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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

And Wish, which held that top spot back in 2018, has now dropped out of the top 50 completely after having fallen to #35 as of last March. There are other troublesome indicators for the company: Q2 saw declines across the board at Wish. The trade-off is long shipping times, another thing Wish is working hard to improve.

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Google Doesn’t Care if it Sells Products, but it Cares a Lot About Attracting Shoppers. Here’s Why.

Retail TouchPoints

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 We’re Not a Retailer, We’re Not a Marketplace’.

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Walmart is Sharing More and More of its Data with its Suppliers. Here’s Why.

Retail TouchPoints

The result — a suite of data insights tools called Walmart Luminate — is now being used regularly by Walmart merchants and suppliers under the banner of the company’s Data Ventures division. As with most retailers, everybody’s looking for alternative revenue streams , whether it’s advertising, data or other streams.

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12 Best Ecommerce Platforms and Software for Your Online Store

Small Biz Trends

Besides having a brick-and-mortar shop, going online to offer your products and services comes with lots of opportunities for your business. An eCommerce platform is a software application that helps businesses sell products and services online. This means users don’t have to buy web hosting or install software anywhere.

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What investors want: The four e-commerce metrics that matter most

Inside Retail

This means not just looking at the cost of the product and the number of units you’re selling, but also being clear on your costs around freight and logistics, tariffs, shipping to customers, warehousing and merchant fees. Know your Return on Advertising Spend (ROAS).

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5 Holiday Trends to Watch Include Rise of ‘Couch Commerce,’ Curbside Pickup

Retail TouchPoints

RetailNext found that Black Friday store traffic dropped by 48% year over year, with jewelry (-53.5%), footwear (-52.8%) and apparel (-50.2%) seeing the most significant drops. Adobe reports that the percentage of retailers offering curbside services also increased year over year, from 15% in 2019 to 23% this year.

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Wholesale Dropshipping

Independent Retailer

The wholesale product manufacturer creates, packages, and ships the product out to your customer for you, making this a low maintenance business model. When a retail customer orders an item, the dropshipping company blind ships the item to the customer. Why You Should Drop Ship. Why You Should Drop Ship.