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5 Major Retail Digital Transformations to Watch For in 2021

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In effect, this means a reduction of total inventories, maximized sales, and reduced markdowns. According to Digital Commerce 360 , American consumer online spending in 2020 increased 44% to $861 billion. Often, returning products to the store that fulfilled the original purchase will create inventory excesses and lead to markdowns.

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An Overview of how the BOPIS Retail Strategy is Transforming the Industry (2021)

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Major retailers survived 2020 by transforming how they got their products into customers’ hands. The rise of at-home delivery forced loss prevention managers to start looking beyond the store. Whereas BOPIS shifts the delivery to the retail premises where store employees and loss prevention practices control every order.