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B2B Marketplace Faire Accelerates the Digitization of an Underserved Market: Wholesale

Retail TouchPoints

But one area of commerce has stubbornly resisted this move toward digitization — wholesale. People basically just ignored the third leg of that triangle though, the wholesale leg.” billion after its last funding round in May 2022. Since its launch in 2017, the platform has raised more than $1.29 billion and was valued at $12.59

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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

Retail TouchPoints

Prior to that Natori was a 100% wholesale business, selling into retailers such as Saks , Neiman Marcus , Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s , but the company’s willingness to innovate has served it well, particularly throughout the COVID pandemic. Introducing DTC Without Damaging Wholesale. And earn his stripes he has.

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Amazon FBA Boosts Sustainability Efforts With Two Circular Commerce Programs

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon has introduced two new Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) programs to help merchants selling on Amazon resell customer-returned or overstocked items. FBA Liquidations will provider sellers the option to use Amazon’s existing wholesale liquidation partners and technology to recoup potential losses on returned and overstock inventory.

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Top 10 Technology Investments Online Merchants In US Are Banking On For 2022

Retail Minded

A new study revealed: Social media marketing (32%), e-commerce software (31%), email marketing (29%), retail operations (26%) and online payments (24%) score highly. 63% of US brands plan to increase investment in retail software in 2022. Top 10 Investment Priorities For 2022. Customer service (28%).

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2023: The Year of the Marketplace Seller

Retail TouchPoints

The competition to attract sellers has reached a boiling point, and it couldn’t come at a better time for these merchants, which for years have struggled with the rising cost of doing business on the main U.S. They want to make sure they don’t just have the wholesale business, but also the seller business.” marketplaces.

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2022 Retail Success Guide

Independent Retailer

Independent Retailer has rounded up some of the most important emerging trends in retail to watch out for in 2022 from top retail experts in the industry. Crypto Payments Help Deliver a Competitive Advantage. There are four main findings based on interviews with four merchants that accept bitcoin and other cryptos.

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How Qalara is Bringing the ‘Inherently Eco-Friendly’ Products of South Asia to the World

Retail TouchPoints

And] with all this digitization, there are so many more small- and medium-sized merchants around the world that need to source to sell. These could be online retailers that have their own Shopify stores, wholesalers that stock in a certain set of stores or even interior decorators and home stagers,” explained Pany.