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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? billion in 2023 — accounting for 8.5% As it turns out, this is quite an expensive problem to solve. of total retail sales.

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Ahead of the Holidays, Here’s What Ecommerce can Learn from Self-Checkout Shortcomings

Retail TouchPoints

As ecommerce has become a part of everyday life, customers have felt empowered to take control of their checkout experiences both in-store and at home. A recent study found shoppers of all demographics are warming up to the idea of self-checkout, seeing it as a faster option that eliminates the need to wait in line.

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Reports: ABG Files Suit Against Bolt for Failure to Deliver on One-Click Checkout Promises

Retail TouchPoints

Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has reportedly filed a lawsuit against one-click checkout service Bolt , claiming that the solution provider failed to deliver on promises in a contract related to the implementation of the technology, according to Bloomberg , The Business Journals and other media sources.

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Planning to sell online in the US? Here are some tactics to ensure success

Inside Retail

Tara Daly, senior director of product marketing at Loop Returns , shares with Inside Retail advice on getting started in the US market, some tips on cross-border shipping and logistics – including managing returns in a way that builds customer loyalty – and how to drive repeat business. But there is a fine line between success and failure.

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A Small Business’s Guide To Boosting Checkout Conversion Rates

Retail Minded

In the competitive environment of e-commerce, most consumers expect businesses to offer them fast and easy checkout. These all affect the revenue of e-commerce stores since they lose out on sales when customers leave without completing their purchase or registering an account. This is a standard marketing strategy.

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Australia Post MyPost Business & Starshipit integrate

Inside Retail

Starshipit and Australia Post have previously worked together to deliver integration for eParcel contract and StarTrack shipping services. Since 2016 MyPost Business has helped many Australian businesses manage their domestic and international sending in one place with a free and easy to set up account.

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Navigating the e-commerce landscape: Insights for Australian retailers in 2024

Inside Retail

ShipStation, the multichannel, multi-carrier shipping, and fulfilment e-commerce platform, is poised to redefine the retail landscape, offering innovative features to streamline workflows and enhance the overall shopping experience. Think of Shipping Strategies as automated rate shopping, saving time and money.

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