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The Dropship Dilemma: Why and How Retailers Need to Evolve Dropship Strategies

Retail TouchPoints

There are nuances based on type of retailer, existing ecommerce strategy and whether the products are first-party only or also include third-party fulfillment. One customer we worked with had been managing over 100 third-party fulfillment relationships following a traditional dropship approach.

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You Can’t Spell Retail Without AI

Retail TouchPoints

Customers who are determined to have low intent, for example, may receive an offer that they can’t refuse, while customers who are clearly going to make a purchase may be incentivized to buy more than they intended. In physical stores, we’re seeing AI used to improve the customer experience.

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2023: Ring in Retail Profits by Stopping Automated Threats

Retail TouchPoints

ATO attacks cost retailers millions of dollars each year. Web and API Scraping Web and API scraping are often used by competitors to undercut retailerspricing and promotions. Even the largest retailers have a difficult time managing scalper bots because of the massive infrastructure scale required to host them.

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Digital Is Turning Retail Into An On-Demand Model

Retail TouchPoints

To attract a new generation of shoppers, retailers are looking to redefine go-to-market strategies and reimagine the customer experience inside their physical store locations. Michael Cabra is Senior Product Manager, Global and Emerging Markets, Cybera. To accomplish this, operational models need to be adapted quickly.

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Reports: PayPal in Talks to Acquire Pinterest for $45 Billion

Retail TouchPoints

Shoppers are warming up to social commerce , but their biggest concerns are about security: 43% of consumers said they don’t trust social media platforms to manage the payment process, according to a study by CouponFollow. Social Commerce Adds Synergies, but PayPal Must Integrate Them Correctly. for $4 billion in November 2019.

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As the Holidays Approach, it’s Time to Rethink Retail Pricing Methodology…and AI Can Help

Retail TouchPoints

In this kind of shopping environment, how should retailers align their promotions and markdowns for the greatest impact? Keeping in mind as well the need to optimize their supply chain fulfillment to meet consumer delivery expectations while managing parcel carrier costs? Barach guides development and customer deployment of antuit.ai

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In the News: Grants of $10,000 or More From DoorDash and Government Programs

Small Biz Trends

Flour Price Jumps 5.3% The average retail price of flour across the US jumped by 5.3% in July, following trends of rising prices of products in grocery stores, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Small Business News Roundup – August 19, 2022. in Last Month.