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

Retail TouchPoints

The holidays always tend to put a strain on the piggy bank, but a study from personal finance company Credit Karma found that 43% of consumers are feeling more financially stressed this holiday season, and inflation is the leading cause. Even outside of the holiday season, uptake in buy now, pay later (BNPL) services is exploding in the U.S.,

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Leveraging A Chief Supply Chain Officer To Enhance the Retail Experience

Retail TouchPoints

Up until recently, it was rare for someone with a supply chain background to be elevated into the C-suite; the “CSCO” role (before it was invented) often fell under Finance, Procurement, Operations or other business functions. Enter the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO). Embracing Technology. A CSCO helps organizations balance these needs.

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What’s Behind the New Urgency Driving Sustainability Initiatives?

Retail TouchPoints

Retail TouchPoints recently partnered with Amazon Web Services on a survey of 500 retail and brand executives and found that the vast majority ( 84% ) have incorporated CSR in some way into their business strategies, largely because they think it is the right thing to do ( 72% ).

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The Unboxing Experience Trend And Why Product Startups Should Care

Retail Bound

Convenience will almost conquer all, however, and 24/7 availability of goods and services has been name checked as the primary perk of online shopping. With the holidays rapidly approaching, a memorable unboxing experience is an opportunity for online retail merchants to enjoy a memorable – and lucrative – festive season.

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12 Best Ecommerce Platforms and Software for Your Online Store

Small Biz Trends

Besides having a brick-and-mortar shop, going online to offer your products and services comes with lots of opportunities for your business. An eCommerce platform is a software application that helps businesses sell products and services online. This means users don’t have to buy web hosting or install software anywhere.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 289 – ShipBob Co-Founder and CEO Dhruv Saxena

Retail Geek

ShipBob is a tech-enabled third-party logistics provider (3PL) that fulfills e-commerce orders for direct-to-consumer brands. We discuss ShipBob’s origin story, how the e-commerce fulfillment industry has evolved, as well as the challenges and implications of Amazon and Shopify’s various fulfillment initiatives.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 279 – Amazon, eBay, Shopify Q3 2021 earnings

Retail Geek

Jason: [2:13] Yeah all that’s gone now it’s just a chunk of aluminium but I’m excited to get mine I have a little jealousy because I feel like we both ordered early on launch day and I think yours already shipped is that true. It was a rigorous process.