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5 Steps to Get Your Online Store Ready for Peak Season

The end of the year is a peak season for fashion retailers. To stay ahead of the competition and close the year strongly, here are the five steps you need to address. • Prepare for incoming traffic First, you need to make sure your inventory is stocked. There is nothing worse for your business than a frustrated customer finding out their...

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3 Lessons Learned From Retailers During Peak Season 2021

In terms of industry results, fashion and jewellery remained the second most popular category amongst BigCommerce’s merchants following the sporting goods during the peak season. Good news for our merchants, but how could that help you plan a better 2022 ecommerce strategy? Here are three lessons we learned during this peak season that all...

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Fashion sourcing expert: “All supply chain challenges are colliding with a model that leaves little room for deviation”

Global supply chains are in turmoil, and it’s hurting fashion companies. Nike missed analysts' expectations in its latest financial results because of supply bottlenecks, and Puma and Adidas are talking about similar problems. Where are the current disruptions happening and what can fashion companies do in the short and long term to optimize...

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Prepare your business for the holidays with ChannelAdvisor

With the festive season fast approaching and the effects of Covid-19 still impacting global supply chains, alongside the complexities of Brexit - how prepared is your marketplace business? ChannelAdvisor’s manager of account services, Vini Ratnamaheson has some great tips to set yourself up for success —from mapping out your inventory levels to...

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How To Prepare for a “More Normal” Peak Season This Year

After all this disruption, how do you deal with ‘normal’? Will you be able to cope effectively with the ‘more normal’ peak season that’s predicted within our sector this year? Will things suddenly change again? What does ‘normal’ even mean, and is your fashion and clothing business prepared for it? Ultimately, when we talk about ‘normal’ we mean...

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Ecommerce and the Importance of Forecasting

Ecommerce remains a complex, intricate business - even in today's day and age. In order to succeed, not only do e-tailers have to offer the right products at the right time, in the right place for the right price, but they also have to remain agile to any changes in the market. As the global ecommerce market continues to grow exponentially,...

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Optimise logistics, cope with peak season in a relaxed manner

The peak season is upon us and with it not only one of the busiest times of the year. It is also the time when logistics reaches its limits for many retailers. Those who want to meet logistical challenges in a relaxed manner therefore need the right logistics concept. But how can retailers position themselves optimally for the peak season and...

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Stocked up on Bags & Boots for this Black Friday’s Splurge?

The economy has opened up and Dressipi are expecting a bumper Black Friday in line with 2018 and 2019 - and a bonus for your return rates, customers buying categories with lower return rates is one of the reasons why Black Friday works so well! To help you get ready for peak, the Dressipi data analysts have dug deep into the Black Friday numbers...

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5 Steps to Deliver Frictionless Purchase During Peak Season

Like most retail businesses, fashion sales tend to increase significantly during the holiday season. The main challenge is to keep up with this rising demand. But higher demand is no excuse for lower service, and retailers are expected to provide a frictionless shopping experience during this season more than ever. That means eliminating pain...

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Parcel damaged or disappeared? FIEGE takes over shipping queries for online traders

When parcels arrive damaged or are not delivered at all, this not only annoys the end customer but it also costs the online trader real money. With its Carrier Claims Management, logistics specialist FIEGE helps online traders to resolve shipping problems quickly and efficiently. Black Friday and Christmas set new sales records every year for...