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

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For example, if a customer is interested in a particular style or size we don’t have in stock, our store stylists are trained to assist in ordering and shipping a style directly to their home , as well as accepting returns of online purchases.

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Chico’s Forms Partnership to Speed Development of Technological Innovation

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The retailer will use the platform to swiftly implement and improve a number of customer-facing innovations, including ship-to-store, same-day-delivery, social commerce and its Virtual Stylist program. In return, fabric will tap Chico’s expertise as an omnichannel boutique retailer to drive its own development and innovations.

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5 Emerging Conversion Best Practices for Ecommerce Websites

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Free Shipping (With or Without a Threshold) Thanks to the proliferation of Amazon Prime, today’s shoppers have come to expect some degree of free and fast shipping from online stores. Jen Holzman is the President of Inflow , a boutique ecommerce digital marketing agency.

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Meet Nakedvice, the brand founded by best friends in the Sportsgirl stockroom

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It also has a wholesale presence in over 60 boutiques across Australia, Canada and Japan, as well as major Australian retailers including Myer, The Iconic, Universal Store, Princess Polly and Showpo. Expansion plans will be supported by the opening of a second boutique in Victoria and a third in New South Wales by the year’s end.

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Holiday 2020: With $189 Billion in Online Sales on the Line, Transparency and Social Outreach are Essential

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Adding to the overall shipping volume will be those consumers who would normally have purchased a gift in-store and brought it to the recipient themselves. With travel restricted by COVID-19, these shoppers are highly likely to choose shipping directly to the gift recipient. year-over-year.

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China, digital and brand collabs: Here’s what’s next for Papinelle

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Currently, the brand operates a local e-commerce site in the US, but it ships orders and handles returns out of Australia. Holding stock in the US will enable faster delivery and easier returns, according to James. . Papinelle currently has three boutiques in Australia and two in New Zealand.

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The Future of AR-Enabled 3D Scanning in Fashion Retail

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For ecommerce retailers — particularly those in the fashion sector — this represents a massive opportunity to heighten sales, lower returns and offer customers a new way to shop online. Online purchases are three times more likely to be returned compared to in-store purchases. The Problem With Fashion Etail.

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