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Amazon Service Refinements: New ‘Low-Cost’ Store, Prime Fuel Discount, Ending of ‘Today’ Delivery Service

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon has made a number of moves to refine its offerings, including adding fuel discounts to the list of Prime membership benefits; developing a low-cost store to compete with discount shopping apps like Temu; and redesigning the homepage of its shopping app for easier navigation.

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How Retailers Can Control Costs Even As Return Rates Climb

Retail TouchPoints

Returns are a cost of doing business for any retailer. In the wake of COVID-19, returns are receiving serious (and necessary) attention for several key reasons: Retailers are spending more processing returns in stores. However, apparel and department stores are elevated. Normally, apparel returns are roughly 7.5%

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The Pros and Cons of Dropshipping (+22 Dropship Suppliers to Get You Started)

BigCommerce

Once you make it over that hurdle, it’s time to deal with order fulfillment and shipping. And don’t forget about all the other things, like marketing and customer service, you need to focus on to build a successful business. That means you, the store owner, don’t need to keep products in stock or worry about shipping.

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Consumers Turn to BNPL, BOPIS to Cope with Rising Prices and Supply Chain Uncertainty

Retail TouchPoints

Prices have been scaling throughout the entire year, and for the most part, consumers seem to be absorbing those costs. They’re taking these higher prices and factoring that into their purchasing, and instead prioritizing the acquisition of goods.”.

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Identifying the ‘Faces’ Behind Faceless Online Transactions

Retail TouchPoints

According to McKinsey , ecommerce sales in apparel, department stores and beauty products have increased by nearly 10%, on average, since the onset of the pandemic. Because of this ease, merchants have begun relying on POS financing to drive sales growth. According to McKinsey, merchants face up to 2.4X

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21 Sessions, Presentations and Workshops You Can’t Miss at IRCE 2018

BigCommerce

For consumers, Rent the Runway is a luxury clothing rental company that allows regular folks to rent and wear expensive goods they’d otherwise never have access to. Hear from Jenny herself on how she build one of the world’s most disruptive apparel brands, and how they stay competitive in the growing market. Is it More than Buzz?

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

Retail TouchPoints

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. Differentiating on product and price has become harder and harder.