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Social Commerce Revolution: How Payments Innovation Transformed the Digital Shopping Experience

Retail TouchPoints

Were in the early stages of what you might call the Great Shopping Migration: almost 60% of online customers recently polled confirmed that they were likely to use social media platforms to shop. As mentioned, though, these shops are making improvements in standard-setting with higher-caliber merchants operating on them.

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How retailers are protecting margins and profits amid economic uncertainty

Inside Retail

Yet we still saw an appetite amongst retailers for investing in technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) to drive efficiencies across operations, finance and compliance obligations. We sat down with leading retail finance experts from The Reject Shop, Forever New, Taking Shape and Vinomofo to find out.

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Black Friday 2020 In-Store Traffic: An Expected Result in an Unexpected Season

Retail TouchPoints

27) dropped considerably in comparison to last year. This was a given considering most major retailers and shopping centers decided to stay closed this year to give some time back to their associates. This means that the drop in Black Friday traffic may benefit other, later dates before New Year’s. 26) and Black Friday (Nov.

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Retail’s New Normal: Here’s What Retailers Should Focus On As The Country Continues To Reopen

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers have scrambled to ensure customers are able to get essential items as quickly as possible, using different methods to remain contact-free such as curbside pickup, social distancing while shopping in-store and home delivery. People never stop shopping — in fact, sales are soaring.

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How Sephora Turned Order Fulfillment into a Loyalty-Builder

Retail TouchPoints

Although her Wall Street background gave her a clear advantage in finance, her time working under Mary Beth Laughton — Sephora’s VP of Ecommerce at the time — unlocked new career possibilities. The retailer even ran a flash shipping program as early as 2015. In most cases, items are dropped at consumers’ doorsteps within two hours.

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Consumers Turn to BNPL, BOPIS to Cope with Rising Prices and Supply Chain Uncertainty

Retail TouchPoints

Despite having just officially begun, this holiday shopping season already is marked by supply chain disruption, persistent inflation and mixed consumer confidence. Holiday shopping insights from the Adobe Digital Economy Index predict that ecommerce will become even more ubiquitous, with U.S.

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15 Best Apps for a Business Selling Clothes

Small Biz Trends

You can also ship items via printable shipping labels directly to the seller and enjoy fast payments. One standout feature of Poshmark is the app’s virtual posh parties, whereby thousands of Poshmark users gather several times a day to create listings, share listings, and shop. The RealReal.