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Choosing a Distribution Model: Drop Shipping vs Traditional Inventory

Retail Bound

One of the topics that consistently comes up in the retail world is the logistics of shipping. From the manufacturers to the distributors, to your retail store – there are many factors and unexpected costs to consider during the shipping process that can be often overlooked.

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Dropshipping: What it is & why it might be smart for your small business

Clover - Retail

Instead, when a customer orders the product, the retailer contacts their manufacturer or wholesale merchant–who keeps inventory of the product on-hand–and has the product shipped directly to the customer. The manufacturer/wholesale merchant is responsible for the shipping process. This is a drop ship.

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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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The Top 5 Retail Remix Episodes of 2023

Retail TouchPoints

Over three -plus years, I have had the honor of speaking with industry pros who have rich backgrounds in tech, marketing and advertising, operations, finance and so much more. However, retailers’ approaches can vary significantly depending on their goals, product and service offerings, as well as their employees’ behaviors and preferences.

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2022 Retail Success Guide

Independent Retailer

With only two months left of 2021, retailers should already be looking ahead to the new year for the newest trends, technology, marketing tactics, products, and solutions for improving their business. Crypto Payments Help Deliver a Competitive Advantage. First, up to 40 percent of customers that pay with crypto are new to the merchant.

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Alibaba’s Business Model – How the eCommerce Giant Makes Money

Indigo 9 Digital

It launched in 2003 and provided an opportunity for China’s entrepreneurial class to reach China’s increasingly affluent consumer market. Merchants on Taobao pay a fee to rank higher within the site’s search engine results, similar to the way Google works. Alibaba does not charge merchants on Taobao listing or transactions fees.

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10 Easy Ways to Save on Business Expenses During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Retail Adventures

With almost all of our people on furlough, I’m doing the picking, packing and shipping, so I’m learning a lot about how things like product positioning and timing of Facebook posts and email blasts influences sales. If you don’t already, add “Start Ship”, “Complete By”, and “Cancel If Not Shipped By” dates on every order you write.