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Shipping Carriers Prohibiting the Shipment of Vaping Products Throughout the U.S.

Independent Retailer

As part of the “ Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, ” in the most recent COVID-19 relief bill signed into law on December 27, 2020, Congress amended the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (“PACT”) Act of 2009 to apply to e-cigarettes and all vaping products. shipping providers to jump on board with banning vape products.

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Inside the Online Bookstore Building a ‘Model for Small Businesses to Compete with Amazon’

Retail TouchPoints

Since it debuted in 2020, Bookshop.org (which is run as a nonprofit) has raised more than $28 million on behalf of independent book sellers in the U.S., Since it debuted in 2020, Bookshop.org (which is run as a nonprofit) has raised more than $28 million on behalf of independent book sellers in the U.S.,

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6 Reasons Walmart’s eCommerce Strategy is Winning

Indigo 9 Digital

By Tricia McKinnon 2020 is the year when the eCommerce narrative shifted in a major way. Walmart’s US eCommerce sales were up 79% in 2020 and were up 11.0% Consumers love shopping online but what they really want is control. The popularity of pickup services has challenged the notion of what consumers want from eCommerce.

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Combatting Waste in the CPG Industry

Rangeme

The consumers who throw it out of their car windows, certainly, but can we also point fingers at retailers and the CPG industry? And although consumers have become used to the convenience of plastic packing, it’s not their problem, Sutherland told RangeMe. The only way to seriously impact it is to take decisions away from the consumer.

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The collapse and rebirth of UK fashion giant Missguided

Inside Retail

Missguided, founded by Nitin Passi in 2009, shocked the retail industry after declaring that it had fallen more than £80 million ($136 million) in debt. We consumed too much cash too quickly and we didn’t have the right people in the right roles.”. Disruptions in the supply chain increased the cost of goods and shipping steeply.

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More recessions lessons from Greenlit Brands, Camilla, Super Retail

Inside Retail

Some of these retailers have gotten into trouble because they foresaw the challenges of the supply chain – the shortage of containers and container ships – and they overspeculated on their inventory, which is just a gamble. Approach: As a retailer, we considered our strategy carefully and studied what was important to our consumer.

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Target’s eCommerce Strategy, Why it’s Outperforming

Indigo 9 Digital

growth in 2020. Consumers would spend their Saturday afternoons at the mall getting everything they needed in one trip. Consumers can shop at a Walmart or a Target and get most of their weekly needs fulfilled without having to shop at multiple stores. Its eCommerce sales were up 20.8% last year on top of 144.7%