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How are Retailers Overcoming COVID-19 and Brexit Supply Chain Fragility?

Retail TouchPoints

The coronavirus pandemic pushed microchip manufacturers to cease production and close their doors, creating a mammoth-sized backlog that continues to grow as a result of global shipping disruptions stemming from natural disasters across America and Asia.

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Q&A with the Category Experts: Holiday Tips for Consumer Electronics Sellers

ChannelAdvisor

. — First up: the fast-growing consumer electronics market. According to eMarketer, 39% of consumer electronics purchases will be made online in 2019, far surpassing the rate of e-commerce itself. For consumer electronics sellers, model numbers, dimensions, generation, etc.

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Time for retailers to take stock of shipping costs; playing the waiting game won’t win

365 Retail

Claire Webb from Advanced Supply Chain Group looks at why playing a waiting game won’t help retailers beat soaring shipping costs. Many retailers are looking to protect margins against rapidly rising shipping costs. Cost of bottlenecks. Mitigating costs. Claire Webb, Advanced Supply Chain Group.

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Amazon Anywhere Offers In-Game Shopping for Real-World Products

Retail TouchPoints

Users will see product details, images, availability, Prime eligibility, price and estimated delivery date just as they would in the Amazon app. Products will ship to customers like any other purchase from Amazon, and orders can be tracked and managed via the Amazon app. “By

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Rebag, Newegg Join Growing List of Retailers Launching Membership Programs

Retail TouchPoints

Rebag+ members also receive 10% lower prices on all items, access to weekly new arrivals and sales, free shipping and returns and up to 5% higher payouts when selling products. Members can also skip their monthly contribution whenever they need to, as well as cancel or request a refund of their R+ Credit at any time.

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Finding Dropshipping Companies & Suppliers (Free Directory Updated for 2018)

BigCommerce

When an item is ordered from your site, the supplier will then ship the product directly to your customer. Between scams, fees and just plain difficult to find suppliers – using dropshipping to launch or expand your business is often cumbersome, and expensive in both time and cash. Company Product Category Sign Up Cost.

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What is Multi-Local Commerce and Why is it Essential for Growing Global Sales

ESW

In multi-local commerce, customer centrism guides every vendor selection, pricing strategy and marketing campaign. For example, a brand may translate product pages to the local language but not display prices in local currency. Localised Transparent Displayed Pricing The final price a customer pays is inclusive of many components.