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Retailers Brace for Bigger Holiday Returns Season
Shoppers may love ordering stuff online, but when it comes to returning that holiday sweater, many would rather drop it off at the store. That consumer aversion to shipping back unwanted goods could give bricks-and-mortar retailers an edge in the…
How to wrap your presents properly and help save the planet
Many of us across the UK will be going through the same ritual come Christmas morning as we tear open reams of paper hiding all our weird and wonderful gifts. We’ll throw all that paper into the corner and dump…
New is Out and Used is In for Gifting
According to a recent study, 61 percent of American consumers are comfortable with receiving a used gift—especially if the item is rare or difficult to find—and Millennials and Gen Z’ers are embracing the movement at a quicker pace than older…
Ho-Ho-Hum Sales this Holiday Season? Five Last-Minute Holiday Marketing Tips
Perhaps sales were a little more lackluster than you’d hoped over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend? Don’t fret! Lucky for you, 50% of shoppers wait until the last month, and approximately 40% of those wait until the final…
The Mighty Rise in Off-Price Retail
In the apocalyptic retail era of mall and department store closures, one segment is thriving. Off-price retailers—or stores that sell high-quality goods at low prices—are forging ahead and growing. These shops, which typically sell last season’s items or a variety…
5 Things to Keep in Mind When it Comes to 5G
Over the past several years, new mobile phones have seen a steady decline in sales. As devices offer less for more, consumers are refusing to fork out more money for limited improvements and features, opting to keep their phones until…
Free boots and mattresses
The Wall Street Journal‘s Stephanie Yang reported recently on the phenomenon of “mattress-flipping,” in which people take advantage of the 100-day free trial offers that many online mattress startups have adopted. The Journal frames this as a generational story. In fact, it…
Defacing Merchandise. What it is and How it’s Done.
Many retailers require delabeling. The good news is, most customers don’t mind an altered label or lack of original packaging if it’s a great, high-quality item at a discounted price! In this article we will discuss: What is defacing? Common…
Is it the End of Retail as We Know It?
This holiday season so far has seen record-breaking purchases, but a wave of store closures is still underway as digital claims more terrain in shopping. With stores like Payless shuttering 2,300 locations just last year—and Walgreens, H&M, and Charlotte Russe…
Unilever launches a liquidation marketplace
The manufacturer of such brands as Dove soap, Noxzema skin cream and Q-Tips is selling bulk quantities of its products through a new ecommerce portal launched earlier this week. Read the full Digital Commerce 360 article>>
Will it be a merry Christmas for UK retailers?
Sustainability and Brexit are some of the key focuses for UK retailers leading up to the festive season this year, according to EMEA director for B2B online auction platform B-Stock Ben Whitaker. Whitaker says compared with 2018, 2019 is looking…
Bigger Buys, Bigger Returns, Bigger Challenges for Furniture E-Commerce
As buyers become more comfortable with online shopping, the medium keeps expanding to more and more options. Need a computer? Click. A new phone? Click. New clothes and shoes? Click and click. But the online market is no longer limited…