Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

Shopify – the commerce platform powering 25 per cent of online retail in Australia – is equally proficient at managing in-store retail transactions, making it the go-to supplier of solutions for retailers transacting across multiple channels. In this day and age, that is pretty much every Australian retailer.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 24, 2021

In another sign of the global growth of buy now, pay later services, Zip Co Ltd. trillion ecommerce market, the world’s second-largest. Twisto holds a European Payment Institution license, enabling the provision of payment serves across all EU member states, subject to regulatory consents.

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Retail Bound

APRIL 13, 2024

From the manufacturers to the distributors, to your retail store – there are many factors and unexpected costs to consider during the shipping process that can be often overlooked. This involves: Market Analysis: Understand your target audience, their preferences, and their buying behavior. Dr. Ralph F.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2020

DoorDash is taking dark store fulfillment in a new direction with an online delivery service that sells products from its owned and operated local distribution centers. The company says “many more cities” will launch the service in the coming months, including San Diego, Baltimore, Denver, Sacramento and Concord, Calif.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The key expansions include Target adding Sezzle and Affirm to its payment options; Simon enabling Klarna for interested merchants at any of its shopping centers; and FreedomPay integrating Klarna into its platform to provide more brick-and-mortar retailers access to BNPL options.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Happy Returns offers box-free, label-free returns for more than 800 merchant partners at over 10,000 locations across the U.S. The company was acquired by PayPal a little over two years ago as part of PayPal’s ambition to expand beyond payments and become a “ digital commerce enablement engine.”

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2023

What it didn’t have at that point was a streamlined, intuitive online checkout process — and that quickly became a major hindrance to the company’s DTC expansion plans. “We It was an involved, intense process. Once there’s a certain percentage of fraudulent orders, financial companies [can stop servicing you].”

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2023

And there’s plenty of money at stake. Retailers are discovering the power of generative AI for streamlining the process of onboarding new products for ecommerce product catalogs, using AI models trained on a wealth of specific product data. Global ecommerce sales, representing 22% of all retail sales, could increase to $5.4

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

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. Here’s a look at some of those initiatives and where Wish is focusing next: 1.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

The invitation to Indian retailers will initially include only a select number of participants, adding to existing merchants including Delphi Leather India , Mahi Exports , Touchstone Gems & Jewelry and Welspun. A dedicated Cross Border Trade team has been set up in India to help sellers onboard and grow on the platform.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2023

Joined by his management team, McMillon met with suppliers, merchants, grantees, artisans and MSMEs (micro and small to medium enterprises) across the company’s programs, such as Walmart Sourcing, Walmart Vriddhi, Flipkart, PhonePe, Walmart Marketplace, Walmart Global Tech In India and Walmart Foundation.

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Retail Minded

APRIL 3, 2022

A new study revealed: Social media marketing (32%), e-commerce software (31%), email marketing (29%), retail operations (26%) and online payments (24%) score highly. Investment behind the ‘buy button’ into retail operations (26%) and online payments (24%) also score highly on merchants’ wish lists.

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Retalon

DECEMBER 8, 2021

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 today’s market, putting the right fulfillment system in place gets you a competitive edge.

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Wiser

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Understanding the dynamics of pricing in the eCommerce landscape is critical for any online merchant. Contrary to popular belief, merchants can secure the Buy Box without necessarily offering the lowest price. Therefore, securing the Buy Box at higher rates demands a comprehensive and nuanced strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2023

ContextLogic , the parent company of discount shopping app Wish , has launched a new third-party logistics service for non-Wish merchants called WishPost Smart Parcel. At launch, WishPost Smart Parcel supports shipments from China to destinations in the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Japan and the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Jason Del Rey is a veteran business journalist who spent a decade at Recode reporting on Amazon , Walmart and how technology is transforming retail. Through in-depth reporting and interviews with employees and executives, the book offers an inside look at the companies’ “bare-knuckle power struggle.” 8 division ?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

There is, however, a huge opportunity for retailers that have the right offer, on the right product, at the right time. The UK’s largest independent builder’s merchant, MKM Building Supplies , recognized that the building supplies industry was changing, with 45% of its current customer base set to retire within the next five years.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2023

pullback in online spending contributed to a 2% year-over-year drop globally, although growth rates remained higher in smaller markets like the Middle East and Africa, at 21% , and in Latin America, which saw 7% growth. “If And how are you giving them a value-added product or service for being loyal to you?

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Mass Relators

APRIL 20, 2022

SEATTLE — Amazon Prime will soon offer members to get perks like free delivery even when they are shopping from other online merchants. “We Members will have the flexibility to shop from merchants directly, all while enjoying the fast, free delivery, seamless checkout, and easy returns they’ve come to know and love from Amazon.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2023

Shopify has launched a new integration with Google Cloud that enables its merchants to leverage Google-quality search capabilities and AI innovations on their sites. Enterprise brands on Shopify can now access Google Cloud’s Discovery Al solutions directly through Commerce Components , Shopify’s enterprise retail solution.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Following in the footsteps of Instagram, which launched its shop in 2020, TikTok has entered the competitive space with its new shop function, enabling merchants, brands and creators to showcase and sell products directly to over 1 billion users through in-feed videos, LIVEs, and the ‘product showcase’ tab. Higher customer expectations .

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Flexible Payments Will Gain Further Ground. Flexible payments are continuing to gain steam, particularly among younger generations. A survey by Klarna found that 75% of Gen Z, 76% of millennials and 60% of Gen X are looking for more flexible payment options. Big Box Stores Will Take Market Share From Amazon.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

At the same time, many retailers are reporting higher and higher shipping costs, which are affecting profits on their balance sheets. As they begin to address these expectations, many retail IT teams are finding that the process is costly and complex. The real complexity comes when we are looking at thousands of SKUs.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It’s not just possible but inevitable that retailers can thrive on Amazon and compete with it at the same time. A business model that was only possible with their unparalleled investment in the systems and shipping, fulfillment and supply chain infrastructure to support it. grocery market.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Investors cheered the results, sending Amazon shares up as much as 8% in trading after the market close. AWS CEO Andy Jassy in a statement touted the unit’s “continued long-term focus on customers and feature delivery,” citing efforts to incorporate generative AI into many of its services. Google Cloud margin was 9.4

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2022

Convenience store retailer Casey’s will host in-person hiring events March 23 and 24 at its more than 2,400 stores to fill 5,000 positions. Walmart has open positions across multiple segments of the company, including merchants, marketers, pharmacists, optometrists, software engineers, data scientists, distribution, store and club managers.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Technological innovations have optimized and enhanced almost all areas of the retail organization, from marketing to fulfillment, but the process of bringing products to market has been markedly slower to advance. But these legacy processes don’t work as well as they once did, and COVID made that fact hard to ignore. “A

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Speedy delivery is the name of the game for supermarket retailers all over the world right now, as major chains invest in micro fulfilment centres and explore dark stores in an effort to keep up with customers’ rising expectations during the pandemic. In June, the brand went public on the NASDAQ. Missfresh generated RMB 6.1

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, providing a wealth of insights to help merchants refine and optimize their holiday strategies. However, there are other dynamics at play that will impact seasonal results.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Virtually every aspect of the enterprise, from product development and analytics to operations and marketing, will need to evolve in parallel with the modern market; retailers need to rethink their cross-functional operations to thrive as they progress into the future. Lindsey Mazza is Global Retail Lead at Capgemini Group.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

That’s why properties have focused on perfecting the tenant mix , onboarding a compelling combination of restaurants, entertainment and up-and-coming DTC darlings. Last Mile Services Become a Long-Term Play for Properties. A visualization of the curbside pickup outpost at Galleria Dallas. Photo credit: Galleria Dallas.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Because of efforts to address this mismatch of product and real-world sizing, Coresight Research estimates that the value of the extended-size market for women will grow to $32.3 this year alone, representing approximately 21% of the total women’s apparel market. Test the market with new size options and be inclusive in marketing.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Sellers Move into the Driver’s Seat At this year’s series of seller-focused conferences, executives from Amazon , Walmart and Ebay sounded like they were all reading from the same playbook, and the go-to tagline was: “We only succeed if you succeed.” There’s fulfillment costs and advertising costs. marketplaces. “For

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Miami is a thriving Uber Eats market and we are excited to bring its residents a little more Uber magic through sidewalk robot delivery,” said Noah Zych, Global Head of Autonomous Mobility and Delivery at Uber in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Inflation is driving up shopping prices as we head into the holiday season, a time when many people already feel pressured to go all out on gifts for family and friends,” said Colleen McCreary, consumer financial advocate and Chief People Officer at Credit Karma in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. said Pandya. “

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

It took Shopify merchants nearly 15 years to reach a cumulative GMV of $200 billion. This exponential growth, highlighted by President Harley Finkelstein at the company’s Q3 2021 earnings call in late October, came as a surprise to just about no one given ecommerce’s recent unprecedented growth. What stood out to you in the findings?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On the same day, Devora Rogers of market research consultancy Alter Agents shares results from the firm’s new study, including the depths of shopper “promiscuity” as customer loyalty fades and consumers constantly examine new options. 16, Kristin Shane, SVP Merchandising at PetSmart , and Gayitri Budhraja, Chief Brand Officer of e.l.f.

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