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As The Online Tax Man Cometh, Will Smaller Retailers Embrace Marketplaces?

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consumers are expected to be shopping online by 2021. The ruling meant that online retailers could be mandated to collect sales tax — and taxes can be levied by states on firms that do not have physical presence in those states. More than 230 million U.S. Embracing the Marketplace.

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Retail Reopening Hinges On Dangerous Discounts

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retail reopening. Most reports of mall reopenings and other retail post-pandemic debuts in the U.S. For example, the Dillard’s store in Kansas City reported strong traffic as did its neighbors in the city’s Zona Rosa shopping district. The station also reported that retailers who did see crowds followed strict guidelines.

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Report: The Risky Business Of Navigating Online Sales Tax For Merchants

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consumers are expected to be shopping online by 2021. Merchants working to expand and sell online in more markets must comply with each market’s local sales tax regulations, however, and that is an increasingly complicated task. New online sales taxes aren’t just the dominion of the U.S.

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How Online Sales Tax Impacts Different eCommerce Models

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Since 1992, when eCommerce was still in its infancy, online retailers have not had to collect sales tax. consumers are expected to be shopping online by 2021. Will this increasingly regulated online sales tax environment affect this growth? Online Sales Tax and Marketplaces. Online Sales Tax and SMBs.

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How Retailers Drive Innovation With Subscriptions (And Payments)

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Brick-and-mortar retailers, as well as online merchants, are offering consumers all sorts of products and services through the subscription business model, from movies to tea. And retailers are offering innovative subscriptions for all sorts of products.

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Retail Pulse: Madewell Teams With thredUP; Walmart Rolls Out InHome Delivery

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are joining forces with online reCommerce companies to bring pre-owned merchandise into their stores, adding to their sustainability efforts. When it comes to thredUP, Sourcing Journal says the platform “has helped to invigorate the online secondhand market, which experts believe is on the brink of explosion.”

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How Payless Beat Back Bankruptcy (And What Retailers Can Learn)

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There are rarely second acts in retail — particularly once bankruptcy is in play — but, every so often, the unexpected happens. Last week, footwear retail company Payless ShoeSource was one of those unexpected stories, a company pulled into the bankruptcy whirlpool but getting plucked out before being sucked all the way down to the bottom.

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