2022 Consumer Drop-Shipping 
Retail Focus
MARCH 25, 2025
Inflation has an impact on nearly every aspect of the economy, including raw material costs, wages, transportation, and, ultimately, the prices consumers pay for goods and services. Rising costs and shifts in consumer behaviors have a significant impact on the retail industry. ” Factory orders also stay closer to home.
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Under the “de minimis” rule, which seeks to reduce customs paperwork, the United States exempts foreign packages valued at US$800 or under from tariffs as long as they’re shipped to individuals. Lei says tariffs and e-commerce curbs would force him to accept lower sales volumes, and US consumers will need to pay more.
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Inside Retail
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
This move disappointed many consumers and brand founders, especially at Black-owned brands that these big-box retailers had added in recent years. The Honey Pot CEO noted that for brands with products under US$20, e-commerce expenses are much higher due to shipping, marketing, fulfillment and labor requirements.
Retail TouchPoints
MARCH 24, 2022
Ask any retailer or consumer and they’ll agree on this point: ecommerce returns are a problem — albeit for diametrically opposed reasons. Meanwhile, more than three in four (78%) consumers say they’ve had an inconvenient online returns experience recently, per Pitney Bowes latest BOXpoll survey.
Retail TouchPoints
JULY 26, 2022
With rising gas prices, food shortages, skyrocketing interest rates and ever-present inflation, consumers are worried and that means retailers are worried, too. We’re already seeing online shopping demand level off , with consumers finding a new balance between digital and physical channels. Loyalty Shifts to Value.
Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 4, 2022
But as consumers, businesses and markets settle into something like a new routine, what changes will commerce experience in the year ahead? However, we’re also starting to see B2B features appear in the B2C world, and we expect that to gain momentum in 2022 and beyond.
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 10, 2023
DoorDash has introduced Package Pickup, allowing consumers across the country to have the service deliver up to five return items per trip to UPS, FedEx or the USPS. Consumers can attach prepaid shipping labels to their returns or send a shipping QR code directly to their “Dasher” via the DoorDash app.
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