Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

With so much change happening so quickly and so unpredictably, we at Pitney Bowes decided that returning to an 8 th edition of our annual consumer research study wasn’t going to cut it, so instead we moved to a weekly poll of consumer sentiment in Q4 called BOXpoll. One-third think seven-day free shipping is ‘acceptable.’ on average.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2023

Retailers can no longer turn a blind eye to the reality that today’s increasingly online shoppers are savvier than ever and quick to make snap judgements about brands for as little as delayed shipping. From order placement to shipping notifications, consumers demand regular updates about their orders or returns.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

And Wish, which held that top spot back in 2018, has now dropped out of the top 50 completely after having fallen to #35 as of last March. There are other troublesome indicators for the company: Q2 saw declines across the board at Wish. The trade-off is long shipping times, another thing Wish is working hard to improve.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2022

Notably, the highest spending levels came at the beginning and end of the season. As a result, Cyber Week 2021 accounted for 23% of total ecommerce spend, down slightly from 24% in 2020. Shipping cutoffs with USPS, UPS, FedEx and others all happened around Dec. 18 and Dec. 18-31 window. “In

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Last Crumb even drops limited amounts of special-flavored cookies. . This scenario has become common in recent years, with individuals getting creative to be first in line to resell at an inflated price. By entering numerous emails and shipping addresses, the bots can get around traditional fraud detection systems.

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Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2022

Laure began to look for a way to automate her shipping and help streamline her operations, improve efficiencies, and increase productivity. . “I Developing an efficient shipping process has allowed Laure to focus on expanding her business and growing her product line. I chose ShipStation to save time.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Dick’s Sporting Goods also attributed part of the brand’s 23% profit drop in the second fiscal quarter of 2023 to theft ( CNBC ). External Theft According to the NRF, shoplifting and other forms of external theft, including burglary, accounted for 37% of reported shrink in 2022. According to a June study by the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Whether they happen on an established shopping day like Black Friday or on a day that’s unique to a particular business, like a shoe company’s latest merch drop, the deal deadlines and quantity limits of flash sales can move customers to buy quickly, instead of putting items on a wish list or bookmarking them for later.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2022

Similarly, Zara allows its customers to return online store purchases free of charge within 30 days of shipping date, to any store or Australia Post drop point. Unified commerce enables the customer to purchase an item in-store and have it shipped home. No more lines at checkouts. Endless aisle.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2022

Consumers have started taking sustainability into account when deciding what to buy and where to buy it. Much of this impact comes from shipping and warehousing, as well as from operating all those computer servers to facilitate all of those sales. Mitigating Returns. The returns are loaded onto trucks in reusable totes.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The 2020 ecommerce holiday shopping and shipping season is expected to eclipse years past. Brick-and-mortar sales — which will account for 81.2% Winter elements have historically been unkind to packages, which as a side note is why shipping insurance is a good idea during the winter. of total U.S. this year by two full years.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2022

drop in 2020. “It’s It’s a different landscape this year than last year, which was different than the year before,” said Peter McCall, Senior Manager, Retail Consulting and Advanced Analytics at Sensormatic in an interview with RetailTouchPoints. At the end of the day, we view this as a successful season.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Discounting and perks like free shipping have been successful drivers of Black Friday and Cyber Monday campaigns; however, dropping prices is not a winning strategy that creates a path to profitability. Minimizing perks like free shipping and employing more efficient acquisition models will also fuel topline growth.

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Small Biz Trends

DECEMBER 30, 2021

You can also ship items via printable shipping labels directly to the seller and enjoy fast payments. When your old clothing sells, you’ll be sent a shipping label so you can drop the item off at a postal dropbox. After that, the funds are transferred directly into your bank account or via PayPal.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2024

Birchbox gave more consumers access to luxury beauty products at a fraction of the price, while BarkBox promised dog parents (and their furry counterparts) a new toy and treat combo every month. For example, many consumers associated memberships with access, either through unique benefits, physical locations or even product drops. “A

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2020

The study found that this evolving area was already causing retailers to shift their budgets: Google Shopping (the image-focused product ads that appear at the top of a search) spend was up approximately 7% in 2019, while Google paid search (the text-based links that appear within the search results) spend fell nearly 8%.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2021

Its retail performance exceeded Moody’s analyst expectations, and margins held up well despite heavy competition from rivals like Walmart , Target and Best Buy , according to Charlie O’Shea, VP at Moody’s. The health of these four retailers is a strong indicator of retail’s resilience, and their Q4 success bodes well for the industry.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 31, 2022

. — Meijer said Monday it will be the first retailer to offer at-home COVID-19 PCR tests free of charge to customers at its 254 pharmacies throughout the Midwest. The new program will be managed through a partnership with eTrueNorth, a testing company that has performed millions of COVID-19 tests at more than 800 sites nationwide. “We

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The capping of incoming flights has put significant pressure on shipping and container costs are escalating up to four times their usual rates. If your Order Management System (OMS) is flexible, you can and probably should make short-term changes to account for your biggest season. Secure your shipping.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Reward members with Beauty Insider points for attending and interacting at the retailer’s Sephoria virtual brand founder events. We’re also supporting convenience, for example with the September 2022 addition of free shipping for all Beauty Insider members. RTP: Sephora also is very big on creating customer communities.

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Clover - Retail

APRIL 18, 2024

Instead, when a customer orders the product, the retailer contacts their manufacturer or wholesale merchant–who keeps inventory of the product on-hand–and has the product shipped directly to the customer. Retailers make a profit by selling the product at a higher price than what manufacturers/wholesale merchants sell it to them for.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

So it’s vital to make that experience count,” explains Alexandria Jurcic, national marketing manager, at Australian corrugated cardboard and packaging specialist Abbe. “It Research shows that paperboard – corrugated, folding cartons, and liquid paperboard – remains the largest material segment, accounting for 31.8

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Peter Sheldon, Senior Director of Commerce Strategy for Adobe , believes that the “pendulum swung in favor of digital” at the beginning of COVID-19, and it hasn’t swung back. At no point did the pendulum swing back [from digital],” Sheldon noted. “As Mobile continued strong on Cyber Monday, accounting for 37% of that day’s sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2022

In this area, we expect to see more growth in marketplaces, the use of dark stores to help solve last-mile challenges and expansion of drop shipping capabilities to help get customers the products they want. We’re also closely watching what happens with the metaverse.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2020

27) dropped considerably in comparison to last year. 29) were closer to recent trends, at -34% and -26% respectively. This means that the drop in Black Friday traffic may benefit other, later dates before New Year’s. Since the beginning of the summer, those numbers have been trending to only 45%, with Saturdays at 19%.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2021

It was the kind of “-geddon” that could be seen coming from a mile away — a perfect storm combining an ecommerce boom; retailers, fulfillment centers and shipping providers that were already stretched thin by a global pandemic; and the historically hectic holiday season looming. Retailers across the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 2, 2023

took the stage at The Lead Summit in Manhattan in July 2023 to talk about how they are adapting their strategies to meet the new realities of DTC retail. At the end of the day, regardless of the category, it ultimately comes down to, does the product solve a true problem and is this something that you would recommend to a friend?”

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

During her time at Lululemon, which spanned 13 years from 2012 to 2020, Shaughnessy led over 40 stores and oversaw the brand’s national wholesale and community presence in ANZ. Its 10th store will open at Sunshine Plaza on March 10, and its 11th store at Pacific Fair on May 4.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2022

Regardless of your customers’ age demographic, it’s a smart idea to offer digital wallet payment options at checkout. Digital wallets address both issues by storing card data for shoppers and by shielding it from retailers at checkout. Another easy step: Drop account creation requirements and allow guest checkout.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Sneakers are designed for moving quickly, and the same could certainly be said of The Edit LDN , a global marketplace for limited-edition sneakers and streetwear that is growing at 500% year-over-year after just 2.5 We provide them with trends data about what’s selling as well as an account manager and personal shopping team.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

A peek at second-quarter data indicates this trend is accelerating, with April and May showing a 7% increase in ASP on top of a 17% increase during the same period in 2021. This scenario sets up a battle across all sectors of the economy for brands looking to tap into consumer wallets as they shop for fewer items at fewer retailers.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

You may be selling a physical product, but that doesn’t mean that your retail business isn’t digital at its core, and like any digital business needs to have the best and latest tools at its disposal to help boost ROI. Instead, it’s all happening online. You don’t want to waste a second of your customers’ time. No order forms.

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Small Biz Trends

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In this article, we’ll take a deeper look at how Redbubble works and how to sell on Redbubble. Customers can browse through hundreds of artists and purchase products with their artwork at a great retail price. Accounts are free on Redbubble, but they take a percentage of each sale. Create a Redbubble account.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 28, 2022

Staying at home with kids is a full-time job on its own. If you’re looking for the perfect stay-at-home mom business ideas, read on for some options. Business Opportunities for Stay-at-Home Moms in 2022. Technology has opened lots of opportunities for stay-at-home moms and anyone looking to run a business remotely.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2023

Much of the complexity in supply chains over the last 12 to 18 months was happening farther upstream – so Havaianas experienced some of the same problems as other brands, but at a different point in the process. As shipping rates reduce it is important for businesses to have a dynamic view on their costs,” he elaborated.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

So, with inflation at its highest in three decades and the Reserve Bank forecasting a 7.75 This means measuring and addressing inefficient operations and eating away at profits is critical. And consider your platform strategy – promotions, shipping and fulfilment can all influence price-sensitive shoppers.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Step 1: Set up a Google Merchant Center account — this is easy to navigate so shouldn’t take you too long to do. To do this, log into your Merchant Center account and go to Products > Feeds, and then click the blue “+” icon. Step 4: Ordinarily, the next step would involve linking a Google AdWord account. of all clicks.

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