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The Future of Ecommerce Demands a Better Understanding of Online Consumer Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

Global ecommerce rose from 15% of total retail sales in 2019 to 21% in 2021. While that may seem odd to say, given the extent that ecommerce now pervades most consumers’ everyday shopping, the current hot take from some industry analysts is that ecom growth has slowed and brick-and-mortar retail is on the rise.

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Retail’s Last-Mile Challenge

Retail TouchPoints

retailers pay for failed deliveries, or the $309 billion the industry paid in 2019 (about 20% of ecommerce sales) on returns, according to an Appriss Retail research report. The problem became even more acute amid the pandemic, with consumers increasingly coming to expect free delivery and returns. Those numbers don’t include $17.78

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Effective Ways to Utilize Video Surveillance

Independent Retailer

According to the 2020 National Retail Security Survey , retail theft, or shrinkage, is at an all-time high. In fact, in 2019, shrinkage accounted for an average rate of two percent of inventory, calculated at retail, costing the industry a record $62 billion.

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How Acmé de la Vie is riding the Korean wave around the world

Inside Retail

Based on their experience in the industry, they knew consumers were attracted to cute designs, and by pairing them with the emerging oversized fit trend, ADLV became an instant hit. billion in 2019. Trends change very fast and consumers nowadays transfer from one brand to another very easily. Riding the hallyu wave.

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Effective Ways to Utilize Video Surveillance

Independent Retailer

According to the 2020 National Retail Security Survey , retail theft, or shrinkage, is at an all-time high. In fact, in 2019, shrinkage accounted for an average rate of two percent of inventory, calculated at retail, costing the industry a record $62 billion.

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5 Real-World Ways 5G Will Transform Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Source: Coresight Research “Building Blocks of the Metaverse: 5G” Both at a consumer and an enterprise level, 5G is still in its infancy, but it’s expected to grow quickly and become the dominant mobile access technology by 2027 reaching 90% penetration in North America within that time, according to Ericsson.

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Why Every Café and Coffee Shop Needs a Linerless Sticky Label Printer

Star Miconics

Modern Labeling Technology The teams at these shops must ensure they work accurately; mistakes and shrinkage can account for 4-10% of inventory loss. coffee shop market expanded to more than 40K stores in 2023 , 7% growth over 2019. Conquering Omnichannel Order Management with Cloud-Based Technology Solutions Consumers have spoken!