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Amazon Makes Business Accounts Free for Sole Operators

Retail TouchPoints

In its ongoing bid to appeal to small business owners, Amazon is making business accounts free for sole operators who already have a personal Prime membership. The price of other Amazon Business account tiers will remain the same. “ We’re very focused Amazon-wide on being an ally of the small business customer.

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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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5 ways to save money on shipping

Inside Retail

Shipping is ideally the last interaction we have with customers. There are a lot of options out there to create a more fine-tuned shipping strategy, while also saving money. Here’s five ways from ShipStation Australia to help you save money (and time) when it comes to shipping. Automate your shipping process.

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Fashion industry driving demand for green shipping, Maersk says

Inside Retail

Fashion brands are a key driver of demand for green shipping fuels, according to shipping group Maersk, as the sector faces pressure from consumers and regulators to reduce their climate footprint. The ECO Delivery contracts are sold at a premium to regular shipping.

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FedEx suspends customer accounts to keep up with freight demand

Retail Wire

FedEx has suspended about 1,400 customers of its Freight shipping service as it seeks to deal with unprecedented demand. Customers with suspended accounts are complaining that the action was taken without any warning or confirmation.

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Amazon, Ikea commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040

Inside Retail

Amazon.com Inc and Ikea are among commercial users of container shipping that will opt for zero-carbon marine fuels by 2040 in a new initiative aimed at speeding up decarbonisation in the maritime sector, executives said on Tuesday. ” Boston Consulting Group estimates that the global shipping industry will need US$2.4

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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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