The holidays are always a stressful and busy time for retailers, especially this year with all of the supply chain delays eating away at consumer patience. Even once the holidays are over, returns start to flood in and wreak havoc all over again. Unfortunately, many smaller retailers still do not have a quick or easy […]
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5 Ways to Protect Customer Service Representatives from Cyber Criminals
by Nick Santora Retailers count on their customer service representatives to handle all sorts of issues, but are they prepared to defend against cyber attacks? With countless onslaughts happening around the world leading to data breaches and ransomware, this is why now, more than ever, cyber security awareness is of the utmost importance. Your company’s […]
Marketplaces Next Best Thing for Retail in 2022
by Jim Stirewalt In 2021, we saw a rapid increase of investment in marketplaces from established retailers and businesses, as well as technology platforms looking to boost commerce revenue and customer experience. Given the fast pace of adoption last year, industry experts have given their thoughts on what the new year holds in store for […]
Print on Demand Manufacturing for Your Ecommerce Business
In order to compete with Amazon, brands and retailers are turning to print-on-demand manufacturing. This process, also called cloud manufacturing, emerged over the past decade and is beginning to revolutionize the supply chain industry. Driven by the explosive growth of ecommerce and shifting consumer preferences, the global cloud manufacturing market is expected to reach about […]
CryptoCurrency Paving the Way to Retail Success
An increasing number of businesses worldwide are adopting cryptocurrency as a way for consumers to pay for goods and services. Over the summer, Bitcoin Depot installed more than 700 of its Bitcoin ATM machines at Circle K convenience stores in 30 states, and they are continuing to expand in the U.S. and Canada. If this […]
Gen Z’s New Shopping Habits May Kill Off Unprepared Brands
by Mark Hook For the past decade, brands have scrambled to serve millennials, the first internet-obsessed generation that forced retailers to rethink their online-selling strategies. Now, brands are reinventing themselves for the next wave of shoppers – Gen Z, or ‘zoomers’, as they are also known. Aged between 13 and 21, zoomers are gearing up […]
A Wholesale Platform Built for Small Grocery Stores
Searching for specialty food and beverage products has never been easier. Founded by a grocer, Mable is committed to helping the small business community thrive with their easy-to-use wholesale platform. Purchasing Products Made Simple With over 1,500 brands to shop from, low order minimums, and direct shipping, Mable is the perfect wholesale partner for sourcing […]
Challenges & Solutions for E-Tailers this Black Friday & Cyber Monday
by Kenny Tsang Black Friday and Cyber Monday are back with a bang, and experts project sales from the global shopping events to boost what has been a record $4.89 trillion year for retail ecommerce. Nearly a third of the year’s holiday spending occurs during this short period, giving sellers on sites like Amazon, eBay, […]
5 Best Ecommerce Platforms for Independent Retailers in 2022
by Shannon Flynn It has become easier than ever to find any product or service with a few strokes of the keyboard. Online shopping is booming and has been since the early days of Amazon, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only strengthened the ecommerce industry as more customers went online to order everything from groceries […]
The Key to Getting Closer to Your Customers
by Andy Randall In an Amazon-driven market, how can specialist retailers get closer to their customers? They have something that the growing mass of online conglomerates just cannot offer — their domain expertise. In many cases a customer needs more than just picking an item off the shelf, or opening a box left on the […]
