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4 Ways Ecommerce Returns Will Change in 2022

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With 2022 in contention to be the year things “finally, actually” return to “normal” (if we even remember what that looked like!), Consumers are Split Between Home Pickup and Carrier Drop-off. While about 60% of Baby Boomers and Gen Xers live in pickup-friendly locations, that percentage drops into the 40s for millennials and Gen Zers.

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What are the Top Commerce Trends for 2022 and Beyond?

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But as consumers, businesses and markets settle into something like a new routine, what changes will commerce experience in the year ahead? However, we’re also starting to see B2B features appear in the B2C world, and we expect that to gain momentum in 2022 and beyond. For 2022 and Beyond: Live Commerce and the Metaverse.

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Salesforce’s Top 5 Predictions for Holiday 2022

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For the 2022 holiday season, the trillion-dollar question is how do brands and retailers maintain growth, but do it profitably with an omnichannel approach? Here are our five holiday shopping predictions to consider as you develop your strategy for the 2022 season. 5: Retailers will Test NFT Drops.

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Reports: Chinese Ecommerce Player Pinduoduo Launches U.S. Site

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Pinduoduo has made its most aggressive move yet into non-Chinese markets with the Sept. 1, 2022 launch of its Temu site, according to CNBC and other media reports. Temu’s site shows average shipping times to most of the U.S. Both of Pinduoduo’s larger rivals already have several channels for tapping global markets.

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Turn Tricky Market Conditions into Revenue-Increasing Opportunities

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The new year is here; however, the market challenges of 2022 didn’t evaporate with the turning of the calendar. The good news is that retailers can use this time of market instability to double down on their online stores. Drop shipping and print-on-demand are good options for smaller stores to avoid inventory issues.

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Retailers Increasingly Turning to Third-Party Resources to Handle Fulfillment

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While nearly two-thirds ( 65% ) of retailers responding to the 2022 survey had assigned in-store staff to these tasks, that percentage dropped to 56% in 2023. Another indication of this change is that the number of retailers providing dedicated space for order prep also dipped between 2022 and 2023, from 60% down to 43%.

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How Ecommerce Retailers Can Prepare Now for Back-to-School 2022

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The 2022 back-to-school (BTS) season could be the most “normal” since the start of the pandemic, with even more demand than the record-setting BTS 2021 season for clothing, classroom supplies and new technology. Personalize Your Back-to-School Marketing. Another easy step: Drop account creation requirements and allow guest checkout.