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Building Loyalty Without Breaking the Bottom Line: the Dual Shipping Dilemma for Ecommerce Merchants

Retail TouchPoints

The ease of online shopping also gives consumers the ability to comparison shop more quickly, showing them more options in less time. This presents a dual shipping dilemma for businesses: how can they keep shipping costs on the business low, while also offering customer-friendly return policies?

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Ecommerce with Flair: Digital Tools for a More Inspiring Online Experience

Retail TouchPoints

By using high-quality images and videos of products, customers are drawn closer. While videos make for a more engaging customer experience, only 40% of product detail pages currently use video, according to the 2022 Omnichannel Retail Index. Some brands, however, have not shied away from this challenge.

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Cars, Wine, Trees — COVID-19 Proved Once and For All that You Can Sell Just About Anything Online

Retail TouchPoints

Learning about the different models, comparison shopping, getting price quotes, looking into features — all of that’s happening online, prior to the actual transaction, which then the consumer goes to do in person. Overcoming Last Mile and Return Hurdles.

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4 Steps Retailers Can Take to Market Themselves in a Recession

Retail TouchPoints

Crafting in-store advertising with these concerns in mind can lighten the anxiety of comparison shopping for consumers while ensuring retailers aren’t leaving money on the table. Use OOH campaigns and in-store audio media to keep customers informed about ongoing promotions and retailer efforts to support them in a difficult time. .

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Retailers: Leverage Customer Data to Navigate Lower Spending Due to Inflation

Retail TouchPoints

Shoppers want to feel seen and have their financial challenges recognized, and that’s only possible with careful analysis of customer data. They should] take that data and put it to use to automate the customer experience to drive insights into what consumers really prefer and what they will engage with.

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4 Ways Businesses Can Use Shipping to Reduce Cart Abandonment

Retail TouchPoints

Also to blame are overly complex checkout processes, invalid discount codes, security concerns, questionable return policies, comparison shopping, etc. More Repeat Business: The happier the customer, the more likely they’ll return for another purchase. The True Cost of Shipping. .

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Zebra Technologies releases 16th Annual Global Shopper Study

Mass Relators

–   Zebra Technologies Corporation  has announced the findings of its 16 th Annual Global Shopper Study that confirmed retailers are feeling the omnichannel squeeze, particularly with managing online returns and reducing shrink caused by theft, fraud and other contributing factors.