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Rethinking Retail Fulfillment – the key to Navigating a Post-Brexit Supply Chain

Retail TouchPoints

Unsurprisingly, customers facing unexpected charges upon delivery are often refusing to accept deliveries of products, and this is causing 30% of orders to be returned , according to Statista data. If there has been one retail trend that has proliferated over the past year, it has been the surge in online shopping.

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How Chadstone became Australia’s most profitable shopping centre

Inside Retail

Here, we ask Whitehead about the role of the shopping centre in the age of e-commerce and what retail trends he’s got his eye on. Inside Retail : What have been the biggest changes at Chadstone over the past 60 years? IR: In your opinion, what’s the role of a shopping centre now, given the rise of online shopping?

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Retail Statistics You Should Know

Small Biz Trends

The following retail stats from IBISWorld will help you understand the landscape of small specialty retail stores in the US: There are around 131,470 small specialty retail stores in the US in 2021. per year on average between 2016-2021. between 2016-2021. The number of small specialty stores has declined 0.8%

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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

Then there are those pesky returns. How often have you bought something online, then returned it without a second thought? For the retailer that’s a cost that eats into profits. As a way to spend less on marketing Casper started selling in wholesale channels like Target starting in 2016 and began opening stores in 2018.

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The 2017 Omnichannel Holiday Strategy Advantage

Wiser

If last year was any indication of the sheer power of omnichannel retailers, then we’re in for a treat again this coming holiday season. During the 2016 holidays, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) found that nearly 70 percent of purchases were made with retailers who had both a brick and mortar and online store.

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5 of the Best Ways DTC Brands Get New Customers

Indigo 9 Digital

This is because the vast majority of retail sales still happen in stores with online sales representing only 14.6% of retail sales in 2022 in the United States. Consumers like to touch and feel products and let’s be honest returning online orders can be a hassle. It began selling a wool sneaker in 2016.

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How to Sell on StockX

Small Biz Trends

StockX was founded in 2015 and launched in February 2016. Does StockX return fake shoes? Once a product is sold, you’ll ship the product to StockX to complete an authentication process before it’s sent to the buyer. A Brief History of StockX: A Buying and Selling Platform for Collectibles.