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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. Begin with baby steps, she advocates.

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Salesforce Predicts Just 1% YoY Online Sales Growth for U.S. Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

To maximize both sales and profitability this holiday season, both retailers and brands will need to focus on customer retention and loyalty: “A lot of switching happened over the past few years, and now consumers are looking for value and quality,” said Garf. In fact, 74% of associates’ time is on non-checkout functions.

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The Limited Role of AI in Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

Underlying these experiences is the invisible hand of artificial intelligence, steering our post-purchase journey. While AI presents vast possibilities to enrich this journey, it also ushers in significant challenges that could negatively impact customer retention and a brand’s bottom line.

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Contentsquare CMO Reveals Why Brands’ Best Acquisition Strategy is a Retention Strategy

Retail TouchPoints

Because to maximize the dollars you spend on driving traffic to your website, you really need to deliver an experience that encourages your customers to stay, convert and, perhaps most importantly, come back again and again. You’d be surprised how many consumers get stuck on a checkout page!

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Why Measuring and Optimizing Queues Are Crucial in Fast Food Restaurants?

V Count

However, there’s often an underappreciated detail, tucked beneath the surface, that can significantly impact not only the overall dining experience of the customer but also the operational efficiency of the restaurant. This essential aspect is the skill of managing customer queues. A delicious burger?

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How Retail Returns Influence Customer Retention

Retail TouchPoints

However, not providing a frictionless customer experience has long-term growth implications that you need to consider if you hope to maintain a successful e-commerce business. Even a single poor customer experience can deter buyers from, well, buying and influencing others to do the same. The short answer is, yes.

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Importance of Queue Management for Retailers and Other Physical Businesses

V Count

Running and managing a physical establishment is usually more challenging than a virtual one. This is especially true if the feeling of progress at checkout is slow or if they’re not offered other incentives to suffer the queue; emphasis on the word “suffer”, as even then, you’re making the best out of a bad situation.