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Why shipping costs need not be a deal breaker for cross-border sales

Inside Retail

With shipping rates climbing, retailers today are far less likely to be offering free delivery with purchases to encourage purchases – but they can still attract customers by offering delivery options to suit their budgets. And if they’re paying less for shipping, they are even happier,” says McGrouther. “We

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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.

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Shippit, Uber team up to offer one-hour fashion deliveries

Inside Retail

Technology company Shippit has teamed up with Uber to launch one-hour shipping in Australia. Although one-hour delivery is hugely popular with grocery supplies, it is a first for Australian fashion retailers to offer patrons delivery within such a limited time window.

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What’s next for Designerex, the Airbnb of fashion rental

Inside Retail

Fresh off its biggest capital raise to date, peer-to-peer fashion rental platform Designerex is gearing up for a period of rapid growth that will see it launch one-hour delivery in Australia, enter the UK and Europe and start working more closely with brands to reach new customers. Brands don’t need to get involved in renting.

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

Retail TouchPoints

from April 11-14 that will do more than showcase the fashion app’s latest collections. The pop-up will feature an extensive selection of women’s clothing as well as men’s fashion, kids’ clothing, pet accessories, home items and the SHEGLAM makeup line. Shein will host a pop-up store Vancouver, B.C.

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Beyond the ‘New Year, New You’ Marketing Cliché: How Inspirational Commerce Can Reignite the Shopping Flame

Retail TouchPoints

Transactional commerce includes infrastructural elements like product listings, checkout, shipping and returns. Inspirational commerce is a counterpart to transactional commerce, which has primarily been the investment focus for brands.

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Wrangler, M&S, Anthropologie and More Mark Earth Day with New Sustainability Initiatives

Retail TouchPoints

In fact, 51% of consumers said they would be willing to pay more for products shipped through sustainable methods, up significantly from just 15% of consumers in December 2023, according to a new survey from Radial.

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