Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

But there are rules and there are specific ways to get products seen by consumers. For many retailers, success selling on Amazon simply lies in following a set of best practices. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Pricing (MSRP) and Minimum Advertised Pricing (MAP) aren’t enforced by Amazon. Here’s what’s happening.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

There are numerous headlines about shipping delays and stock shortages, and growing concerns about getting goods to the UK in time to satisfy festive sales demand. Months and months of rising shipping costs are creating some optimism that the surge in transportation prices is nearing its peak. What is driving consumer returns?

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Retail Bound

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The global shipping industry has operated in a harmonious dance of infinite moving parts for decades, but all it took was one virus-sized domino to fall over and throw the global trade infrastructure into chaos. One of the most disastrous effects of this global shipping crisis is the staggering increase in cost to ship.

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Small Biz Trends

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

When pricing handmade products, there are a few different structures and terms that may impact your decisions. From retail price to wholesale price, here are the top terms to know as you price your handmade products. Retail Price. Selling Price. The Profitable Pricing Formula.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As the Lunar New Year approaches, retailers around the globe are eagerly gearing up to embrace the festive spirit and capitalise on the significant market opportunities that this joyous occasion brings. One of the best examples of this came from China, as Apple reduced its retail prices on select iPhone models by almost $70.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2024

According to Reuters , the US tech giant slashed retail prices by as much as 500 yuan ($70) on select iPhone models. As the battle for market share heats up, industry experts point to the resurgence of Huawei and the patriotism-driven decision-making of some Chinese consumers to return to using domestic brands.

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Independent Retailer

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In this article, we will walk you through a few of those formulas as well as some steps you can take to create successful pricing strategies and profit margins. Wholesale Price vs. Retail Price. Producers or distributors charge wholesale prices to retailers. What is the wholesale price?

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Wiser

DECEMBER 12, 2022

If you work in the retail industry, you’ve likely heard of or encountered a MAP policy. Online shopping has exponentially increased the ease with which consumers can find products and compare prices between different retailers, so MAP has become a crucial aspect of product selling for many manufacturers.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Acoustic is a marketing and analytics software company that specialises in creating personalised, multi-channel engagement through its Acoustic Marketing Cloud service; optimising and analysing the digital experience through Tealeaf by Acoustic; and, using AI, optimising retail price and promotions through its DemandTec by Acoustic service.

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Independent Retailer

AUGUST 17, 2022

The OFFPRICE show brought buyers from around the world together to shop for products at up to 70 percent off retail prices. Most items were ready to ship on an immediate basis in bulk quantity, offering high margins to buyers in need of inventory. Preparing for the Holidays.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

For most, the answer will be price. The ability to compare prices, get the lowest prices, find good deals on products, and so on. The bottom line is that price is always top of mind for consumers. Then, a price match policy will give you those always-competitive prices you seek. If so, we’ll match.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

More retailers have since jumped on the bandwagon, with some entrants like Boots’ No7 advent building a waiting list of up to 226,000 people back in 2019. Stylus head of beauty Lisa Payne explains that the exclusivity of bagging an advent from one of the top luxury retailers helped to drive the craze at the beginning.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Through our ethos of creating immersive store experiences, we’ve been able to captivate what we would classify as quite a progressive consumer base, not only through our sneaker release business, but also through our apparel brands. IR: How do you think consumers overseas discovered Subtype? LR: We acquired the business in 2018.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 17, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon The resale market is one of the fastest growing segments of retail. One of the reasons it has grown so fast is that platforms like StockX make it easy for consumers to put up their coveted merchandise for sale in a secure and transparent manner. 25% of the items sold on StockX are sold for less than retail price.

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Wiser

AUGUST 17, 2018

We see this happening in the retail industry all the time. When Amazon first introduced free shipping in some parts of Europe, they saw a significant increase in sales for all places except for France. BOGO is a great discount technique to use to appeal to consumers. Benefits of Buy One, Get One.

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Wiser

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

While the real winners on Valentine’s Day are the recipients of all the flowers, candy, and cards that are gifted on February 14 th , brands and retailers don’t do too poorly either. At Wiser, we were wondering what went through consumers’ heads around this holiday, so we polled more than 2,700 mystery shoppers from across the U.S.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2023

The major electronics retailers, like JB Hi-Fi, Officeworks, and Harvey Norman, sell mass-market products. They have a more limited range and they go after high-volume sales and a more general consumer. So it’s a very price competitive margin squeeze at the moment. But there are two dynamics going on at the same time.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

But backrooms filled up, investment money dried up, inflation cut into consumable income, workers sought to organize and loss prevention became a top-of-mind concern. n 2022, inflation drove prices and interest rates higher. And how can that not have an effect on consumers’ minds? Happy New Year. INFLATION ON. YOUR MIND.

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Wiser

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

As the holiday shopping season fast approaches, the uptick in excited consumers ready to spend will create plenty of opportunities for emerging brands. . Emerging brands often have a trickier time of gaining consumer loyalty than established brands. Tracking your competitors’ prices can help with that. .

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Rangeme

OCTOBER 20, 2021

British consumers have global tastes – and the COVID-19 crisis appears to have further whetted their appetites for international products. The influential British magazine Retail Week has identified the desire for more adventurous flavours in food and drink as a critical trend for U.K. retailers look for in brands.

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Retail Geek

MARCH 15, 2024

We’re the leading credit card retail pricing and healthcare claims data provider for investors and retailers. The two credit card data sets we work with now, Orion and Vela, are probably the most pertinent to my conversations about the consumer economy and certainly this conversation today about TMU.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

But Mr Wilkinson said cost pressures from inflation – with global shipping costs, the Brexit-related HGV drivers shortage and rising raw material prices all playing a part. He said: “We work really hard to try and absorb as much of that as possible in our price structure, so we don’t pass prices on to consumers.

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Wiser

OCTOBER 12, 2017

In the current retail landscape you have to admit that omnichannel retailers typically have a leg-up, compared to their single channel competitors. But one aspect of this unified retail experience that gets tricky is omnichannel pricing. Omnichannel Pricing for Brands vs. Retailers .

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

There are numerous headlines about shipping delays and stock shortages, and growing concerns about getting goods to the UK in time to satisfy festive sales demand. Months and months of rising shipping costs are creating some optimism that the surge in transportation prices is nearing its peak. What is driving consumer returns?

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Wiser

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

For most, the answer will be price. The ability to compare prices, get the lowest prices, find good deals on products, and so on. The bottom line is that price is always top of mind for consumers. . Then, a price matching policy will give you those always-competitive prices you seek.

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Retail Bound

MARCH 22, 2021

The product’s packaging was ineffective in communicating what the product offered to the consumer ( The product’s packaging is your “best sales-person”. Not having a professional design your packaging guarantees failure before the product can get on a retailer’s shelf ). Get mentioned in trade publications.

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Rangeme

JULY 28, 2022

Margins erode quickly in consumer packaged goods (CPG), and all too often, I see emerging brands losing money on each product they sell. This step ensures you have a firm handle on what the right price is – for your category, and your specific product, while taking your positioning within the category into account.

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Rangeme

MAY 17, 2022

That is driving the price of raw materials and energy higher. Logistics costs add to the pressure, with the world’s shipping and freight companies also trying to re-orient themselves in the wake of the pandemic. Inevitably, against this backdrop, retailers’ prices are rising. In the U.K.,

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Rangeme

AUGUST 10, 2022

Spanning skin, hair, bath, and makeup, wellness was accelerated during the pandemic as consumers worked to take better care of themselves and prioritized self-care. Questions such as what the brand is shipping and repeat rates are fair game. First, we want to understand the brand’s story and its point of difference.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

This would raise shipping and transportation expenses, impacting: Last-mile delivery costs Freight and trucking expenses Higher prices on imported goods due to increased shipping costs Delays in deliveries and increased costs will add to the sourcing challenges. Higher Prices for Consumers. Sourcing Challenges.

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Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

The internet has indisputably created new opportunities for retailers to reach consumers. This has spurred a lasting debate about whether or not brick-and-mortar stores will remain relevant as more and more consumers subscribe to the convenience of shopping online. Still, real-world retail operations persist.

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Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

The internet has indisputably created new opportunities for retailers to reach consumers. This has spurred a lasting debate about whether or not brick-and-mortar stores will remain relevant as more and more consumers subscribe to the convenience of shopping online. Still, real-world retail operations persist.

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Store Growers

JUNE 24, 2023

Shipping & Tax Errors Here, I’ll cover the most common errors that occur with shipping and tax, such as missing shipping information and shipping weight attribute, sub-attributes for the shipping attribute , missing value for the tax attribute, and lack of sub-attributes for it. How to fix it?

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 6, 2023

Matt: [2:02] Yeah have you too I like to think about my career or having two careers to date the first one was, very foundational for what I’m doing now but very quantitative, process-oriented mechanical engineering patent law Manufacturing, Ops Consulting things that had nothing to do with retail or fashion or e-commerce and then I. [2:32]

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Retail Bound

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Are you a small consumer electronics product brand who’s trying to figure out how to sell to Best Buy? Best Buy is the largest brick-and-mortar retailer in the US for consumer electronics, which is why thousands of brands attempt to get their products in the company’s stores every year. If so, you are not alone.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Here, Moreau-Hammond discusses encouraging consumers to try new things, selling products through tailored subscriptions and engaging content, the impact of lack of regulation in the industry, and her plans for growth. Inside Retail : Why do you think the world needs another sex toy website like yours right now?

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Retail Bound

MAY 9, 2022

If your packaging doesn’t communicate what the product offers to the consumer, your unprofessional packaging design will likely leave you dead in the water before you even get started. Incorrect suggested retail price. Beyond electronic transfers, you should also consider joining Target’s drop-shipping program.

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