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Building Loyalty Without Breaking the Bottom Line: the Dual Shipping Dilemma for Ecommerce Merchants

Retail TouchPoints

This presents a dual shipping dilemma for businesses: how can they keep shipping costs on the business low, while also offering customer-friendly return policies? This means that when ecommerce retailers can’t provide the peace of mind that clear return shipping policies can offer, customers will take their money and run.

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4 Ways Ecommerce Returns Will Change in 2022

Retail TouchPoints

With 2022 in contention to be the year things “finally, actually” return to “normal” (if we even remember what that looked like!), Consumers are Split Between Home Pickup and Carrier Drop-off. While about 60% of Baby Boomers and Gen Xers live in pickup-friendly locations, that percentage drops into the 40s for millennials and Gen Zers.

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StockX COO on the importance of fast shipping to improve CX, drive growth

Inside Retail

Last week, the Detroit-based company launched Xpress Ship, a new feature that shortens the shipping time for verified items to three business days. Under the Xpress Ship program, products are sent to an authentication centre, where they go through a multi-step verification process.

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Why Timber Crates Are The Smart Choice For Your Retail Shipping Needs

Retail Minded

This wouldn’t have been possible without technologies and the ease of shipping. million in 2022. Additionally, timber crates can last as long as five years, depending on the shipping conditions and care you provide. With more floor space, you can ship more items to fulfill consumer demand. billion by 2030. (1) The result?

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What are the Top Commerce Trends for 2022 and Beyond?

Retail TouchPoints

We expect to see some pandemic-era commerce developments continue with some new twists, and we’re watching some emerging commerce trends that may go strong beyond 2022 — all with the goal of creating richer, more engaging customer experiences and stronger bonds between customers and brands. by 2024.

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Salesforce’s Top 5 Predictions for Holiday 2022

Retail TouchPoints

For the 2022 holiday season, the trillion-dollar question is how do brands and retailers maintain growth, but do it profitably with an omnichannel approach? Here are our five holiday shopping predictions to consider as you develop your strategy for the 2022 season. 5: Retailers will Test NFT Drops.

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Retailers Increasingly Turning to Third-Party Resources to Handle Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

While nearly two-thirds ( 65% ) of retailers responding to the 2022 survey had assigned in-store staff to these tasks, that percentage dropped to 56% in 2023. Another indication of this change is that the number of retailers providing dedicated space for order prep also dipped between 2022 and 2023, from 60% down to 43%.