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Building Loyalty Without Breaking the Bottom Line: the Dual Shipping Dilemma for Ecommerce Merchants

Retail TouchPoints

The ease of online shopping also gives consumers the ability to comparison shop more quickly, showing them more options in less time. 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?

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4 Ways Businesses Can Use Shipping to Reduce Cart Abandonment

Retail TouchPoints

Also to blame are overly complex checkout processes, invalid discount codes, security concerns, questionable return policies, comparison shopping, etc. The list goes on, but one other barrier to purchasing seems to be a major sticking point for 63% of consumers : shipping costs. The True Cost of Shipping.

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The Rise of the Digital Showroom

Retail TouchPoints

Own your audience’s comparison shopping experience. Comparison shopping is a major part of the showrooming experience for most consumers. In a branded B&M environment, the comparison process works to your advantage: you win no matter which item they choose to buy.

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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. Overcoming Last Mile and Return Hurdles. Easier said than done, of course.

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Shoppers’ In-Store and Online Expectations for 2019

Wiser

According to the survey results, their top motivation for in-store shopping is: product availability (64 percent), store location (56 percent), to try on or test items (54 percent), instant gratification with purchases (51 percent), no shipping costs (49 percent), the in-store experience (39 percent), and easier return methods (37 percent).

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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. BORIS (Buy Online Return In-Store): Concentrates on reverse logistics. Payment, return, and exchange policies.

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Why Pricing Optimization Is Required in Online Retail

Wiser

With competitors just a click away, and comparison shopping engines making it easier than ever for consumers to find the lowest price, having that competitive intelligence on hand and taking action accordingly is a requirement. . These two questions and more can be answered by testing prices over time. .