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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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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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6 Reasons Walmart’s eCommerce Strategy is Winning

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66% of consumers surveyed said “best value for money” keeps them returning to a brand, taking the top spot in terms of consumer preferences. Lowest prices” came in second and “fast shipping” came in eighth place. Some of the most successful retailers today include Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Target, Costco and Walmart.

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4 Elements of Amazon’s Strategy to Watch

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Then Amazon comes onto the scene and shows the retail industry there are other ways to make money including by having a lucrative cloud business or through advertising sales. One of the benefits is that it makes returns easier. Amazon has revolutionized retail in many ways. share just a few years ago in 2019.

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NPD: A strong but changed retail industry looks ahead

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Compared to last year, discretionary retail sales revenue in the U.S Even more strikingly, retail sales increased 18% over 2019. Experts from NPD focused on the key opportunities and challenges faced by retail companies and brands, as retailers and consumers begin to emerge from the global pandemic.

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6 Ways Farfetch is Disrupting Luxury Retail

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Tim Hortons’ Turnaround Strategy, Why it’s Working

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Customers that were loyal to you don’t always return even when you are trying hard to get them back. Or in the process of trying to turn the ship around many companies make a number of missteps as they desperately try to improve operations. billion close to its pre-pandemic 2019 revenues of $6.7 in 2016 to -1.5%