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When you’re spending up at the end of financial year sales, it’s important to understand the refund and exchange policies of different retail stores.
Not even online shopping is free from gender bias.
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Not even online shopping is free from gender bias.
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Unravelling authenticity in the digital age.
Influencers, online retail and AI have created a new generation of customers for Sephora.
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Increased confidence from its AI developments, as well as the spending might of the TikTok generation, may have played a role.
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Websites with e-commerce features are increasingly affordable, and since the barrier to entry for starting a dropshipping business is low, it has become a popular method for making extra money.
Merchandise is locked in cases to guard against theft in a Target store in New York City on Sept. 23, 2023.
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Shoplifting has been hyped as a driver of chain-store closures, but did these companies ever really understand urban environments in the first place?
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It’s legal for a merchant to get your card details over the phone – but it can still be risky. Here’s what you need to know to stay safe.
Shoppers are looking for value this holiday season.
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With the state of the economy unclear, shoppers seem hesitant to get too festive, too fast.
High St, Conwy, Wales. Some places have already started to inject some local flavour to their high streets.
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To make a real change to our high streets, we need to think about about the social purpose and economic functions of these areas.
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Taking express delivery to new heights could be a risky move.
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If the competition regulator gets its way, it could force significant changes to the online shopping giant.
Nobody’s home, just as the sender intended.
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Buyers and sellers alike use this system to not get caught.
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While Temu employs common sales promotion tactics seen on other e-commerce platforms, it uses what is arguably the broadest range of these techniques.
Teamsters employed by UPS practiced holding rallies ahead of the strike that wasn’t.
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The strike would have been the first for the parcel delivery giant since 1997.
Placards are part and parcel of a protest.
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Talks between the the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and company bosses have broken down. A supply chain expert explores what could happen next.
Retail returns have become big business for UPS.
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Returns cost companies billions of dollars in lost sales. They also generate emissions and packaging waste. Two logistics experts offer some tips from psychology for more sustainable returns.
Retailers’ costs for managing returns are rising.
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Returns are becoming a costly sustainability problem for retailers and the planet. A supply chain expert explains.
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People in rural areas have less access to supermarkets in general. When it comes to online grocery shopping, just over 11% of those have no choice at all.
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Here’s what you need to know about these mini loans.
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Vapes were marketed as healthy, sexy, sleek and environmentally friendly. It’s time we clamped down on these dodgy claims.