Retail
February 23, 2022
Online shoppers do not graviate to brand or retailer sites. Image credit: Affirm
By Sarah Ramirez
Although more shoppers are becoming adept to online channels of discovery, less than 20 percent of consumers begin their journeys directly on brand sites because they find them to be lacking relevance.
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