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“Buy now, pay later players’ losses grow as costs soar” by Jonathon Berr via Retail Dive

by admin | May 28, 2022 | Debate, E-Commerce, Industry, News, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies

Don Arnold via Getty Images BNPL providers are paying a hefty price to keep up with surging consumer demand for their financing services, spending large sums to add new tech and more employees. The buy now, pay later boom had an inauspicious debut more than...

“What Every Brand Should Know Before Launching Into Live Selling” by Finn Faldi via Total Retail

by admin | May 26, 2022 | Community, m-commerce, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies, Social Commerce

Credit: Getty Images by fizkes For retailers and brands, “going live” consistently can drive conversion rates that are higher than what they see on their e-commerce sites. Here are some tips that businesses of all sizes should keep in mind when expanding into the...

“7 Tips To Visually Optimize Your Website” by Krystina Morgan via Independent Retailer

by admin | May 23, 2022 | E-Commerce, Internet, m-commerce, Resources, Retail Strategy

With retail ecommerce giants like Amazon and Walmart setting the bar extremely high for website design and experiences, smaller online stores are left behind to constantly make updates to ensure their websites are similarly easy to use. It is absolutely crucial to...

“Most Product Purchases Aren’t Impulsive, So Why Sell Them That Way?” by Bob Phibbs via The Retail Doctor Blog

by admin | May 22, 2022 | HR, Resources, Retail Strategy

I walked into a store in California last year and they had what seemed like thousands of mason jar candles stacked on a glass fixture from the ’80s.It was right next to the register.I could see the logic of putting the display there. Candles are an impulse item....

“Did the Pandemic Change Retailing Dramatically?” by Jan Rogers Kniffen via The Robin Report

by admin | May 21, 2022 | Predictions, Resources, Retail Economy, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies

Any professional observer of retail trends and every shopper in the U.S. would tell you that retailing, and retailers changed dramatically during the pandemic. But many of those changes were already in the works before the pandemic even started. One of the...

“Audience Hijacking: How to Prevent Your Online Customers From Being Shoplifted” by Patrick Sullivan via Total Retail

by admin | May 19, 2022 | E-Commerce, Internet, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies

Ensuring your website visitors have a positive experience is absolutely crucial for turning shoppers into buyers. But increasingly, the online customer journey is disrupted by pop-up ads, browser plug-ins and extensions designed to redirect shoppers away from your...