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Choosing a Distribution Model: Drop Shipping vs Traditional Inventory

Retail Bound

One of the topics that consistently comes up in the retail world is the logistics of shipping. 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.

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Alibaba’s Business Model – How the eCommerce Giant Makes Money

Indigo 9 Digital

It is a consumer-to-consumer platform where small businesses and individuals sell items to consumers. It launched in 2003 and provided an opportunity for China’s entrepreneurial class to reach China’s increasingly affluent consumer market. Alibaba does not charge merchants on Taobao listing or transactions fees.

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Strategies for Growth During a Frugal Holiday Shopping Season

Independent Retailer

Consumer Spending Will Be Lower. Facing a Christmas that some economists predict could be ‘called off’ in the eyes of consumers, retailers are braced to do all they can to help shoppers spread the cost; and in turn, keeping profits stable and business afloat. In 2013, merchants lost an average $9 for every new customer acquired.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 289 – ShipBob Co-Founder and CEO Dhruv Saxena

Retail Geek

ShipBob is a tech-enabled third-party logistics provider (3PL) that fulfills e-commerce orders for direct-to-consumer brands. And be Engineers we were able to automate effectively everything in that e-commerce business except the part around shipping and Logistics. ? ? ? ? Dhruv Saxena is the co-founder and CEO of ShipBob, Inc.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 316 Annual Predictions 2024

Retail Geek

No Live Streaming Commerce Still not meaningful in US in 2023 (less than 5% of social commerce in US) Yes Jason Total Score: 3 of 5 Scot : Amazon uses this 2022 setback/slowdown/reversion to the mean for a public resetting of expectations, but behind the scenes they take share and raise the bar on shipping. Scot: [28:09] Yeah.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 319 Amazon Q1 2024 Results

Retail Geek

Scot also outlines Amazon’s Q2 guidance and the potential impacts of consumer spending patterns on the retail sector, including concerns about changing consumer behaviors and economic pressures shaping market dynamics. Insights from Andy Jassy shed light on Amazon’s logistics business approach. So it was fun.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 292 – Q1 2022 Recap (Live)

Retail Geek

5:15] Another hobby of I guess it was a shared one is we like to coin phrases, one of the ones that I coined was Zero friction addiction so when consumers have these low-friction experiences not only are they great.