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3 Things Every Retailer Can Learn from Amazon

Retail TouchPoints

This platform, with its humble beginnings selling used books, has gone on to power the careers and fortunes of countless small businesses. Amazon’s innovations also have inspired some of the most game-changing new business models in retail, adopted by Target , Walmart and Macy’s to name just a few.

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Last-Mile Delivery and Its Impact on Urban Mixed-Use Environments

Retail TouchPoints

What does the urban shift mean for the future of retail? More specifically, how does the on-demand economy change the retailer’s business model? And, what are the last-mile delivery challenges retailers face? Another example of the urban shift is the push to reclaim the streets for people.

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Holiday Season 2020 Will be Different. Here’s How

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A question that is largely on the minds of retailers and consumers alike. With COVID-19 still at large, consumers will be making difficult shopping choices and retailers will be scratching their heads for a strategy that will bring them a great sale. What do retailers have in store for them? Retail’s new normal.

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7 tips in the fight against Amazon

GetElastic

Companies like Amazon and other big-name department stores ultimately reign supreme when it comes to ecommerce. Amazon is the best example of this. Amazon is one of the first retailers to opt for a “subscribe and save” option. In 2018, over two-thirds of American households had an Amazon Prime membership.

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4 Psychological Triggers Used In-Store that Ecommerce Can Use to Increase Urgency and Drive sales

SellBrite

From Amazon being the world leader in terms of ecommerce sales to small business entrepreneurs setting up shop via social media, ecommerce is moving and shaking the retail industry. Here’s an example of how we’ve automatically applied branding to six templates: Case Study: Very. Case Study: Patagonia.

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

Globally, ecommerce growth projections are also on an upward trajectory: They show that retail sales may exceed $4.058 trillion by as soon as 2020. Department of Commerce data shows that ecommerce sales currently average about 9.1% of total retail sales. Business-to-Business (B2B). Consumer-to-Business (C2B).

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Luxury Hits the Wall. What’s Going On and What’s Next?

Steve Dennis

While these are not small businesses, both companies benefit from having a more tightly defined set of wealthy target consumers, a more focused go-to-market strategy, and generally better execution against their value proposition. As just one example, Hermes reported that embedded in its 11% sales growth were price increases of 9%.