Retail Technology Review

JANUARY 26, 2021

The end of 2020 marked a turning point for the online grocery market, with COVID-19 accelerating orders and some key acquisitions of robotics companies in the retail space.

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ChannelAdvisor

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

But a critical factor still remains, and it’s one that could make or break a successful holiday sales season: order fulfillment. When it comes to shipping costs and speed, consumer expectations have shifted drastically over the past several years, with the latest available research indicating delivery demands have reached an all-time high.

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Retail Technology Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

But while customers have moved online, there are still opportunities for traditional retailers – with the right approach and expertise.

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BigCommerce

MAY 4, 2018

IRCE – the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition – is an annual event held in June in Chicago, Illinois. 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. What Is IRCE? What to Know Before You Go.

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Wiser

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Direct-to-consumer strategies have transformed retail, both in the way consumers shop and how brands and retailers manufacture, market, and sell. As with any successful retail strategy, there are pros, cons, and considerations before fully embracing—or rejecting—D2C. What Does Direct to Consumer Mean?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Combined with the return of nightlife such as restaurants and theaters, retailers should see a similar resurgence in traffic. Some malls and their tenants are developing systems, or working with third parties, to combine multiple orders and fulfill them at a single point — an option preferred by 70% of shoppers who choose pickup.

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PFS

APRIL 19, 2019

Today’s hyperconnected consumers spend their days hopping from one device to another. Not surprisingly, so much screen time has made its mark on the retail landscape. More than half of retail sales in the U.S. More than half of retail sales in the U.S. CONSUMERS WANT MORE. HOW DO YOU STACK UP?

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ChannelAdvisor

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Each brand faces a different path to online maturity across each of their primary e-commerce functions: from marketing to selling to fulfilling. Should I sell directly to consumers? How can I optimize fulfillment operations? . Which brings us to… Expand: Direct-To-Consumer Sales on Marketplaces.

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ChannelAdvisor

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Each brand faces a different path to online maturity across each of their primary e-commerce functions: from marketing to selling to fulfilling. Should I sell directly to consumers? How can I optimize fulfillment operations? . Which brings us to… Expand: Direct-To-Consumer Sales on Marketplaces.

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ChannelAdvisor

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Speaking of things we’re excited about, ChannelAdvisor has just been named the #1 leading provider for marketplace and comparison engine feed management to the Internet Retailer Top 1000 for the seventh year in a row. ChannelAdvisor Platform Sneak Peek: The Tools to Help You Market, Sell & Fulfill Better. Read more here.

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lateshipment

AUGUST 13, 2020

Stock superb products, offer top-notch customer service, and couple it up with exceptional order fulfillment. If your direct competitor offers a more flexible return policy, it’s worth considering how it can influence consumers when deciding whether to purchase from your store or theirs.

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ChannelAdvisor

MAY 25, 2018

With an incredible lineup of speakers and industry leaders — Seth Godin, Warby Parker, Eloquii, Houzz and many more — we expect to learn a lot during this year’s Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition. IRCE 2018 is nearly here, and we couldn’t be more excited. More importantly, we can’t wait to connect with you.

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BigCommerce

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Conducting keyword research will tell you what consumers are searching for all over the world. This tactic can help you gain immediate feedback from your target consumer or gauge demand for your product before manufacturing or buying inventory. Not many products or services are without competition, and the consumer has many choices.

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Retail Technology Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

Descartes Systems Group announced that B+S Logistik, the German logistics service provider, has expanded its contract logistics business with new business-to-consumer (B2C) ecommerce operations using the Descartes pixi* warehouse management solution (WMS) to support order fulfilment in fashion, food distribution and other segments.

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ESW

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Payment Processing A 2019 study by Internet Retailer, BlueSnap and Kount found that one of the biggest challenges for U.S. retailers looking to enter foreign eCommerce markets is currency and payment processing. Further complicating matters: Consumers in different markets have wildly different preferred payment methods.

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ChannelAdvisor

AUGUST 28, 2019

Throughout the marketplace’s decades-long history , the company has set new standards and reset customer expectations across the entire landscape — from marketing to selling to fulfilling. In the era of Amazon’s massive resources and grand plans, is there anything competing retailers can do to get ahead? Download the full report here.

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ChannelAdvisor

MAY 4, 2018

Circa 1994, Jeff Bezos began working on a business plan (yes, in his garage) for what would eventually become the largest internet retailer in the US. 2004: Amazon’s consumer electronic sales surpass book sales for the first time. 2004: Amazon’s consumer electronic sales surpass book sales for the first time.

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ChannelAdvisor

AUGUST 30, 2019

With more competitors armed with increasingly bigger ad budgets, and all fighting for consumer attention, it can feel like a losing battle. Internet Retailer] 2019 Online Marketplaces Report. As the holiday season marches ever closer, brands and retailers are increasingly busy making preparations for the holiday rush.

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ChannelAdvisor

AUGUST 30, 2019

With more competitors armed with increasingly bigger ad budgets, and all fighting for consumer attention, it can feel like a losing battle. Internet Retailer] 2019 Online Marketplaces Report. As the holiday season marches ever closer, brands and retailers are increasingly busy making preparations for the holiday rush.

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ChannelAdvisor

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

One report on Black Friday had Amazon generating an amazing 55% of transactions among the largest internet retailers. We mentioned last week that consumers are showing a greater disposition to not just use their phones for searching and browsing but also for transacting. .

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OrderDynamics

MARCH 5, 2019

An interesting, retail-oriented case study appears in the March-April 2019 copy of HBR Magazine. The case study is “ Sell Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) or Through Amazon.” Also , don’t miss the great infographic from Internet Retailer on the Top Online Marketplaces in 2018 at the very bottom of the blog.

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Demac Media

APRIL 16, 2018

This cutting-edge responsive site brings together the power of great Content and optimized Commerce journeys to help consumers in 100+ countries explore the world around them. Discount types were limited and couldn’t fulfill gift with purchase opportunities. What made you decide to sell direct to consumer?

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ROI Revolution

JUNE 27, 2019

How do you recognize them to ensure you tell the right story to each consumer? Only at IRCE: Exclusive Internet Retailer Research on Marketplace Leaders, Laggards, & High-Growth Startups. Consumers are also learning that they can trust brands on marketplaces. Identify data triggers. Craft Storylines. Best-in-class.

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BigCommerce

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Here are the top 19 ecommerce growth strategies recommended by Internet Retailer 1000 brands and the experts that advise them, in order of priority. Shipping + Fulfillment Optimization. Customer experience historically has involved WOW’ing the consumer. And this post is the culmination of that information. International.

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BigCommerce

APRIL 24, 2018

Discover why brands like SONY and PEPSICO use open SaaS to tackle: Direct-to-Consumer & B2C Implementations. Monolithic technology stacks were expensive and time consuming to maintain. Leading Global Brands Choose Open SaaS. Get more flexibility and customization from your ecommerce platform. Bring B2B Complexity Online.

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ESW

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

From the consumer’s viewpoint, online grocery shopping seemed to work pretty well for the most part. Consumers found plenty of positives in buying groceries online, in addition to health-related ones. Consumers found plenty of positives in buying groceries online, in addition to health-related ones. Even in the U.K.,

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OrderDynamics

JULY 23, 2019

This disruption of traditional retail models means there are transformative changes across the retail industry. After all, retailers are striving to rapidly adapt to evolving consumer demands. Which presents a number of challenges for retailers to overcome. Which better fulfill customers’ changing demands.

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