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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? This means that when ecommerce retailers can’t provide the peace of mind that clear return shipping policies can offer, customers will take their money and run.

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Wish Adds 1,200 Click-and-Collect Locations in New Partnership with Pudo

Retail TouchPoints

Discount ecommerce app Wish has teamed up with parcel pickup and drop-off network Pudo to offer customers click-and-collect options at more than 1,200 locations across the U.S. One of Wish’s biggest tactics to turn the tide has been improving the shipping experience in terms of both cost and speed. and Canada. on all orders over $10.

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ShipStation bolsters Aussie merchants with major platform enhancements

Inside Retail

ShipStation, a global leading provider of shipping software solutions, has announced its continued investment in the Australian market. These enhancements include the introduction of checkout rates, shipping strategies, auto-split, ODBC support and custom labels.

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Shein’s Latest Pop-Up in Vancouver will Focus on Circularity Efforts

Retail TouchPoints

Products in the line are produced with a minimum of 30% of preferred materials, such as recycled polyester, forest-safe viscose or rescued deadstock, manufactured by suppliers with high social compliance verified through third-party audits and shipped with more sustainable or recycled packaging. including a sold-out event in San Francisco.

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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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Does the ‘New’ Bed Bath & Beyond Have the Right Formula for Success?

Retail TouchPoints

In its original incarnation, Bed Bath & Beyond (BB&B) was defined by its in-store experience: exploring exactly what was included in the “beyond” category, checking out the gizmos and gadgets near the cash wrap and then redeeming those ubiquitous 20% off coupons at checkout. RTP: What do you see for the future of the new BB&B?

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FedEx Enters Partnership to Expand Ecommerce Platform

Retail TouchPoints

The partnership was forged to help retailers better manage their shipping and logistics and allow them to offer an improved last-mile delivery experience. The integration will give Adobe merchants access to FedEx post-purchase logistics intelligence that can help them drive demand, reduce cost and gain customer insights.