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Omnichannel Fulfillment, BNPL and Social Commerce Contributed to Holiday 2021’s Digital Success

Retail TouchPoints

Most experts expected holiday 2021 to be a digital success, and the season didn’t disappoint: global sales hit $1.14 As a result, Cyber Week 2021 accounted for 23% of total ecommerce spend, down slightly from 24% in 2020. Shipping cutoffs with USPS, UPS, FedEx and others all happened around Dec. trillion , up from $1.1

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How Ecommerce Retailers Can Prepare Now for Back-to-School 2022

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The 2022 back-to-school (BTS) season could be the most “normal” since the start of the pandemic, with even more demand than the record-setting BTS 2021 season for clothing, classroom supplies and new technology. Regardless of your customers’ age demographic, it’s a smart idea to offer digital wallet payment options at checkout.

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Ulta Partners with Happy Returns to Add Service to 1,300 Stores

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Returns from multiple merchants are aggregated into a reusable tote, reducing shipping costs and making the process more sustainable by eliminating cardboard and lowering carbon emissions.

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Resellers vs. Retailers: How to Handle the Bot Problem

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Last Crumb even drops limited amounts of special-flavored cookies. . In 2021, face coverings and masks from stars like Kanye West saw a 154% average resell price increase from $82 to $208. By entering numerous emails and shipping addresses, the bots can get around traditional fraud detection systems. Bots are available to rent.

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Three Strategies to Employ in 2023 to Boost Retail Profitability in Spite of Inflation and Economic Uncertainty

Retail TouchPoints

Discounting and perks like free shipping have been successful drivers of Black Friday and Cyber Monday campaigns; however, dropping prices is not a winning strategy that creates a path to profitability. Minimizing perks like free shipping and employing more efficient acquisition models will also fuel topline growth.

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Wicked tips for keeping customer loyalty strong this ‘spooky season’

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The good news is that Halloween retail expenditure continued to grow in 2021 to £607 million, is forecast to increase to £687 million this year , and is set to rise to a whopping £777m by 2023! Customers always love a discount, but, with so much competition, incentives need to go further than simple price drops. Free shipping.

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How can online brands succeed?

365 Retail

At the end of 2021, projected sales were estimated to reach nearly USD 5.0 A clear trend is in the shift from traditional warehouse fulfilment models, as well as the re-modelling of supply chains to third-party logistics and the use of drop-shipping. Just prior to the pandemic, worldwide retail eCommerce sales stood at USD 3.35