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The Future of Shopping: What to Expect in 2032

Retail TouchPoints

Ecommerce, along with other digital channels, took center stage as new shopping habits formed and expectations drastically shifted. While we won’t be traveling in flying cars to our favorite stores anytime soon, we’re still on the fast track to a transformed shopping experience.

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4 Ways Ecommerce Returns Will Change in 2022

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers are Split Between Home Pickup and Carrier Drop-off. As a result, drop-off (at a carrier or retail location) became the preferred returns method for 67% of consumers, according to our BOXpoll surveys. The Post Office Increases its Popularity as a Returns Drop-off Destination. consumers love the USPS.

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Trunk Time may be Costing You

Retail TouchPoints

Ecommerce retailers are looking for ways to minimize the bottom line impact of returns — some even forgoing recovering the product to save on shipping costs. Their most common complaint was centered around retailers not including a return label in the shipping box. Does anyone actually like returns?

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Improve Retail Pop-Up Experiences with Technology

Independent Retailer

” “Some retailers haven’t started to embrace things like 5G in pop-up shops, but it is a game changer.”. They cannot be tethered to a laptop or desktop while at a kiosk or tent on site. In tandem with drop shipping capabilities, new developments in pop-up payment processing are modernizing the marketplace.

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Retailers Need to Embrace Technology to Survive in the Omnichannel World

Wiser

Armed with the right technology, they can help the shoppers make informed purchases, creating a better shopping experience, as well as increasing the potential for repeat visits. Many retailers are installing self-service kiosks in their stores. Walmart is using kiosk technology in an effort to streamline their BOPIS initiatives.

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How to Set Up Shipping in Google Merchant Center

Store Growers

When you’re configuring your Google Merchant Center account, one of the essential parts to get right is the shipping settings. Google needs this information to be able to show an accurate comparison between advertisers, both in terms of shipping time and cost! Why You Need to Set Up Shipping in Google Merchant Center.

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These Were the Top Retail Stories of 2022

VMS

The palm images, after being entered in a kiosk at the 65 locations, link shoppers’ palms to payment cards. The initial plan is to drop these package-carrying drones into the backyards of residents in Lockeford, Calif. or two Covid-dominated years, a lack of dockworkers left ships unloaded and retail warehouses empty.