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Understanding eCommerce Business Models: A Guide

Wiser

eCommerce business models help in establishing a strong customer base and fostering loyalty by clearly identifying the target market and how to cater to their needs. Setting up a marketplace model, for example, would require substantial initial investment compared to affiliate marketing or drop-shipping models.

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How to Align Markdowns with Psychological Pricing and Marketing 

Wiser

Or wondered how retailers decide if their promotion will be BOGO or 25 percent off? They are also a way to ensure markdowns and promotions are effective. Selling a limited quantity of items in your promotions creates a sense of urgency. Free shipping with a minimum threshold can also help increase average order value.

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Wholesale Dropshipping

Independent Retailer

The wholesale product manufacturer creates, packages, and ships the product out to your customer for you, making this a low maintenance business model. When a retail customer orders an item, the dropshipping company blind ships the item to the customer. Why You Should Drop Ship. Why You Should Drop Ship.

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9 Profitable Retail Business Ideas to Start Your Venture

V Count

The cookware market has seen a significant drop in the last two years due to the pandemic, but it’s on a recovering path now and this industry is healing faster than most others in the retail space. Imagine leveraging technology to find out the demographics of your target market and tailoring specific marketing campaigns for them.

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How I Started My Online Store – From Idea To First Sale

Store Growers

Because I have too many projects that never got off the ground, my main goal for those first days was to ship something. Shipping is the part that requires a HUGE amount of energy. Shipping rates. It’s possible that their product prices, shipping costs or shipping speeds aren’t the best deal on the market anymore.