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The ones to watch: Retail trends that should be on your radar

Inside Retail

So, what’s in store for retail in 2021 and beyond? Shopping at the edge” will expand. Digital, mobile, chatbots, social, curb-side — shopping now happens anywhere and anytime. Digital, mobile, chatbots, social, curb-side — shopping now happens anywhere and anytime. Twenty-twenty changed the retail industry forever.

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66% of Consumers Expect Free Shipping on Every Purchase

Small Biz Trends

A large majority of consumers (66%) expect free shipping on every purchase they make online. An even larger number (80%) expect free shipping when ordering a certain dollar amount on online products. These were some key insights of the Q2 2021 Consumer Trends Report issued by Jungle Scout. Image: Depositphotos.

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5 Do-or-Die Retail Trends for 2022

Independent Retailer

Here are the five key trends that businesses should take seriously as they plan for the coming year: . During the pandemic-driven surge in online shopping, product returns became a major pain point for consumers. Crucially, though, shoppers now expect that in the “new normal,” retail experiences will be better than they used to be.

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5 Ways to Navigate the CPG Industry’s New D2C Landscape

Retail TouchPoints

It has accelerated retail trends, especially the surge of online shopping and the waning of physical retail. Bolstering that finding is research by eMarketer which indicates that direct-to-consumer (D2C) ecommerce sales will expand to $18 billion in 2021. Cultivate loyalty through personalized experiences.

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RangeMe Recap of the 2021 Global Market: Fall Experience

Rangeme

The 2021 Global Market: Fall Experience was a four-day virtual product discovery experience held October 18-22, facilitated by ECRM and powered by RangeMe. The goal of bringing suppliers and retail buyers across categories from around the world to meet face-to-face virtually was happily fulfilled. Omnichannel retail and OmniMerchants.

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eCommerce Penetration Levels in Countries Around the World

Indigo 9 Digital

By Tricia McKinnon For much of the world the term retail apocalypse is a misnomer as shopping in brick and mortar stores is as popular as ever. billion annual active customers last year while Chinese eCommerce company JD.com had 552 million active accounts in the year ended September 2021. Alibaba had 1.3

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eCommerce and its Profitability Issue. Why its So Hard to Make Money

Indigo 9 Digital

A study by the Capgemini Institute found that on average retailers charge their customers just 80% of the cost of delivering goods. The irony of online shopping is that the most economical model for a retailer is when customers are not purely online shopping at all. But by 2021 they were 32.3% But it costs $10.59