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September 27 · Issue #193 · View online
A weekly digest of SUMO blog content, plus eCommerce news, events and job listings.
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3 questions to ask before selling on Alibaba’s Tmall
By Bart Mroz, SUMO Heavy Co-founder and CEO For businesses that have a brand in demand globally, are ready to make the investment, and have a solid understanding of the Chinese market, the returns from Tmall could change their company forever.
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Study: 70% of people will swap store visits for voice assistants by 2022
Consumers increasingly prefer to interact with voice assistants and chatbots rather than with humans, especially when researching products or responding to customer service questions after making a purchase.
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FedEx Announces Annual General Rate Increase For 2020
FedEx announced, on September 16, 2019, their annual general rate increase for 2020. Effective January 6, 2020, FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, and FedEx Home Delivery shipping rates will increase by an average of 4.9 percent, while FedEx Freight will increase rates by an average of 5.9 percent.
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The Best Personalization Reduces Shopping Time: Why That’s A Good Thing
Without a doubt, personalization and mobilization for each individual customer are going to become even more advanced and these shopper-focused experiences are quickly becoming a customer expectation. Let’s explore a few best practices in bringing your customer experience into the digital era.
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Will Drone Delivery Help Ecommerce?
Drones are already used for delivering products in Iceland and medical supplies in Tanzania and Rwanda. Denmark, France, and The Netherlands are soon to follow.
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Amazon reportedly tweaked its search results to promote more profitable products
Amazon changed the algorithms that power its product-search system to favor products with higher profit margins, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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6 Customer Retention Ideas for the Holidays
The holiday shopping season from October to December is a boom time for most retailers. Sales are up. New customers are plentiful. What follows are six ideas to retain holiday shoppers after the busy season.
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Jack Johnson Surfs a Board Made From Thousands of Cigarette Butts
When thousands of people’s trash becomes one man’s treasure.
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