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Australia’s best retailers at returns: Bed Threads, The Iconic, Oroton

Inside Retail

Bed Threads, The Iconic, and Oroton ranked ahead of other retailers in November for overall returns experience in the Online CX Index, Australias first and only online retailer performance platform powered by real data. A seamless return experience can turn a frustrating situation into an opportunity to build trust and loyalty.

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Target US aims to simplify returns. Here’s why that’s easier said than done

Inside Retail

Target US is making shopping easier for customers with the option to make product returns right from their cars at no extra cost. The new returns service is already available at over 500 stores across the US and is expected to reach all 2000 Target locations in the next few months. she questioned.

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Boohoo doubles its market share in the UK and US

365 Retail

million in the six months to the end of August compared with a year earlier, but pre-tax profits dropped 64% to £24.6 The hit to profits included higher shipping costs, which were £26 million higher than pre-pandemic levels. Sales rose 20% to £975.9 New rules following Brexit also saw profit margins reduce from 57.8%

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Gen Z: Merchants of cool or brand killers?

Inside Retail

My Gucci Marmont bag from Vestiaire Collective has shipped. Bagged a pre-loved bargain, supported circular fashion and didn’t even set foot in a store. I wrack my brains to remember when I last bought new clothes in-store. Single Mum school drop off duties for my Gen Z daughter before hitting the desk for work.

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6 Reasons Walmart’s eCommerce Strategy is Winning

Indigo 9 Digital

This service is also beneficial for consumers worried about their goods being stolen after they are dropped off. The fall of Sears and other department stores has only served to usher in a new kind of department store, the big box store. Lowest prices” came in second and “fast shipping” came in eighth place.

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Preparing for the Unknown: Effectively Using Data to Predict this Year’s Holiday Trends

Retail TouchPoints

While many customers will have purchases shipped directly to their homes this year, brick-and-mortar stores have rolled out their own solutions that may impact the way we approach the 2021 holidays. location data (how are options like BOPIS holding up at each individual location as life begins returning to normal?)

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 251 Annual Predictions 2021

Retail Geek

The year of returns – “happy returns” – a startup raises $100M+ in space. for year of returns). Mallageddon continues At least another 8k stores Yes 8721 stores +1. Amazon Shopify Competitor (shipping solution). Bonus – More store closures in 2021 than 2020. Merge with Alibaba?