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What all Retailers Should Know About Outsourcing Customer Service

As your business grows, so too will the customer support tickets, making it critically important that you scale…

Executive Viewpoints January 10
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Amazon’s Missing Out on a Billion-Dollar Marketing Channel: Packages

In just a few short years, Amazon created a booming advertising business that opened doors for other retailers,…

Executive Viewpoints January 10
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How Shoemaker Viscata is Achieving Social and Business Goals by Reducing Returns

It’s been another year of record-breaking ecommerce sales combined with unprecedented snarls across shipping and inventory ecosystems, so…

Features January 7
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Experiential Retail, Beyond the Hype: 6 Defining Factors for Success

“Experiential retail” is a phrase that has gotten a lot of play over the past few years. But…

Features January 5
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Exclusive Q&A: The 9 Themes Shaping the Future of DTC

2021 was a critical year for the direct-to-consumer (DTC) space. With consumers’ rapid shift to ecommerce channels, DTC…

Features January 4
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It’s Time Retailers Give Customers What They Want: Online Shopping Without Passwords

As early as February 2021, industry analysts predicted the year’s holiday ecommerce sales would climb to $206.88 billion,…

Executive Viewpoints January 3
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Address Labor Shortages by Creating Attractive Retail Career Paths

Labor shortages in industries that had previously relied on multiple job seekers — even for low-paying jobs —…

Features December 31
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What Interior Design Will Look Like in 2022: Personalization, Nature and Augmented Reality

As with most industries, the pandemic accelerated processes that were well underway in the interior design sphere during…

Executive Viewpoints December 29
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4 Imperatives for Impactful Store Design

The pandemic has changed the in-store experience, possibly forever. After spending months with home delivery and curbside pickup…

Features December 29
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