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Does Procurement Play a Role in Retail Recovery?

Retail TouchPoints

The last year and a half has been tremendously disruptive to all kinds of businesses, particularly the retail industry. In addition to difficulty in securing new merchandise for sale, broken supply chains had many retailers scrambling for alternative sources of equipment, materials, and services.

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eCommerce and its Profitability Issue. Why its So Hard to Make Money

Indigo 9 Digital

When you shift activities consumers used to complete on their own to a retailer, someone has to pay for it. Raise your hand if you have ordered multiple versions of the same outfit in different sizes because you don’t know what your size is at a particular retailer. Take mattress retailer Casper. In 2018 Casper spent $80.7

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What You Need to Know About Flipkart’s Strategy

Indigo 9 Digital

One of the international companies looking to tap into the Indian retail market is Walmart. In 2018 Walmart purchased a controlling interest in Flipkart a popular eCommerce company in India. Flipkart is a homegrown company and has provided Walmart with a way to access Indian consumers which are increasingly buying online.

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Brand Loyalty is Put to the Test

Rangeme

Like Janet Jackson, more consumers are asking brands, “What have you done for me lately?” In the past three months, more than 80% of consumers purchased a different brand from the one they normally buy and 44% said they would repurchase the new brand even if the original preferred brand was available again. 1 Devenyns, Jessi.

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See How This Diabetic-Friendly Brand Proves Life Really Can Be Sweet

Rangeme

In 2018, French-trained personal chef Rodolfo Fernandes knew he had to create something sweet and healthy that everyone could enjoy without losing the satisfying taste of “sugar” after remembering a story from his childhood. No Sugar Aloud has been active on RangeMe since 2018, and the team is fond of RangeMe Insights. So, what’s next?

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6 of the Top Reasons Online Businesses Fail

Indigo 9 Digital

By Tricia McKinnon If you are thinking about starting an online business which is often called a direct to consumer business in retail then you are not alone. And when your customers demand free shipping or when return costs add up a promising business can be put into jeopardy pretty quickly. Just ask mattress retailer Casper.

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6 Reasons Walmart’s eCommerce Strategy is Winning

Indigo 9 Digital

Since 90% of the United States population lives within 10 miles of a Walmart store this move has become a game changer for the retailer. Consumers love shopping online but what they really want is control. Be honest, before the pandemic weren’t you were part of the vast majority of consumers that had never tried curbside pickup?