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5 Cloud-Based Platforms for Optimizing Retail Returns

October 26, 2022October 25, 2022 by Stephanie Miles

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Returns are soaring along with e-commerce transactions. Here are five return management and pick-up services designed for retail businesses.

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Happy Returns Expands Into College Market

August 14, 2018May 15, 2019 by Stephanie Miles

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Startup Happy Returns, based in Santa Monica and founded by alums from HauteLook and NordstromRack.com, offers a way for shoppers to return e-commerce purchases at real-world kiosks. Beginning this fall, Happy Returns will be setting up kiosks—which it calls “Return Bars”—at five campuses around the country to capitalize on the returns generated by back-to-college online shopping.

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Street Fight Daily: Best Practices in Reputation and Review Management, Ad Tech Consolidation

August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 by Joseph Zappa

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TODAY IN LOCAL & DIGITAL MARKETING… Survey: Identifying Best Practices in Reputation and Review Management… As Duopoly Reigns, Ad Tech Industry Consolidates… Happy Returns Expands Into College Market…

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Raise Report: New Funding for AxleHire, Digital Genius, Happy Returns

January 5, 2018January 4, 2018 by Joseph Zappa

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Every two weeks, we round up some of the biggest fundraises taking place in hyperlocal marketing, commerce, and tech. This week’s edition includes new funding for SendBird, TrendKite, Rubikloud, and Dahmakan.

Case Studies

Case Study: How a Brooklyn Retailer Brings E-Commerce Shoppers In-Store

December 26, 2017December 25, 2017 by Stephanie Miles

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As a local store selling gifts and other mid-century modern vintage items in Brooklyn, New York, Woods Grove has a hard time competing with national chains. But the local retailer has managed to piggyback on the success of e-commerce heavyweights like Everlane and Tradesy.

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As E-Commerce Looks for a Local Edge, In-Person Return Services Expand

February 15, 2017February 14, 2017 by Stephanie Miles

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This morning e-commerce fashion marketplace Tradesy is announcing an extended partnership with Happy Returns, a consumer returns startup that offers in-person returns for online retailers. Tradesy found that customers overwhelmingly preferred to return their online purchases in-person rather than by mail.

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5 Ways E-Commerce Retailers Are Creating Local Footprints

December 8, 2016December 7, 2016 by Stephanie Miles

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New technology platforms are making it possible for online retailers of all sizes to expand locally into brick-and-mortar outlets. In other cases, technology is taking a back seat as e-commerce businesses form old-fashioned partnerships with stores on main street.