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How Brands Can Deliver Sustainable Instant Commerce for Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly accelerated shifts in consumer behavior and expectations, and not many have been as dramatic as the explosive rise of ecommerce. Perhaps one of the biggest pain points brands have struggled with in ecommerce over the past two years is meeting consumers’ increased demand for immediacy.

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Exclusive Q&A: How Stojo’s Sustainable Cups Spread from the MOMA Store to Target

Retail TouchPoints

Modular replacement parts are available, allowing consumers to repair broken items rather than simply tossing them away. Packaging is made from post-consumer paper, printed with vegetable-based inks and uncoated for 100% recyclability. for millennial and Gen Z consumers” with products people are “proud to use.”.

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How Speeding up Chargeback Resolutions can Boost Retailers’ Profits

Retail TouchPoints

However, challenges are inevitable, despite the resilient consumer spending we’ve seen earlier in the year. Consumers could be led to believe that these charges are a mistake or even potentially fraudulent and end up requesting their money back from their bank. Mittal joined Mastercard in 2014. retail sales have increased 8.8%

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Booktopia may have collapsed, but here’s why bookshops are not endangered

Inside Retail

It moved into a larger warehouse in 2014 and by 2018, it was shipping 30,000 parcels per day. In particular, Book Depository was able to drive down prices because it provided free shipping due to a partnership with the UK Royal Mail , until it ceased operating in 2023. By 2020 , Booktopia was listed on the ASX.

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Gen Z, in Their Own Words: What They Really Want from Brands and Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

While some brands claim to completely understand what these consumers really want, there are many times when Gen Z shoppers’ thoughts and behaviors don’t quite match up. The day-long event hit on various hot topics closely linked to these digitally native consumers, including authenticity, sustainability, mental health and wellness.

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The Global Reach and Sustainable Impact of Green RFID Technology

Retail TouchPoints

After all, studies show that consumers care more about the environmental impact of their purchasing decisions than ever before. Especially in this era of fast fashion, most retail products are produced overseas and shipped thousands of miles to their destination.

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Pushing the envelope: Memobottle to expand beyond water bottles

Inside Retail

Memobottle makes rectangular plastic and steel water bottles in the same dimensions as A5, A6 and A7 pieces of paper and ships to over 100 countries. In 2014, the brand crowdfunded its initial concept on Kickstarter, in which consumers essentially fund a product’s creation, and get a product out of it at the end.

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