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How stackt is Creating Community and Commerce with…Shipping Containers?

Retail TouchPoints

Designed completely out of shipping containers, stackt is a Toronto-based marketplace that brings community connection, commerce and culinary experiences together. The essence of the approach surrounds itself around an incubator platform built within a community ecosystem that is relevant to multiple categories.”

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Q1 2022 Roundup: Big Box Giants’ Sales Growth Slows, Cool Weather Chills Home Improvement Results

Retail TouchPoints

inflation being this high and moving so quickly, both in food and general merchandise, is unusual. We can offer an unbeatable range of owned and national brands across our portfolio categories. And we will work with our vendor partners from sourcing to production to shipping.”. We can protect prices whenever possible.

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Shrink or grow? Predictions for online retail in 2022

Inside Retail

I’ll start with a particularly interesting one that has strong voices on either side: what proportion of sales will be online in 2022? cent for non-food categories. So, the ABS Retail Trade data shows the clear impact of lockdowns and general Covid restrictions. Will online grow or shrink in 2022? Final score: a draw?

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Want to Cut the Cost of Fast Fulfillment? It All Starts with Inventory Placement

Retail TouchPoints

The problems with getting products to people quickly and cheaply are well-known: consumers want fast fulfillment, which is costly to provide, but they don’t want to pay high (or really any) shipping fees. This is both more complex and more top-of-mind due to ESG [environmental, social and governance]; no one likes to ship air.”

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2022 Retail Success Guide

Independent Retailer

Independent Retailer has rounded up some of the most important emerging trends in retail to watch out for in 2022 from top retail experts in the industry. About 43 percent of customers online begin shopping by going directly to the search bar to find their items instead of browsing by category. Prepare for typos and misspelling.

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Three Strategies to Employ in 2023 to Boost Retail Profitability in Spite of Inflation and Economic Uncertainty

Retail TouchPoints

Discounting and perks like free shipping have been successful drivers of Black Friday and Cyber Monday campaigns; however, dropping prices is not a winning strategy that creates a path to profitability. As 2022 wraps up, it’s time for a “reset.” Brian McGlynn is the General Manager of Commerce Solutions at Coveo.

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How Ebay is Separating Itself from the Marketplace Pack with a Focus on ‘Enthusiasts’

Retail TouchPoints

But competition in both arenas also has increased exponentially, and when it comes to technological innovation and general user experience, there’s no denying that Ebay has fallen a bit behind some of its competitors. In fact, we’ve seen that this group spends 9X more than the non-enthusiast buyer across all categories.