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Scaling Up Sales in Enterprises: Weighing Discounts Against Free Shipping

Wiser

When it comes to online retail, pricing strategies can make or break a business’s success. Among these strategies, two stand out as particularly effective tools for driving conversions: discounts and free shipping. On the other hand, free shipping has emerged as a potent marketing strategy in the era of eCommerce.

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5 ways crowdfunding can get you through the shipping crisis

Retail Bound

The global shipping industry has operated in a harmonious dance of infinite moving parts for decades, but all it took was one virus-sized domino to fall over and throw the global trade infrastructure into chaos. One of the most disastrous effects of this global shipping crisis is the staggering increase in cost to ship.

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Eddie Bauer Aims to ‘Eliminate Barriers to the Outdoors’ with New Rental Program

Retail TouchPoints

Eddie Bauer is following the lead of other top retailers and getting into the rental business with the launch of a new program that will allow customers to rent its technical apparel and gear at “a fraction of the full retail price.”. The retailer’s rental offerings can be shipped anywhere in the contiguous U.S.

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The Reject Shop posts sales decline due to lockdowns, absenteeism

Inside Retail

” During the half, the company increased its retail prices on selected products to counter rising international shipping costs which were five times higher than pre-Covid levels. “[However,] we believe the discount variety sector presents a significant opportunity for growth over the medium to long term.” million.

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Inflation, not volume, will drive retail sales growth until 2025 – report

Inside Retail

“Inflation is now a cold, hard reality, to the extent that the majority of turnover growth over the next few years is expected to be driven by prices rather than volumes,” says the report’s principal author and Deloitte Access Economics partner, David Rumbens. . He expects retail sales by volume will increase by an average of only 1.1

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French Contemporary Fashion Brand Brings Rental Service to U.S.

Retail TouchPoints

Customers can return the items at the end of the rental period with free shipping and dry cleaning, continue to rent for a daily fee or purchase the item at a discount. When daily rental fees add up to the retail price, the customer will own the item with no penalty. “As

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Reebok Pacific GM talks new Chadstone store and growth plans down under

Inside Retail

The concept stores will provide us with the ability to ship from store, and ship to door. Also coming out of Covid-19, a lot of supply chain costs and sourcing costs have gone up, which has forced [retail prices] to go up as a result. Then, as part of our longer-term plan, we will look to expand to other locations.

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