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Kroger Doubles Ship Assortment Via 3rd-Party Marketplace

Retail TouchPoints

For Kroger , the expansion of its Ship e-Commerce assortment through a third-party marketplace is the latest example. Starting this fall, more than 50,000 additional items will be available to Ship customers across multiple categories including natural and organic, international food, specialty items, housewares and toys.

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What’s in Store for Grocery in 2022?

Retail TouchPoints

The supply chain crisis means an out-of-stock crisis for grocers, and empty shelves means unhappy and disloyal customers. Meanwhile, rising energy, shipping and labor costs means higher prices for many grocery items. They were made painfully obvious by the growth of online grocery and will only get worse with the supply chain crisis.

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What retailers can learn from the 2021 holiday shopping season

Kibo

An earlier-than-usual promotional push from retailers contributed to this, as did supply chain worries which prompted both retailers and consumers to kick off the holiday shopping season earlier than ever before. Mobile commerce—or mCommerce—is a trend that’s not going away. Balance your inventory across channels.

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June 2021 COVID-19 + Ecommerce News Roundup

ROI Revolution

After an unprecedented move from July to October and alongside significant supply chain strain, last year’s Amazon Prime Day delivered $10.4 Delivery is a huge consideration factor for customers, especially in an age where Amazon has made two-day shipping the expected norm. Touchless payment continues to grow. billion in sales.

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Adapting To Changing Consumer Behavior: Strategies For Indie Retailers

RetailMinded

This involves integrating customer accounts and payment systems into their websites, enabling customers to make direct purchases online without the need to visit a physical store. PayPal Here PayPal Here is a mobile payment platform that enables businesses to accept payments quickly and securely.

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Adapting To Changing Consumer Behavior: Strategies For Indie Retailers

RetailMinded

This involves integrating customer accounts and payment systems into their websites, enabling customers to make direct purchases online without the need to visit a physical store. PayPal Here PayPal Here is a mobile payment platform that enables businesses to accept payments quickly and securely.

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Taking Stock: Managing Inventory For Your Small Business

Weebly

Whether you're packaging merchandise for your shop in your living room or having it shipped from a factory or warehouse, it's important that you carefully track and manage inventory to avoid delays, ordering gaffes or other costly problems. Small eCommerce businesses are not immune to the need for good inventory control.