Inside Retail

MARCH 24, 2024

ShipStation, a global leading provider of shipping software solutions, has announced its continued investment in the Australian market. These enhancements include the introduction of checkout rates, shipping strategies, auto-split, ODBC support and custom labels.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 30, 2024

In the furiously competitive landscape of online retail, unlocking progress in customer experience is the route to business growth. Team Global Express e-Care is the carrier’s new direct-to-consumer shipping solution, partnering with e-commerce retailers to enable confidence, choice and control. Or if I need to return it?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2022

It connects, on a centralised and measurable platform, several touchpoints and interactions a customer has with the brand or business: payments, rewards, inventory, delivery options, product return, supply chain, fulfilment options, and more. Here are four of the most common uses of unified commerce in customer journeys.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2024

The retailer will still offer its free-to-join Target Circle loyalty program and plans to enhance it by providing its 100 million+ members with access to automatic deals applied at checkout. Program members will be able to earn Target Circle Rewards and save with personalized deals.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2024

That rich data infrastructure is behind FedEx’s newest offering: fdx, “a comprehensive commerce platform that is closing the gap between physical and digital, managing supply chains from the point of demand to the point of delivery and including returns,” according to Raj Subramaniam, President and CEO of FedEx.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Challenge of Managing Returns “Returns were a huge issue in 2022, and consumers are looking at return policies as a key component of their purchasing decision-making,” said Schwartz. One popular way to throttle back return rates is to shorten return windows, but during the holidays this can result in a zero-sum game.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2022

We expect to see some pandemic-era commerce developments continue with some new twists, and we’re watching some emerging commerce trends that may go strong beyond 2022 — all with the goal of creating richer, more engaging customer experiences and stronger bonds between customers and brands.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2021

The partnership was forged to help retailers better manage their shipping and logistics and allow them to offer an improved last-mile delivery experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2022

Viewers will be able to press “OK” on their remote when they see a product they like in a shoppable ad and proceed to checkout on their TV. From there, tapping “OK” on the Walmart checkout page places the order. A Walmart purchase confirmation is then emailed to the customer with shipping, return and support information.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2022

The report shows that investment into resolving these issues results in better customer experiences and higher sales volume. Similarly, online stores that reveal shipping fees as early in the checkout process as possible can address a major cause of cart abandonment.

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Inside Retail

MAY 19, 2024

Retailers prioritising customer experience online at the expense of focusing in-store are missing significant opportunities to boost sales – and their bottom line. Yet, some retailers are offering click-and-collect services by taking an order, and then shipping it from a distribution centre to the nominated store.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Today, customer service is more than the way that employees interact with shoppers. Service extends to the product information you provide (perhaps through digital signage), the checkout offerings in your stores (many shoppers prefer self-checkout), and everything in between. Online retail has its warts.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2021

The dramatic increase in ecommerce volume triggered by the pandemic increased many retailers’ topline revenues, but many are finding it difficult to contain the costs of new types of order fulfillment such as BOPIS, ship-from-store and curbside pickup, according to a report from Incisiv , commissioned by Manhattan Associates Inc.

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I Vend

JULY 27, 2021

Frictionless checkout – is it the new omnichannel? So they harnessed the power of technology to develop online/offline integration, for a single, seamless retail experience. Now, more than 10 years on, why do I say that frictionless checkout is the ‘new omnichannel’? Read more about how to create a frictionless checkout.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

That, of course, is the key to Wish’s business model — by connecting international consumers directly with manufacturers (most of them Chinese, although diversifying the company’s merchant base is one of the company’s key turnaround pillars), customers can get products for dirt cheap. Reducing shopping and shipping friction.

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Hyken

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

He shares simple but effective ways to improve your post-purchase customer experience so your customers keep coming back for more. Getting a customer to make their first purchase is not easy. Maybe they read a handful of 5-star customer reviews, perhaps your product page really stuck out to them.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2024

The retailer will still offer its free-to-join Target Circle loyalty program and plans to enhance it by providing its 100 million+ members with access to automatic deals applied at checkout. Program members will be able to earn Target Circle Rewards and save with personalized deals.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Have a simple checkout process. Powerful marketing initiatives and detailed product pages don’t mean anything if the buyer bails because the checkout process is too complicated. Simple and easy checkout processes are needed to seal the deal. In fact, that’s the reason one out of every five shoppers abandon their carts.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

Not Just Digital-First but Mobile-First Gen Z consumers (and probably a fair number of older shoppers) are looking for more streamlined, integrated mobile experiences, particularly in the area of checkout. interactions and automated return experiences. That can mean automated chatbots for WISMO [Where is my order?]

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Hyken

MAY 28, 2021

But now, shopping is a constant experience. So what can retailers do to make sure the customer experience in eCommerce is positive and engaging for customers? What can they do to win loyal customers in this effortless economy?? . Create seamless customer journeys? . Customers want returns to be easy.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2023

For our customers it’s all about breadth.” Hot Topic has found that predictability — not necessarily speed — is among the most important aspects of the customer experience. We also have a heavy ship-from-store side, and it also drives our curbside pickup component. It manages our BOPIS component.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Bridging Physical and Digital Retail Experiences with the Power of QR Codes In order to win over consumers in an increasingly competitive landscape, retailers are turning to technology like QR codes to help bridge in-store experiences with the digital world.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2022

The pandemic has shifted post-purchase expectations — consumers expect a more personalized, relevant-to-them experience that goes beyond checkout. For retailers, this creates ample opportunity to engage their customers using untapped touch points.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

However, to build and maintain customer loyalty through flash sales — and to generate the most revenue possible from them — you need to deliver an excellent customer experience. That includes frictionless payments and checkout and fast shipping options. That could raise fraud-control flags. ATO fraud against U.S.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

Just as customers expect to easily browse according to their preferences, they expect checkout and delivery to go just as smoothly. According to a recent survey by Accenture, 66 per cent of consumers say same-day shipping is valuable, and that number jumps to 77 per cent for consumers under age 30. .

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The immediate need for confirmation, the subsequent days of eagerly awaiting delivery updates and perhaps even the occasional need to exchange or return items. Use AI to preemptively identify potential shipping delays or issues and inform customers before they reach out, demonstrating both efficiency and care.

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Store Growers

MAY 24, 2023

Last Updated on May 24, 2023 Shipping charges are one of the most common reasons why customers abandon their shopping carts, so it’s essential that you provide accurate shipping information about your products. These shipping attributes are essential for all ecommerce businesses, so it’s important to know how to use them.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2021

Bojanowski shared key learnings from pandemic pivots such as the Instacart partnership and rollout of Instagram Checkout, and gave us a glimpse of what lies ahead for the beauty retailer in an exclusive interview with Retail TouchPoints. But if they have two good experiences, they’re hooked for life, so the bar is high.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2023

The exchange is simple: customers get monetary benefits and in return, brands get loyal customers. But is the traditional points and perks model really the best way to solidify customer loyalty? With separate systems and siloed data, customers’ experiences are often disjointed.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The need for better digital retail customer experience has been covered — especially in light of the flood of coronavirus-wary online shoppers, including many digital newcomers, expected this holiday season. Yet what happens when backend fulfillment challenges meet digital customer experience challenges?

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

When your shipping needs are complex, we make things simple. To meet the growing needs of their clients during Covid, Merchgirls created a custom pick and pack process that elevated the offering from B2B to B2C on a mass scale. Sustainable shipping and delivery options. Expert shipping services for clients of all sizes.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2024

The selection of new Nakedvice boutique locations will be guided by several key criteria, including understanding the foot traffic and sales per square metre to gauge the potential store performance and customer engagement. It has also enabled the brand to ship from store if an item is out of stock.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 11, 2023

” Prime Day Sales that Don’t Happen on Amazon.com Late last year, Amazon unveiled a surprising new service — Buy with Prime , which lets sellers offer all the benefits of Prime membership (simplified payment processing, fast delivery, easy returns) on their own DTC websites. and the honest answer is, maybe.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2022

Available to retailers that also sell on the Amazon Marketplace, the expanded seller offering will see Amazon associates pick up and deliver online orders from retailers’ stores to Prime members who select the option at checkout.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For example, they need to support omnichannel services like BOPIS, ship-from-store and seamless returns. customer experience). Did you open up the lifetime value of an existing customer? Are consumers returning products less often? However, sometimes the success of one area (i.e.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

That means showing customers high-quality images, answering frequent questions on sales pages, using an FAQ or chatbot for other concerns (like shipping times or costs), and reducing the number of hoops they have to jump through for the checkout purchase. Then, create what you think would be the most enjoyable checkout process.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2023

Wherever they shop, members of Gen Z are looking for a friction-free customer journey: 46% rate quick and easy checkouts as the most important factor in their shopping experience, followed closely by fast shipping ( 45% ). Free returns, at 31% , and quick/helpful customer service, at 27% , also are vital elements.

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