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Next Phase of Wish Turnaround to Focus on Reducing Shipping Costs

Retail TouchPoints

As discount shopping app Wish continues its comeback effort , parent company ContextLogic outlined its plans for 2023 at a summit for its merchants — including a major overhaul of the platform’s shipment pricing structure in order to bring down shipping costs for customers. The brand also opened a pop-up shop from Dec.

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Starboard Cruise Services Promotes Sherrie Day to Lead Merchandising Role

Retail TouchPoints

Starboard Cruise Services , the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton luxury retail-at-sea company, has promoted Sherrie Day to the role of Global Head of Merchandising. Day spent more than 18 years at Target where she led buying and merchandising in a number of senior roles.

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Three Types of Promotions Merchants Can Use To Attract Subscribers 

Retail TouchPoints

There’s no question that strategic promotions and discounts motivate consumers to buy a product. But which promotions should you use to attract subscribers? But which promotions should you use to attract subscribers? There are three main types of promotional offerings.

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Ship-from-store: How Williams brought dark stores to light

Inside Retail

Off the back of launching its dark stores last year, Williams also began offering ship-from-store – online orders are sent to the customer’s closest Williams store with the right stock, resulting in faster delivery times and more in-store stock turning over. “I Retailers 100 per cent need to do ship-from-store. The right partner.

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Best Promotional Items for Your Business in 2022

Small Biz Trends

Promotional products are useful items for small business owners to increase brand awareness among consumers. Business promotional items are a great marketing tool as they allow your brand to connect with consumers by engaging their senses. And promotional products often create a more memorable brand experience.

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Exclusive Q&A: M.M. LaFleur Designs Boutiques to Promote ‘Individual Customer Discovery’

Retail TouchPoints

Katie Twidwell, VP of Operations at M.M. We weren’t sure what to expect from these locations but we began to think of them as billboards ; between the revenue they drove, the lift we saw in appointments at our nearby showroom and the increase in site traffic, they more than paid for themselves. LaFleur will host monthly events.

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Michaels Wins Educational Supplies Contract for Texas Schools

Retail TouchPoints

The retailer will work with purchasing organization Omnia Partners to let schools and other organizations shop for more than 300,000 items through MichaelsPro Education , receiving benefits including low order minimums and free standard shipping on orders over $49.

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