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

Retail TouchPoints

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? According to Insider , total retail returns were projected to grow 2.2% of total retail sales. As it turns out, this is quite an expensive problem to solve.

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Holiday Season Marketing Calendar and Shipping Deadlines [2021]

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As a retailer, getting holiday spend insights is just one-half of the game. The other is being aware of the important dates and deadlines associated with shipping carriers and important eCommerce events. Read on to get access to all the critical data you need to plan your marketing game this holiday season.

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Scaling Up Sales in Enterprises: Weighing Discounts Against Free Shipping

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When it comes to online retail, pricing strategies can make or break a business’s success. Among these strategies, two stand out as particularly effective tools for driving conversions: discounts and free shipping. Discounts have been a traditional marketing tactic for as long as commerce itself has existed.

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2021 State of Holiday Shipping in the US

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The pandemic has largely disrupted holiday shipping in 2021, with a surge in online purchases, record shipping costs, port congestion, and inventory shortage. An Analysis of Shipping Performance by FedEx and UPS in 2021 Right Before the Holiday Season. Let’s take a deep dive into it. States, cities, and regions.

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Ecommerce IT Support: 7 Key Services Every Online Retailer Needs

365 Retail

Online retail has exploded in recent years, attracting millions of enterprising individuals from around the globe. If you’re one of them, you need a robust ecommerce information technology (IT) support to keep your online business going. Immaculate IT support makes navigating the complexities of online business easier.

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Leveraging an Integrated Digital Marketing Campaign this Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

Inevitably, with increased spend comes increased competition from new and growing online retailers. Add to that the supply chain issues that have exacerbated online retailers’ bottom line this year, and you’ve got quite the challenge. What is an integrated digital marketing campaign? There are more than 3.6

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Dropshipping Definition: The Best Way to Setup a Drop shipping Business Quickly

Ecommerce Platforms

Drop Shipping! In this complete guide, we'll cover all the ins and outs of drop shipping as a business model that you should know if you're considering it the path for you. . Dropshipping Guide: Table of Contents: Chapter #1: What is drop shipping? Chapter #2: Pros and cons of drop shipping. “Dropshipping!

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