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Gift Card Purchases Up 414% as Americans Shift to ‘Buy Now, Shop Later’ Mindset

Retail TouchPoints

Gift cards are shaping up to be a holiday hero this season, as consumers and retailers continue to grapple with supply and shipping issues. Supply chain logistics and the lack of workers have created unprecedented shipping delays.

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4 Ways Business-as-a-Service Improves eCommerce Fulfillment

ESW

Having experienced a 20- to 30-percent increase in sales for six straight years, the company wasn’t able to pack and ship products fast enough, Nor was it able to scale operations quickly enough. By partnering with fulfillment experts, you’ll have the opportunity to improve every facet of your fulfillment management.

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RetailWire: Should Walmart Reinstate In-Store Returns During A Pandemic?

Retail TouchPoints

Walmart, however, is not taking in-store returns for apparel, cleaning supplies, health and beauty or pharmacy purchases, although customers can ship products back using the Walmart app or web site. This policy prompted customer complaints that a local ABC TV affiliate in Chicago reported on.

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How Retailers Can Control Costs Even As Return Rates Climb

Retail TouchPoints

“Remember that retailers built their supply chains around their brick-and-mortar business and are not optimized for e-Commerce,” said Alex Fitzgerald, Principal in the Consumer Practice of Kearney in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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4 Steps To Realising Your eCommerce Dream

365 Retail

User experience is important and adds value to your business as well as the products or services you supply. Choose A Product Or Service A professional website is how you sell, the next important step is what you sell. Take a long look at your site and identify areas for improvement.

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Inventory Management for Scaling ($1M+) Businesses: Techniques You Need to Know Before You Go Bust

BigCommerce

Ship products to customers in a timely manner. Inventory ties into every element of your store, from supply, to warehousing , to order fulfilment and customer satisfaction. Managing inventory creates data, which you can use to streamline processes and improve your inventory and order management. 52 weeks / 5.5 = 9.45.

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Five Shipping Tips To Benefit Your Ecommerce SMB Strategy

RetailMinded

Research Shipping Requirements in Advance It might sound obvious, but one of the main reasons ecommerce companies struggle with shipping is that they don’t fully understand just how complex the logistics landscape can be. Plus, they’ll help you to streamline your operations, so you can focus more of your attention on growth.