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Social Commerce Revolution: How Payments Innovation Transformed the Digital Shopping Experience

Retail TouchPoints

They extend to things like livestreams, shoppable content and payment links within Instagram Reels, stories, TikTok videos or Pinterest Pins. Distance and concerns like shipping complexity become an afterthought, and platforms are increasingly setting a high bar for reputable merchants that can fulfill products in a timely manner.

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Returns and Fraud are on the Rise — Happy Returns Wants to Help

Retail TouchPoints

Geekplus robots are now in use at all three of Happy Returns’ Hubs. that, together, process millions of returns every month. Those boxes will then be shipped back to the retailers where the products originated, in the never-ending ebb and flow of goods sold-shipped-returned-resold that is commerce today.

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Supre, YD, Midas rank top for overall online store experience

Inside Retail

For the Overall Online Store Experience, the Online CX Index covered search and discovery, pre-purchase support, and checkout and payment analysing up to 100 data points across the entire pre-purchase experience. Moreover, customers compliment Supres wide range of payment and flexible shipping options and authority to leave deliveries.

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Supre, YD, Mecca rank top for overall online store experience

Inside Retail

For the Overall Online Store Experience, the Online CX Index covered search and discovery, pre-purchase support, and checkout and payment analysing up to 100 data points across the entire pre-purchase experience. Moreover, customers compliment Supres wide range of payment and flexible shipping options and authority to leave deliveries.

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Choosing a Distribution Model: Drop Shipping vs Traditional Inventory

Retail Bound

One of the topics that consistently comes up in the retail world is the logistics of shipping. From the manufacturers to the distributors, to your retail store – there are many factors and unexpected costs to consider during the shipping process that can be often overlooked.

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Michaels Prepares Marketplace Offering to Offer More Than ‘Just Coupons and Discounts’

Retail TouchPoints

The Michaels Marketplace will be invite-only and aimed at “high-volume sellers of components, tools or craft materials,” according to an announcement on the company’s website. The retailer also is currently seeking third-party solution providers in areas including payment processors, order management and shipping and fulfillment.

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How Retailers can Combat the Rising Threat of Theft

Retail TouchPoints

Dick’s Sporting Goods also attributed part of the brand’s 23% profit drop in the second fiscal quarter of 2023 to theft ( CNBC ). Optimize inventory management: Like damaged products and shipping errors, theft can negatively impact retail inventory management. According to a June study by the U.S.