Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 2, 2023

DTC is still very much alive and well, but digital-first companies are having to adapt to a new normal where competition is fiercer, financial pressure is ever-present and the marketing tactics that used to work so well are no longer cost-efficient. What that does is it allows you to put that money back into marketing and grow the business.”

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Small Biz Trends

DECEMBER 30, 2021

It’s a Huge Market to Sell Clothes Online. It should be no surprise there’s a huge market for reselling clothing. Consider these latest figures from one of the top fashion resale sites, thredUP: The fashion resale industry totals about $20 billion in sales alone, and it is the biggest resale market in the US.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

For example, regular online shoppers with smaller orders require more shipping, fulfilment, potential returns and customer service – are you accounting for these costs if you’re absorbing and not passing them onto the shopper? Plan for and adapt to market shifts to emerge stronger from these challenging conditions.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Emeline Berlind, VP and General Manager of Loyalty for Sephora, revealed how the retailer’s approach to loyalty provides it with both strategic and tactical benefits. We’re also supporting convenience, for example with the September 2022 addition of free shipping for all Beauty Insider members. Emeline Berlind.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2023

Looking back, the pandemic highlighted the importance of having robust and flexible supply chains, and retailers have been forced to rethink their supply chain strategies and invest in new technologies to be dynamic, nimble and agile to evolving market conditions. One example is Havaianas.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2022

Personalize Your Back-to-School Marketing. For example, rather than make shoppers type in identical data for their billing and shipping addresses, allow them to check a box if those addresses are the same. Another easy step: Drop account creation requirements and allow guest checkout.

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Wiser

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The way that you market and advertise can attract new customers and help improve your relationships with current ones, which in turn will boost your overall profits. This is why it’s important that a company creates a smooth, manageable sales process. 5: Add or Eliminate Shipping Prices. 6: Expand Your Product Options.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 25, 2022

Suppliers were going broke left, right and centre, so it was all about the efficient management of inventory. Some of your variable expenses like marketing come under scrutiny. But the biggest risk is buying and the efficient management of our working capital. Of course, we also had a very stringent focus on expenses.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2023

Indeed, there are millions of resellers on Amazon, Ebay and the like accounting for a significant portion of the total retail sales on these websites. For example, a product may not arrive in an expected time frame, it may arrive damaged due to insufficient packaging, or even the wrong product may have been shipped.

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Small Biz Trends

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Powerful digital marketing: Online marketplaces have more bandwidth and resources to invest in digital marketing that enables users to find your products. An eCommerce platform is one of the best digital marketing channels for your products. READ MORE: How to Start an eBay Drop Off Store. Amazon Marketplace. JD Worldwide.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

With the coronavirus pandemic forcing businesses to shutter their brick-and-mortar outlets and target customers online to simply stay afloat, many have had to drastically increase their digital marketing spend. Step 1: Set up a Google Merchant Center account — this is easy to navigate so shouldn’t take you too long to do.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

market saw over $400B in returns in 2020. This was rendered possible as retailers and brands offered low-cost shipping, unlimited holding periods and easy returns. By some accounts, the costs associated with returns can be over 8% of the total sales in consumer goods. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In a way this isn’t completely new; installment payments and layaway have been a thing in the past, but the way [BNPL] is being marketed and showcased and integrated across these ecommerce sites makes it come off as something net new,” said Pandya. And it’s resonated with a lot of consumers, especially younger consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2020

Due to the coronavirus, retailers saw a drop in returns abuse in the early part of 2020, driven primarily by the drop in transactions overall. Wardrobing has a negative impact on the merchants — driving up shipping and replacement costs while also impacting what can be returned and sold at full price.

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Global Shop

AUGUST 7, 2023

Yet, with never-ending changes in the market, this process takes new twists and turns. Implementing ERP software helps simplify the quote-to-cash process by providing a centralized platform to manage all aspects of customer interactions, production, and finances.

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Retail Minded

JULY 25, 2022

Supply Chain and Freight Challenges Leading to Shipping Changes. Recently, a study by the Royal Bank of Canada found that 20% of all of the container ships in the world are currently waiting in congested ports. Starting in the 1980s, the costs involved for retailers when shipping freight was relatively low.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

COVID-19 has accelerated an already-surging resale market. Studies show how the secondhand market has picked up its pace during the pandemic. It also provides access to human account managers who can guide prospective sellers. Since COVID, that percentage has dropped, although it is still our largest seller group.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 31, 2022

The new program will be managed through a partnership with eTrueNorth, a testing company that has performed millions of COVID-19 tests at more than 800 sites nationwide. “We The specimen will then be shipped to a certified laboratory for a PCR analysis. Specimens must be returned the same day they are collected.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

OCTOBER 22, 2020

While brick and mortar stores still play a strategic role in this market vertical, online shopping has skyrocketed, and with $294 billion expected in online home furnishing sales by 2022, retail store owners can no longer afford to miss out on the opportunity to ramp up their cross-channel game plans. What is cross-channel retailing?

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365 Retail

AUGUST 4, 2022

Take a close look at shipping costs, taxes, and other components that are heavily affected by exchange rates. Study the market. All these can cause the forex market to fluctuate. Implement a forex management strategy. One way to do this is to account for any fluctuations in the commercial contract.

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Wiser

OCTOBER 11, 2022

How to price your products is one of the most complex tasks and there are several factors to consider so that you can maintain a balance between product costs and effort, profit margin, and market demand. Staying aware of what else is going on in the market allows you to make informed decisions rather than moving blindly.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The Retail market landscape has seen significant changes in retail trends and shifts in consumer behavior since the coronavirus breakout, but the industry now appears more optimistic about the growth prospects. Adoption of the omnichannel distribution system and cross-channel marketing.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We’re indifferent on where the shopping journey ends, where that transaction takes place ,” said Matt Madrigal, VP and General Manager of Merchant Shopping at Google in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “It That’s a drop in the bucket compared to Amazon’s 1.7 Google Ads accounts for the vast majority of the company’s revenue.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 28, 2022

Others market their writing skills on a wider scale and work with clients for short projects. Alternatively, some offer multi-level marketing opportunities where you purchase products yourself and then sell them to others. Social Media Manager. Graphic designers help businesses create logos and marketing materials.

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Global Shop

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Market-leading productivity can be achieved by testing and defining workflows, simplifying material ordering, ongoing training for employees, regular maintenance of machinery and equipment, and identifying bottlenecks on the shop floor. Manually scheduling with spreadsheets and hand-written charts is about as inefficient as it gets.

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Retalon

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In today’s market, putting the right fulfillment system in place gets you a competitive edge. How, when, and where the customer prefers to experience their product fulfillment affects the sourcing and shipping decisions. This includes everything from purchasing inventory to returns management. Customer preference (fulfillment).

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Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

Maintaining margins within business constraints while efficiently providing order fulfillment to customers is a tall order, especially considering each customer purchase requires a real-time fulfillment decision within a shifting context of inventory, demand, returns, delivery times, and shipping costs. That’s the billion dollar question.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Yet potentially it can be a very rewarding period for sales if forecast and managed correctly. There are clear instances when certain products become hot commodities with surging sales while others drop into relative obscurity. It’s imperative for every forward-thinking retailer to not just understand, but also manage seasonal demand.

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Retail Next

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In an event where a customer cannot find a particular product, color, or size at one outlet, you can check if other branches have it, so you can either ship the item to your store or the customer’s home, or direct the buyer to that particular location. Such solutions allow brands to optimize their inventory across all their locations.

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Retail Minded

MAY 14, 2022

There’s a philosophy in e-commerce: when you’re making below 10m it’s about the hustle; about your products and marketing. He dropped his plans for a corporate job, set up a BigCommerce e-store, took on a silent partner and hired staff. When you start to make over 10m, it’s about processes and people.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Challenges in Demand Forecasting Leading to Lost Market Share. Retailers who rely on approximated demand disappoint customers, bleed profits, and lose market share to more tuned-in competitors. Identifying and accounting for relevant factors. The most stubborn, expensive issues retailers face are due to poor demand forecasting.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2023

Retailers can no longer turn a blind eye to the reality that today’s increasingly online shoppers are savvier than ever and quick to make snap judgements about brands for as little as delayed shipping. From order placement to shipping notifications, consumers demand regular updates about their orders or returns.

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Small Biz Trends

APRIL 15, 2021

Ecommerce platforms also help businesses manage their websites, marketing, sales, and other various operations. The first obvious perk is the ability of your business to reach a larger customer base and access markets outside your proximity. Top 12 Ecommerce Software Options for Small Business.

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Retail Geek

MARCH 11, 2022

you know some some different perspectives and some novel stuff and I did record a couple podcast there so listeners have that to look forward to will drop those over the next few weeks and so some good. your Share account so when your chair count goes up it puts a natural pressure downward pressure on your EPS number. [5:44]

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2022

I was paying a premium, but not getting premium service, and there was nothing [in the market] that felt premium or could deliver items as quickly as I needed to get them. We provide them with trends data about what’s selling as well as an account manager and personal shopping team. How did that come about? RTP: The U.S.

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Retail Geek

MARCH 15, 2024

Joining us on the episode is Michael Maloof is the Head of Marketing for Earnest Analytics. He is the head of marketing at Ernest Analytics. So I’m head of marketing at Earnest Analytics. They sourced respectively from a large account aggregator, like a budgeting app, and part of a POS system in the US.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2022

That has not stopped consumers from subscribing though, especially with the rise of new takes on the model (box services, auto shipping and streaming TV, to name just a few). How do we separate our marketing messages from our transactional messages? The average U.S. How do we speak to people?

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