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Alix Fraser
Alix Fraser is a Product Content Specialist at Lightspeed. Alix delights in finding ways to deliver actionable insights to retailers and restaurateurs. When not cooking up data-driven blogs with valuable tricks and tips, Alix is on the hunt for new ways Lightspeed can help entrepreneurs bring their cities to life.
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Alix Fraser is a Product Content Specialist at Lightspeed. Alix delights in finding ways to deliver actionable insights to retailers and restaurateurs. When not cooking up data-driven blogs with valuable tricks and tips, Alix is on the hunt for new ways Lightspeed can help entrepreneurs bring their cities to life.
As a retailer, you know just how important good reviews are. From feedback on social media to reviews on your site, good ratings help...
- by Alix Fraser
Tax season is upon us! Are you ready to ace all the forms and financial documents involved?In collaboration with DAVO by Avalara,...
- by Alix Fraser
Cross-border ecommerce has taken off in the last few years. A recent survey found that 32% of online shoppers bought more from retailers...
- by Alix Fraser
Fast ecommerce shipping has become the standard for online shoppers, with big players offering 24 hour—and sometimes even same day—shipping....
- by Alix Fraser
eCommerce is hotter than ever. If you’re not selling online already, the time to get started was yesterday. Shoppers are moving between...
- by Alix Fraser
From manual cash registers to the first on-premise point of sale software to cloud-based point of sale systems, the way retailers and...
- by Alix Fraser
In 2015, a new way to pay swept eCommerce. Called buy now, pay later (shortened to BNPL), it was defined by payments in four installments,...
- by Alix Fraser
There’s no denying that retail has changed. The rise of online shopping has redefined the way customers interact with businesses....
- by Alix Fraser
The winter holidays are one of the most crucial sales periods for retailers. Some of the biggest sales days of the year happen in the...
- by Alix Fraser
You’re already operating multiple locations, or they’re in your business plan for the future—you know how valuable it is to have...
- by Alix Fraser
Back to school is one of the biggest sales periods of the year for retailers. Even in 2020, back-to-school sales grew—and they’re...
- by Alix Fraser
As more businesses around the world open their doors—and as more shoppers venture back into brick and mortar stores—there’s one...
- by Alix Fraser
eCommerce is booming. Online sales grew over 32% in the US alone in 2020. While lockdowns kept customers and retailers apart physically,...
- by Alix Fraser
Returns are often seen as the bane of a retailer’s business. The lost sales can seem expensive to allow, and it’s tempting to limit...
- by Alix Fraser
Lightspeed has partnered with Google to offer retail merchants access to integrated local inventory ads, a way to bring shoppers in...
- by Alix Fraser
It’s spring cleaning season! Time to reorganize your closets, clear out your yard and assess your dusty overstock inventory.Holding...
- by Alix Fraser
How can you offer customers one-on-one service? How can you convince them that coming in store is a worthwhile trip, with experiences...
- by Alix Fraser
Social media marketing is crucial for retailers. Your customers are on social media every day—if you’re not posting, you’re missing...
- by Alix Fraser
Being a pro retailer means more than knowing how to sell the right products to the right customers. You need to be an expert in inventory...
- by Alix Fraser
Ah, organization. Whether you love to check boxes and make lists or organizing things is the bane of your existence, one thing is...
- by Alix Fraser
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