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Real-Time Inventory and Search Integration: The Backbone of Next-Level Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

For example, using dynamic filtering and sorting capabilities, customers can narrow search results to surface in-stock products, or items available for immediate shipping they can also sort by available quantity and exclude pre-order or backordered items. This helps you provide transparency on shipping windows based on inventory supply.

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Sensible gifting took centre stage as consumers embraced practicality this Christmas

Retail Focus

New data from leading eCommerce provider Visualsoft saw that while overall Christmas revenue dropped by 4% compared to 2023, average order value (AOV) rose by 21%, reflecting the growing impact of thoughtful shopping and retailer incentives. The 2024 Christmas season provides valuable lessons for retailers.

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When it’s Not the Customer: How Your System Drives Cart Abandonment

Retail TouchPoints

Technical gaps, such as a misfiring promotion or a vanished cart, can quietly turn a ready-to-buy customer into a lost one. Three Disruptors that Break Checkout Without Warning Behind every unexpected drop-off is a gap between what the customer expects and what the system delivers. It’s not always customers who abandon carts.

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Supre, YD, Midas rank top for overall online store experience

Inside Retail

Moreover, customers compliment Supres wide range of payment and flexible shipping options and authority to leave deliveries. However, Osthus said that Humii found an inconsistency as the company advertises free shipping on first orders over $30, its checkout requires spending at least $50.

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Top Reasons for Shopping Cart Abandonment and How to Fix Them

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Unexpected Shipping Costs The Problem: High or hidden shipping fees are one of the top reasons shoppers abandon their carts. Show shipping costs upfront or offer free shipping thresholds. Integrate real-time shipping calculators to manage expectations. The Fix: Be transparent. ” encourage conversions.

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How retailers are protecting margins and profits amid economic uncertainty

Inside Retail

Clinton Cahn, CEO of The Reject Shop, noted that there has been a rise in demand for everyday essential items, whereas its discretionary range showed a drop-off in demand, which affected margins. That wasnt helped by shrink in-store, particularly consumables, reaching an all-time high.

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How Rising Prices Shape Consumer Behavior

Retail Focus

Retailers face mounting expenses throughout supply chains, from manufacturing to shipping fees. In order to counteract the rising costs of their products, a lot of online stores use transport strategies like free shipping levels or membership programs that encourage larger, less frequent orders.

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