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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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Michaels Prepares Marketplace Offering to Offer More Than ‘Just Coupons and Discounts’

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The retailer also is currently seeking third-party solution providers in areas including payment processors, order management and shipping and fulfillment. Michaels’ CEO Ashley Buchanan first revealed plans for a marketplace in a February 2021 story in The Wall Street Journal.

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Consumers Turn to BNPL, BOPIS to Cope with Rising Prices and Supply Chain Uncertainty

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31, 2021. “We’re toy industry sales increased 11% in Q3 2021 from 2020, according to the NPD Group , driven by price increases, a continuation of pandemic lifestyles and fewer promotions. Even outside of the holiday season, uptake in buy now, pay later (BNPL) services is exploding in the U.S.,

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Spend, Travel and Worry Less About Your Retail Business Using Alibaba.com

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And one of the best ways it makes these products available to small and medium online retailers like you is by offering drop shipping. And if you make your purchase during Super September (Sept 1- 30, 2021), you get an additional 10%-off. Automated processes of payments and order fulfillment.

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Trading overseas? It can be smooth sailing for SME retailers that do their research

Retail Focus

For many SME retailers, the thought of scaling their businesses to enter new markets has many perceived barriers, particularly if you’re managing multiple roles within your business from stock procurement to marketing, quality control and customer services. Simplifying the schemes available. Moving your stock to an EU distribution centre .

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3 Unexpected Benefits of Fast Fulfillment

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What Fast Fulfillment Means to Consumers. Most retailers’ supply chains were not prepared for the abrupt switch in transportation and fulfillment needs or the sudden spike in consumer demand. . 3 Unexpected Benefits of Fast Fulfillment. According to consumers, promising fast shipping sells. More Sales.

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RSP21 Reveals Top Growth Drivers for the Post-COVID Era

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The 2021 Retail Strategy & Planning webinar series, now available on demand, brought together retailers, solution providers, practitioners and industry experts from firms including IDC, Alvarez & Marsal, WSL Strategic Retail and Cambridge Retail Advisors. Holiday 2021 and Preparing for 2022.