re now taking it a step further by offering free Instacart+ to small businesses in the U.S. and Canada free access to Instacart+ for a year.

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As Retail Delivery Grows, Tax Authorities Look for Their Share of Revenue

Retail TouchPoints

Nearly every major retailer has embraced consumer demands for quick and easy delivery. The rise of delivery services has made it easier for consumers to get purchases more quickly and for retailers to offer these services more widely. If adopted, the retail delivery fee would go into effect Jan.

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3 Keys to Breaking into More Marketplaces 

Retail TouchPoints

For this reason alone, marketplaces have become crucial partners for small businesses looking to acquire more customers and expand brand awareness. “It’s Marketplace and ecommerce experts offered their detailed best practices for a Retail TouchPoints Special Report. But what are the keys to finding the right fit?

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FTC Suit Claims Amazon Illegally Maintains Monopoly Power

Retail TouchPoints

“Today’s suit makes clear the FTC’s focus has radically departed from its mission of protecting consumers and competition,” wrote David Sapolsky, SVP of Global Public Policy and General Counsel at Amazon. history,” said Stacy Mitchell, Co-Executive Director at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in comments provided to Retail TouchPoints.

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The Cost of Living Crisis: How Online Retailers Can Weather The Storm

Frooition

The cost of living crisis caused by rising energy costs and the subsequent squeeze on household budgets will hit online retail businesses hard this winter. Christmas 2022 is going to be challenging for many retailers. 10 Tips To Help Online Retail Businesses Survive The Cost of Living Crisis.