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First impressions count: why cardboard packaging has a big future in retail

Inside Retail

Adding value through repurposing Another recent trend in packaging that is gaining pace is creating ways for consumers to repurpose product packaging rather than just dropping it into recycling bins. Cardboard packaging in general is on the rise – in many cases because companies see it as a sustainable product. billion.

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Retail Sales Grew 3% Over Extended Holiday Purchase Period — And the Season Isn’t Over Yet

Retail TouchPoints

In fact, the impacts of the most unique holiday in decades are still being felt: retailers should plan for continued shipping delays in the short term, and also continue to refine their omnichannel operations as they prepare for the rest of 2021. Retail sales grew 3% during the extended holiday season (Oct. 11 through Dec. 24, 2020), or 2.4%

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Three Strategies to Employ in 2023 to Boost Retail Profitability in Spite of Inflation and Economic Uncertainty

Retail TouchPoints

Discounting and perks like free shipping have been successful drivers of Black Friday and Cyber Monday campaigns; however, dropping prices is not a winning strategy that creates a path to profitability. Minimizing perks like free shipping and employing more efficient acquisition models will also fuel topline growth.

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How to Launch a Marketplace to be the Disruptor, not the Disrupted

Retail TouchPoints

Level 1 — 1st Party Ecommerce: At this level, the site operator sources products, negotiates purchase contracts, merchandises, carries the inventory (physically and financially), determines pricing, ships products and handles the logistics and returns on its own. Vendors’ marketplace platforms fall into two main categories.

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Q1 2022 Roundup: Big Box Giants’ Sales Growth Slows, Cool Weather Chills Home Improvement Results

Retail TouchPoints

However, shares dropped 11.38% to $131.35 following the results’ release on May 17 and continued dropping the morning of May 18, hitting $125.51. “We’re inflation being this high and moving so quickly, both in food and general merchandise, is unusual. Store comparable sales grew 3.3% billion in revenue.

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Wholesale Central Introduces New Amazon FBA Suppliers Category

Independent Retailer

Wholesale Central , the internet’s leading directory of wholesale suppliers, has introduced a brand new supplier category on their website, Amazon FBA Suppliers , to make it easier for retailers nationwide to find wholesalers that offer this service. . Over 50 Major Merchandise Categories.

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‘Wild ride’: How Temple & Webster tripled its business in two years

Inside Retail

I think the reason we’ve been able to do so much better than many of our peers in our category is because of the resilience and agility, as well as the flexibility and commitment, of our team,” Temple & Webster chief executive Mark Coulter told Inside Retail. The keys to Temple & Webster’s success.