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Cars, Wine, Trees — COVID-19 Proved Once and For All that You Can Sell Just About Anything Online

Retail TouchPoints

Of course, there are reasons why certain kinds of products haven’t been as quick to become ecommerce mainstays — mailing a live tree will never be as simple as shipping at T-shirt, for example. Easier said than done, of course. And yet, the consumer demand is there, and it’s becoming hard for retailers to ignore, no matter their category.

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An Overview of how the BOPIS Retail Strategy is Transforming the Industry (2021)

Retalon

Instead of only shipping to customers’ homes, retailers let online customers shop from their local and online store’s inventory and pick up their orders from their closest brick-and-mortar location the same day. A retail fulfillment process that is known as BOPIS — Buy Online, Pickup In-Store. What is BOPIS?

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Online vs. Offline Retail – Blurring the Line between Bricks and Clicks

Retalon

The debate over bricks (physical locations) versus clicks (online stores) has long centered on several key factors, including: – Cost efficiency. If you doubt the benefit of such a strategy, just consider the speed at which Amazon has started to acquire physical locations – over 500, including Wholefoods and book stores.

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Retail AI & Predictive Analytics Blur the Line between Bricks and Clicks

Retalon

The debate over bricks (physical locations) versus clicks (online stores) has long centered on several key factors, including: – Cost efficiency. If you doubt the benefit of such a strategy, just consider the speed at which Amazon has started to acquire physical locations – over 500, including Wholefoods and book stores.