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The Future of Shopping: What to Expect in 2032

Retail TouchPoints

By 2032, digital will be the most important area of their business, and sectors that today have remained relatively untouched — motor vehicles and parts, convenience stores, furniture/home furnishing stores, building material, and more — will have reinvented their digital posture and orientation.

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

BigCommerce

When an item is ordered from your site, the supplier will then ship the product directly to your customer. We’ve compiled a list of both general and niche dropshipping companies, many of which charge only for the cost of the item and shipping. Visit the Nordstrom Direct Drop Ship Program page for more information. MOY Fashion.

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AR and VR in retail: do shoppers buy the hype?

GetElastic

With ecommerce poised to become mobile AR’s largest revenue stream, 32% of brands and retailers plan to use AR or VR within 3 years and 45% believe AR and VR has the most potential to amplify their customer experience. Augmented reality is particularly attractive thanks to lower costs and (relatively) easy integration with mobile apps.

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4 Ways Retailers Use Digital Technology to Improve the Brick-and-Mortar Experience

Sailthru

more retail stores will close, with apparel, electronics and home furnishings being hit especially hard. Beacons allow mobile apps (on both iOS and Android devices) to listen for signals from “beacons” in the physical world. Abercrombie & Fitch uses mobile technology to help makes sure customers get the sizes they want.

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Cross-Channel Home Décor Retailing: 5 Take Away Lessons from The Game Changers

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

While brick and mortar stores still play a strategic role in this market vertical, online shopping has skyrocketed, and with $294 billion expected in online home furnishing sales by 2022, retail store owners can no longer afford to miss out on the opportunity to ramp up their cross-channel game plans.

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How Order Management Impacts Retail Sales

OrderDynamics

With the returns capability on an in-store app (for mobile use), your associates can conveniently process returns – and get the items re-inventoried and put back on the shelves, in real-time. It is immediate, and avoids having to re-box the item for shipping. In addition, it means avoiding the shipping fee back to your location.

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(Some of) the Technology that is Empowering the Customer Channel in Physical Retail

retailnext

Half shipped, half in store? Ship to store? Allbirds (via Shopify), to highlight one retailer, offers pick up in store and fulfills orders via ship from store. . Can you be a home furnishings retailer without compelling 3D product visualization and customization? They are in control. Drive through pickup?

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