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eCommerce and its Profitability Issue. Why its So Hard to Make Money

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If getting the order to you is expensive what about returns? Raise your hand if you have ordered multiple versions of the same outfit in different sizes because you don’t know what your size is at a particular retailer. This process of ordering and returning goods is very expensive. Take mattress retailer Casper.

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5 Ways to Make Your Retail Store Grow Faster

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Even Warren Buffett would be impressed with those returns. In 2014 Starbucks introduced a complete tuition reimbursement program for employees located in the United States who worked at least an average of 20 hours per week. Kohl’s has a partnership with Amazon where Amazon customers can return their items at Kohl’s stores.

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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

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Then there are those pesky returns. How often have you bought something online, then returned it without a second thought? For the retailer that’s a cost that eats into profits. Casper Casper is another direct-to-consumer brand onlookers have watched closely since it launched in 2014. At one point Casper was valued at $1.1

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6 of the Top Reasons Online Businesses Fail

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An innovative idea and a slick website might get customers excited but many founders eventually realize it’s actually pretty hard and expensive to acquire customers when you don’t have any retail stores. And when your customers demand free shipping or when return costs add up a promising business can be put into jeopardy pretty quickly.

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New Bird Flu Causes Worldwide Supply Chain Disruption

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in 2014, took more than six months to burn out. Therefore, producers, retailers, and other customers sourcing eggs, chickens, and related products should be braced for further difficulties ahead, including pricing pressures and supply shortages. The last major bird flu in the U.S., In February, the U.K.-based

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The Downfall of Sears, 5 Reasons Why it’s Struggling to Survive

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If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. For example, Walmart launched grocery pick up in 2014 and now more than 3,500 Walmart stores offer grocery pickup. Do you like this content? A lack of focus.

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The Top 15 Ways to Find New Customers in Retail

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In 2014 Starbucks introduced a complete tuition reimbursement program for employees located in the United States who worked at least an average of 20 hours per week. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. Do you like this content?