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It’s Official – Amazon is an Ecommerce Enabler First and a Retailer Second

Retail TouchPoints

based sellers exported more than 216 million products to customers in other markets through the platform. Here’s a look at how Amazon is moving even further away from the domain of retailer with the debut of new services in supply chain management, shipping, banking, market research, product development, inventory management and more.

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The ‘glocal’ strategies driving expansion for top Aussie retailers

Inside Retail

To successfully make the transition into global markets, the best brands understand that no matter how far and wide they grow, maintaining a local feel will foster deeper connections with customers and better resonate with their cultural identities. Building new systems for each new market will quickly bring your plans to a grinding halt.

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Excess Inventory: The Losers And Wieners

Retail TouchPoints

Every business has to manage excess capacity and/or inventory: restaurants have excess food and empty tables; hotels and homeowners have vacant rooms; retailers have overstock and returns. Inventory levels will be further exacerbated by a spike in returns. Applying Marketplace Dynamics To Excess Inventory.

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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

Retail TouchPoints

The Evolving Threat Landscape Retailers increasingly rely on digital platforms for sales, inventory management and customer engagement. A network outage can mean lost sales in the short term, as shoppers simply move to another brand for that purchase, or losses in the long term if that customer does not return.

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The Best Mother’s Day Gift for Mompreneurs

Retail Smart Guys

And now, it’s time to return that love by making things easy for them, especially if they are in the independent retail business industry, occupied with administrative tasks while also being a hands-on mother. Marketing and advertising: Retailers must market their brands to draw in new clients and keep hold of current ones.

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Why outsourcing employees could be the key to surviving the next disruption

Inside Retail

also set up an outsourced team of highly-skilled professionals to spearhead its digital marketing, customer service, and tech support functions, among others. Pet goods business Pet Circle was able to increase its efficiency and cost savings by utilising an outsourcing model for a number of its internal and customer-facing functions.

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The role of in-store media channels for omnichannel shopper engagement

Inside Retail

The marketer’s role is to develop a sales and marketing strategy to influence shoppers on their path to purchase along this omnichannel labyrinth. Whether consumers shop online or in-store, modern marketers need to understand how to reach consumers where they are. . In simple terms, the brand with visibility in-store wins.