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4 Ways Ecommerce Returns Will Change in 2022

Retail TouchPoints

Ask any retailer or consumer and they’ll agree on this point: ecommerce returns are a problem — albeit for diametrically opposed reasons. Meanwhile, more than three in four (78%) consumers say they’ve had an inconvenient online returns experience recently, per Pitney Bowes latest BOXpoll survey.

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Ulta Partners with Happy Returns to Add Service to 1,300 Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Ulta Beauty is partnering with Happy Returns to add Return Bar services to 1,300 brick-and-mortar locations. Through this partnership, Ulta and Happy Returns will increase the total number of Return Bar locations to more than 5,000 by the end of 2022. As a result, 78% of Americans will live within 10 miles of a Return Bar.

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Turn Tricky Market Conditions into Revenue-Increasing Opportunities

Retail TouchPoints

The new year is here; however, the market challenges of 2022 didn’t evaporate with the turning of the calendar. Supply chain issues, inflation and other economic headwinds that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine are still present for merchants. Have a simple checkout process.

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

And Wish, which held that top spot back in 2018, has now dropped out of the top 50 completely after having fallen to #35 as of last March. There are other troublesome indicators for the company: Q2 saw declines across the board at Wish. The trade-off is long shipping times, another thing Wish is working hard to improve.

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The Order Fulfillment Process in 2022 and Beyond

Retalon

Why should retailers care about their Order Fulfillment Process? Order fulfillment may seem like a fairly straightforward process and according to the generic “high-level” definition, it is. In fact, the best order fulfillment processes become sources of revenue, profit, and even customer loyalty.

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How Qalara is Bringing the ‘Inherently Eco-Friendly’ Products of South Asia to the World

Retail TouchPoints

The second opportunity that resonated with me personally was the evolution of consumers looking for more sustainable consumption opportunities. And] with all this digitization, there are so many more small- and medium-sized merchants around the world that need to source to sell. and Canada), the UK, Australia and the U.A.E.,

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The Future of The Hospitality Industry is Connected

Star Miconics

Companies need new technology to reach customers and give them convenient ways to purchase products and services. As consumers acclimate to mobile and online reservations and ordering, advanced hospitality technologies facilitate a seamless and enjoyable customer experience. Many of these services provide ongoing IT support.