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Easyship, a leading all-in-one shipping platform, announces its new integration with Zoho Inventory, an end-to-end inventory and order management solution from Zoho, a leading global technology company.
Easyship, a leading all-in-one shipping platform, announces its new integration with Zoho Inventory, an end-to-end inventory and order management solution from Zoho, a leading global technology company.
This powerful collaboration empowers businesses of all sizes to streamline their shipping operations and access cheaper rates and delivery options, with the ability to buy shipping labels directly within Zoho Inventory. Additionally, these integration capabilities are also available for businesses using Zoho Commerce, a complete e-commerce solution, and Zoho Books, a comprehensive accounting solution.
“We’re excited to bring Easyship’s shipping tools to businesses using Zoho Inventory, Zoho Commerce, and Zoho Books. This integration makes shipping easier, cheaper, and faster, helping businesses save time, cut shipping costs, and provide a better delivery experience.
Appriss Retail, a leading provider of data and analytics solutions for reducing retail losses and combating return and claim fraud, has released the annual 2024 Consumer Returns in the Retail Industry Report, in collaboration with Deloitte*.
“It’s clear why retailers want to limit bad actors that exhibit fraudulent and abusive returns behavior, but the reality is that they are finding stricter returns policies are not reducing the returns fraud they face”
Appriss Retail, which supports one-third of all U.S. omnichannel sales across 150,000 retail locations and serves 60 of the top 100 U.S. retailers, led this comprehensive analysis. Total merchandise returns for the year reached $685 billion, representing 13.21% of total retail sales, which amounted to $5.19 trillion in 2024, according to the report. Read Now...........
Nawy, the leading prop-tech platform in Africa that simplifies the buying, selling, and real estate investing journey for customers across Egypt, has announced a partnership with Truecaller, the global leader in communication verification and fraud prevention. This collaboration aims to enhance customer trust and elevate the communication experience in the real estate sector through Truecaller’s Customer Experience solution.
Nawy ensures seamless, secure, and transparent communication for customers throughout their real estate buying journey. By leveraging Truecaller’s Verified Business Caller ID-based solution, Nawy enhances its customer outreach with trusted branding elements like the verified badge, brand name, and logo. This ensures customers can quickly recognize and trust Nawy’s calls, leading to a seamless communication experience and improved engagement.
According to preliminary insights from Mastercard SpendingPulse™, U.S. retail sales excluding automotive increased 3.8% year-over-year from November 1 through December 24. Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online retail sales, representing all payment types and is not adjusted for inflation.
“The holiday shopping season revealed a consumer who is willing and able to spend but driven by a search for value as can be seen by concentrated e-commerce spending during the biggest promotional periods,” said Michelle Meyer, chief economist, Mastercard Economics Institute. “Solid spending during this holiday season underscores the strength we observed from the consumer all year, supported by the healthy labor market and household wealth gains. Read Now...............
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In UC&C sales, and B2B tech sales in general, the fundamentals remain rooted in trust, value and understanding customer pain points. However, UC&C adds layers of complexity because you’re often selling solutions that touch every aspect of a customer’s business, from operations to customer experience.