BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Thinking of dipping your toes into the direct to consumer waters? In fact, according to IAB’s popular new study, The Rise of the 21st Century Brand Economy, the future of retail growth comes from direct consumer relationships. Today we’ll explore five essential elements your brand needs to know for going direct to consumer.

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BigCommerce

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

That’s what we’ll cover today, teaching you how to Implement a customer loyalty program that works for your brand. We’ll cover: What an ecommerce customer loyalty program is. The various components involved in building out a customer loyalty program. What is a Customer Loyalty Program?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Despite having just officially begun, this holiday shopping season already is marked by supply chain disruption, persistent inflation and mixed consumer confidence. And just like last year, it looks like consumers will respond by turning to ecommerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2021

If you’re a consumer brand in a category with Amazon private label, however, Amazon’s private label presence certainly feels more pronounced. Products that are exclusive to Amazon drive customer loyalty and traffic to Amazon, thereby improving its sales. Amazon’s private label strategy isn’t unlike other retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2021

Consumers are spending more money online than they do in brick-and-mortar stores, particularly during the busy holiday season. Asking consumers to create a new account can certainly cause some of this hesitation. The True Cost of Shipping. By far one of the biggest misconceptions for many retailers revolves around free shipping.

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BigCommerce

JUNE 13, 2017

It also means your customer lifetime value is low (which decreases how much you will be willing to spend on advertising –– and thus will limit your ad visibility). Growing your customer lifetime value and building long term customer loyalty takes time, though. Get S Loyalty Now to Increase Your LTV.

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lateshipment

MARCH 16, 2025

When you ship through DHL, FedEx, UPS, or USPS most packages make it to their destinations intact and on time. This is because customers the accountability of the package from checkout to delivery falls on the business they ordered from rather than the shipping carrier, a third party. Who exactly gets blamed when this happens?

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RTP blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

By Aaron Roy, Bond Any retailer knows the importance of customer loyalty. According to recent research from EY , almost nine out of 10 retailers believe a loyalty strategy is key to their business success. So, how can retailers tap into their customers’ emotion?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 25, 2024

As customers return to in-store shopping, retailers are continuing to face an increase in returns from online and in-store sales. This holiday season, consumers who frequently make returns may be in for a surprise. Customers are attracted to free return shipping, refunds, and no questions asked policies.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2023

Nearly two-thirds of consumers ( 65% ) say they “love” fewer than three brands, according to a U.S.-based With customer behaviors and expectations changing so rapidly, it’s difficult to pinpoint what truly drives this lack of brand love and loyalty. based survey conducted by Dynata. But what’s happening in retail specifically?

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

that delivers pretty much any item to a consumer with science fiction-style immediacy, retailers remain bound by 21 st -century delivery methods. This is both more complex and more top-of-mind due to ESG [environmental, social and governance]; no one likes to ship air.” in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Customer loyalty experts know that the best-run programs do far more than simply boost sales by rewarding members with points and perks. Emeline Berlind, VP and General Manager of Loyalty for Sephora, revealed how the retailer’s approach to loyalty provides it with both strategic and tactical benefits.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2022

Failure to meet customers’ expectation of timely, cost-effective and ethical delivery of goods can profoundly impact a company’s ability to retain consumers. Agile companies know that prioritization of the existing customer base is key to revenue growth, since more resources are needed to attract new ones.

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lateshipment

MARCH 15, 2025

If you think that the customer journey ends at checkout, youre in for a rude awakening. 56% of customers say theyre disappointed with their post-purchase experience, with Accenture reporting that only 17% of consumers feel businesses actually care about what happens after they buy. Lets break it down.

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lateshipment

MARCH 8, 2025

The return policy provides clear guidelines on how you and your customers have to deal with returns, which means you do not have to worry about future disputes or fraudulent returns. Creating a return policy that is detailed and comprehensive may seem like a tedious and time-consuming task. Shipping costs: Who pays for return shipping?

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Omnisend

JUNE 14, 2021

This type of sensor would not give off an active signal (like an ankle monitor), but rather a passive way for companies and consumers to scan and prove the sneakers’ authenticity. In practice, a consumer can purchase a pair of sneakers from a Shopify store and receive the NFT via email or into their Real Items wallet.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2021

For example, customers can create unique colorways for a pair of sneakers or add personalized text. Allowing consumers to customize their orders creates apersonalized retail customer experience and ultimately delights customers as they get to design products that suit their needs.

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lateshipment

MARCH 3, 2025

Returns management is majorly customer-centric and refers to the process of handling any damaged or unwanted products that have been sent back from customers to the supply chain. It provides a hassle-free return process for consumers, which is a huge plus for better customer satisfaction.

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Optimizely

JULY 19, 2018

In today’s ecommerce landscape, this insatiable need to snag a discount before placing an order speaks to the price-obsessed consumer mindset today. Not only is the repeat purchase at risk in these scenarios—so is customer loyalty. Do you really want to attract a customer base that shops only when there’s a sale involved? .

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lateshipment

APRIL 2, 2021

Every week there’s a new meme trending online – From Bernie Sanders to a ship stuck in the Suez Canal. Let’s not waste any more time and dive right into the eCommerce trends for 2021 and how they can help you improve your online business in terms of sales, CX, and customer loyalty – to thrive in 2021! .

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Fabric

MARCH 7, 2024

According to PwC, businesses that reduce friction for consumers and empower all employees to “make things right”—whether through returns, price adjustments, or other policies—bring higher customer satisfaction, and more forgiveness. Feedback and engagement : includes product reviews and customer satisfaction surveys.

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lateshipment

MARCH 25, 2025

Your products are the heart of your business, and shipping is what gets them where they need to go. These extra needs require extra effort from the shipping carrier, and that’s where shipping surcharges come into play. They are add-ons to your base shipping cost and cover the specialized services or unique circumstances.

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BigCommerce

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Customer Loyalty. Customer Lifetime Value. These brands span the gamut of ecommerce verticals, proving no online experience is silo-ed from how modern consumers shop – no matter what they buy. Direct to consumer. Seriously Silly Socks : Personalization & pick, pack, ship simplification. Time Saved.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

With new services like Supply Chain by Amazon and Amazon Shipping joining existing offerings such as FBA and Amazon Lending, Amazon is firmly positioning itself more and more as a tech-powered service company and less and less as a retailer.

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lateshipment

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

With consumers fast pivoting to eCommerce in the past few years, particularly during the 2020 pandemic, eCommerce supply chain and logistics are steadily evolving to make the most of the new challenges. Trend #1: The Rise of Direct to Consumer (D2C) Fulfillment. Direct-to-consumer (D2C) eCommerce sales in the US reached $111.5

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

During the busy holiday season, digital return rates can spike to 30% ; and Return policies and experiences have a significant impact on customer loyalty. In a survey of consumers conducted by Doddle , 84% said a positive returns experience encourages them to shop with a retailer again. Returns is just one example.” .

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2023

In today’s challenging business landscape, where profit margins are shrinking, supply chains are slow and uncertain, labor shortages are prevalent and inflation is a concern, it is crucial for retailers and brands to differentiate between understanding customer habits and fostering customer loyalty in order to succeed.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

However, challenges are inevitable, despite the resilient consumer spending we’ve seen earlier in the year. For example, purchase confusion can arise (and does) when a customer sees unfamiliar names or references on bank statements. It is also vital that brands pay attention to today’s evolving consumer behaviors.

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Ecommerce Platforms

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Second, this guide churns out a few examples that could help you kickstart your loyalty scheme. And most of all, a simplified formula to help you measure your loyalty program's overall perfomance. . So let's get started… What’s the point of having a customer loyalty program? . The result?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Customers’ expectations are rising for the brands they do business with — whether that’s in response to an order delay or a breaking societal issue. The brands that evolve their messaging to nurture trust and authenticity to adapt to these ebbs and flows will be the ones earning and maintaining customer loyalty over time.

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UpSellIt

DECEMBER 20, 2024

For example, incentives like free shipping can also trigger positive emotional responses , removing the barrier that shipping costs create to further enhance the shopping experience. Price drop alerts deliver value that builds customer loyalty and also encourages repeat purchases by highlighting personalized savings.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

In addition, always-on, cross-device shopping behaviors mean consumers are taking their shopping across borders and, in turn, they’re asking more of already strained supply chains. Experts agree that the supply chain has more impact on the customer experience than ever before.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

With rising gas prices, food shortages, skyrocketing interest rates and ever-present inflation, consumers are worried and that means retailers are worried, too. We’re already seeing online shopping demand level off , with consumers finding a new balance between digital and physical channels. Loyalty Shifts to Value.

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Optimizely

APRIL 5, 2018

Many B2C brands are making the leap and shifting away from retail and toward direct-to-consumer (DTC). But should your GPG brand start selling direct-to-consumer? What does it mean to shift to direct-to-consumer? Direct-to-consumer means exactly what it sounds like: using ecommerce platforms to sell products directly to buyers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2021

Amazon in particular invested more than $60 billion in shipping alone in 2020, helping it maintain blazing fast delivery times, but O’Shea believes its lack of a significant physical store footprint will cause it to lag behind the competition to some degree.

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Korona

MARCH 25, 2022

With repeat customers spending 33% more than new customers on average, increasing customer loyalty is one of the most effective ways to boost your bottom line. Loyal customers have a higher average lifetime value and are a reliable source of revenue for your brand. . 7 Ways to Improve Customer Loyalty.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Outfits like GoPuff, Gorillas and 1520 took the grocery market by storm in 2021, offering a limited menu of consumables, delivered to your door in an incredible 30 minutes or less (and commanding multi-billion dollar valuations in the process.) Meanwhile, rising energy, shipping and labor costs means higher prices for many grocery items.

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