This week, a Pitney Bowes investor called for the ouster of the CEO and chairman, and a board makeover, while e-grocery sales continued to retreat from pandemic levels. And we're in the final leg of peak season! Hope you all see a strong finish.

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The rate of returns from retail purchases is expected to remain relatively flat this year compared to 2021, at 16.5%, with store and ecommerce returns roughly equal as the latter figure has improved, according to a report from the National Retail Federation and Apriss Retail.
Amazon is launching a TikTok-like feature called Inspire that lets users scroll through short-form videos and hopefully buy stuff from brands, but industry observers don’t seem too inspired by the company’s latest venture into social commerce, an area that hasn’t really exploded. It's the latest in a decade of social commerce experiments.
A multichannel approach to messaging allows you to grasp actions that are actually driving the purchaser to make a decision. This helps you determine which tactics, or perhaps a series of tactics, ultimately generated the sale. With all of that in mind, here’s a CRM strategy roadmap that can be tested, optimized and flexed.
Metaverse solutions cut across verticals, from healthcare to fashion to manufacturing, but it’s still in its infancy. Think of it like the internet of 1994, when you used Netscape and a dial-up handshake to navigate the web.  As businesses step into the metaverse, this is the right time to experiment with using it as a service.   

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