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In-store shopping is far from dead – but the phygital world beckons retailers

Inside Retail

I can’t see online platforms competing in the tangibility sphere – not to satisfaction, at least,” Quinn adds. Lightspeed is a single platform for point-of-sale, payment processing, inventory management and reporting which also includes tools for e-commerce and marketing. And this appeal will last.

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Battle of the superapps: GoTo vs Sea in Indonesia

Inside Retail

Although both superapps boast a number of digital services, the main business lines are e-commerce, on-demand services (primarily ride-hailing and food delivery) and fintech (financial services, consisting mainly of e-payment systems). Online food delivery: dead heat on a major battleground. Is ‘Hyperlocal’ the answer?

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Retail technology for building recession resilience

I Vend

Fast, reliable retail POS system and contactless payments for smooth checkout. When customers are buying essentials, they want an efficient customer experience – and smart, fast retailer POS lets them buy their goods and get out and on with their busy lives. Retail technology can help to deliver on these goals. Product mix.

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WHAT IS FUELING THE REBIRTH OF PHYSICAL STORES?

Retail Minded

For example, Target recently reported that as much as 75% of its online orders involved their stores in some capacity: be that buy online, pickup in store (BOPIS), curbside pickup, ship from store, local home delivery from store stock, or even buy online, return in store (BORIS).

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Maximizing Cash Flow

Storis

The following is used for the Turns formula: Turns = Year’s Cost Of Goods Sold $/Year’s Avg Units On Hand * Year’s Avg Unit Cost $ This ratio provides insight into how quickly a business can convert its stock into sales. Additionally, utilizing digital and social media platforms helps reach a wider audience.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 251 Annual Predictions 2021

Retail Geek

Installment Payments heat up – At least one company is acquired (Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, QuadPay, Sizzle) Yes (IPO’s). Jason: [4:27] Yeah I want to say their stock was at 450 when you made that prediction and you can get it for the budget price of 1193 right now. Digital grocery wars heat up. 2021 Predictions.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 252 – Amazon FBA Roll-ups with Chris Bell CEO of Perch

Retail Geek

People used to record ideas on dead trees and sometimes you need a copy of the dead tree so you could actually make a machine that duplicated the dead tree. Jason: [6:35] That’s awesome Chris two quick things for our listeners for our Millennial listeners and our gen z westeners a copy machine is back in the day.