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Walmart Steps Up Ecommerce Investment With Cross-Border Commerce and NFT Projects

Retail TouchPoints

The invitation to Indian retailers will initially include only a select number of participants, adding to existing merchants including Delphi Leather India , Mahi Exports , Touchstone Gems & Jewelry and Welspun. A dedicated Cross Border Trade team has been set up in India to help sellers onboard and grow on the platform.

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For the pandemic-hit fashion industry, the future is digital

Inside Retail

New customers are a major growth engine for retailers, but many merchants view first-time online shoppers as high-risk due to their unfamiliar behaviour and lack of purchase history. Our data already shows that across the e-commerce landscape, up to 70 per cent of orders that are declined by merchants are made by legitimate customers.

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How global beauty brands will benefit from JD.com’s latest logistics move

Inside Retail

The services provided under this collaboration will encompass local pick-up, warehousing, international transportation, access to Chinese bonded warehouses, customs clearance, and comprehensive delivery services across China. Focusing on beauty and apparel Initially, the partnership will focus on the beauty and apparel segments.

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Opinion: The clock is TikToking for supply chains

Inside Retail

Following in the footsteps of Instagram, which launched its shop in 2020, TikTok has entered the competitive space with its new shop function, enabling merchants, brands and creators to showcase and sell products directly to over 1 billion users through in-feed videos, LIVEs, and the ‘product showcase’ tab. Higher customer expectations .

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How Tmall Global is overcoming the challenges of China’s zero-Covid policy

Inside Retail

We already have over 1 billion customers in our entire Alibaba ecosystem, and we want to fulfil their different needs and purchasing habits,” he added. Digitising every aspect of the merchant operations is also key. sales, we are making our marketing and analysis tools available to all our merchants. The rise of livestreaming.

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The Ultimate Wholesale Fashion Clothing Suppliers List: Take Your Retail Business to the next level!

I Love Fashion

Considering the process of wholesale clothing can be divided into 3 categories. Those are- Merchant Wholesalers Brokers or Agents Manufacturer’s Sales and Distribution Let’s have an overview of them. Merchant Wholesalers Merchant wholesalers are also called importers, exporters, supply houses, industrial distributors, etc.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 319 Amazon Q1 2024 Results

Retail Geek

Furthermore, we embark on a detailed exploration of supply chain logistics, with a spotlight on Amazon’s expansion into third-party logistics services, revolutionizing traditional retail strategies by sharing proprietary capabilities for wider adoption. So it was fun. I got to do a live chat with Nick Jones.