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Retailers Increasingly Turning to Third-Party Resources to Handle Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

Store-based fulfillment of customer orders got an enormous boost during the COVID pandemic, when both curbside pickup and delivery offerings became survival tactics for so many retailers. While just 45% of 2022 survey respondents outsourced deliveries to courier services, 57% did so in 2023.

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Three ways to provide customer-centric shipping

Inside Retail

For most small to medium enterprises starting out in e-commerce, shipping solutions tend to be stumbled upon and developed gradually as the business grows. Retailers who adopt a solution like ShipStation’s, says Boyer, can effect a customer-centric approach built on three pillars – speed, flexibility and transparency.

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Salesforce Predicts Just 1% YoY Online Sales Growth for U.S. Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

To maximize both sales and profitability this holiday season, both retailers and brands will need to focus on customer retention and loyalty: “A lot of switching happened over the past few years, and now consumers are looking for value and quality,” said Garf. In fact, 74% of associates’ time is on non-checkout functions.

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5 Ways Retailers Can Tackle Wavering Customer Loyalty

Retail TouchPoints

Results from Retail TouchPoints’ annual Customer Loyalty and Personalization Benchmark Report reaffirm that retailers are focused on building a strong foundation of first-party data to support their supply chain, in-store services, omnichannel marketing and experiential strategies. . Stand Out Beyond Free Shipping .

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Top tips to make Black Friday and Cyber Monday a success in 2022

365 Retail

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, planning for a successful 2022 peak season is essential – now more than ever. You must know when to restock and make sure you don’t sell items that aren’t available, after all, astute inventory management drives scalability, profit, and customer retention.

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Forrester: Seek New Revenue Sources to Avoid Commodity Price Wars

Retail TouchPoints

This has been a volatile year for retailers and consumers alike, and the uncertain nature of 2022 has been shaping trends across the industry, according to Forrester’s Vast, Fast, And Relentless: Consumer Buying Enters A New Era report. Promote Retention by Offering Something No One Else Can.

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Wish’s New CEO has his Sights Set on a Comeback — Here’s How He Plans to Do it

Retail TouchPoints

That, of course, is the key to Wish’s business model — by connecting international consumers directly with manufacturers (most of them Chinese, although one of Talwar’s initiatives is to diversify the company’s merchant base), customers can get products for dirt cheap.