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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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How ‘Buy with Prime’ is Helping Small Businesses Capitalize on the Prime Day Hoopla

Retail TouchPoints

sales are expected to be up about 10% from last year to approximately $8 billion ), Prime Day has also become a boon for the millions of small businesses that avail themselves of the Amazon ecosystem — and this year, Amazon is helping their cause with an SMB-oriented search filter and a dedicated Small Business deals page.

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2022 Predictions: Shipping Experience Will be the Key to Retail and Ecommerce Success

Retail TouchPoints

The pandemic has brought about long-term changes for both business operations and consumer expectations, and 2021 taught us how far removed we are from ever returning to the old “normal.” Businesses continued to be put to the test over the last year, especially small business owners in retail and ecommerce.

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Holiday Season Marketing Calendar and Shipping Deadlines [2021]

lateshipment

A sigh of relief for retailers and huge expectations for retailers towards the Holiday season as the eCommerce industry has looked good so far in 2021. However, with no such leash on the spending capacity, total US Holiday retail sales in 2021 are predicted to rise 2.7% billion, accounting for a record 18.9%

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Best Fulfilment Companies in the UK (Nov 2021)

Ecommerce Platforms

If you’re thinking of starting your own retail business, but you don’t have the budget to pay for storing and shipping products yourself, then a fulfilment company is a must-have. Fulfilment companies are the organizations capable of handling things like packing and shipping an item for a business. Pricing ??.

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Inside the Online Bookstore Building a ‘Model for Small Businesses to Compete with Amazon’

Retail TouchPoints

“Right before we launched, I had a panic attack when I did the math of how many customers we would need to survive,” recounted Andy Hunter, Founder and CEO of Bookshop.org in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “It This is what enables the site to offer competitive shipping speeds and pricing.

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Six Things the Consumer of 2021 Really Wants

Retail TouchPoints

And because necessity births invention, intransigent store-based retailers were finally unable to rationalize kicking the digital transformation can down the road to next year’s budget — driven not by the prospect of growth, but rather survival. One in four consumers are shopping more with small brands. on average. on average.

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