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

Retail TouchPoints

When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps went. A few days before reporting Q2 earnings, Wish also announced plans to cut approximately 34% of its workforce, or about 255 employees, in order to “refocus the company’s operations.”

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Retailers say proposed swipe fee cut is not enough

Mass Relators

WASHINGTON – A retail group said Wednesday that a proposed reduction in the “swipe” fees that merchants pay banks to process debit card transactions is welcome but doesn’t go far enough. The plan would also increase the amount for fraud prevention to 1.3 The Fed found that banks’ average cost to process debit transactions was 7.7

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Merchants call on Fed to cut debit card swipe fees

Mass Relators

WASHINGTON – The Merchants Payments Coalition on Tuesday called for the Federal Reserve to revise debit card swipe fee rules to reflect lower bank costs. The swipe fee regulations were adopted a decade ago, and a new Fed report shows that banks’ average cost of processing the transactions has since fallen by half.

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The Top 10 Predictions for Holiday 2021

Retail TouchPoints

Here are the Top 10 predictions retailers should keep in mind as they plan, implement and finalize their holiday strategies. Flexible Payments Will Gain Further Ground. Flexible payments are continuing to gain steam, particularly among younger generations. Big Box Stores Will Take Market Share From Amazon. 18) and No.

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Nine Tips to Create Recurring Revenue with Subscriptions

Retail TouchPoints

However, taking advantage of this growing market isn’t easy, with higher churn rates making it difficult for brands to cover acquisition costs and scale revenues. So how can merchants get a piece of the pie? But by employing nine key strategies, merchants of all sizes can run successful subscription programs. Build Awareness.

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COVID-19 Has Transformed Wine Shopping. Here’s How Vivino Is Adapting

Retail TouchPoints

The e-Commerce alcohol market has seen a surge in growth as a result of COVID-19. Vivino , an online wine marketplace and app, is capitalizing on this growth by doubling down on its user-driven ratings process and personalized tools and features. That’s our secret sauce. It’s all about the data we get from the community.”

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Interview: How Wish aims to compete with rivals Shein and Temu

Retail Gazette

Retail Gazette caught up with chief product officer Mauricio Monico on how it plans to compete with its Chinese rivals. Wish now sits in a highly saturated market – not forgetting about the biggest Chinese giant Alibaba – but its not looking to do “same thing, just a little bit better”, explains Monico.