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Lowe’s Expands DC-Based Delivery of Bulky Products to 8 More Regions

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The retailer’s legacy distribution model had stores operating as nodes in the fulfillment process. Under the new market delivery model, large items are shipped directly from DCs to the customer, reducing the number of “touches” for each order and freeing up space at brick-and-mortar stores.

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The Children’s Place To Shut 300 Locations By 2021

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The Children’s Place plans to close 200 stores in 2020 and another 100 stores in 2021, the retailer revealed in announcing its Q1 2020 results. The children’s specialty apparel retailer currently operates 920 stores as well as an e-Commerce business representing 31% of its revenue. Even though approximately 95%.

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DoorDash Debuts Package Pickup Service to Streamline Returns

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Consumers can attach prepaid shipping labels to their returns or send a shipping QR code directly to their “Dasher” via the DoorDash app. Dashers will send confirmation photos to consumers when they drop off the items at the designated store.

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Address Labor Shortages by Creating Attractive Retail Career Paths

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Labor shortages in industries that had previously relied on multiple job seekers — even for low-paying jobs — have been one of retail’s biggest challenges in 2021. Many of these changes are recent: “Ship-from-store wasn’t economically viable [as recently as] two years ago,” said Ritter.

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UPDATE: Target Adds Paid Loyalty Program, Plans 300 New Stores Over Next 10 Years

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Amazon pioneered the paid loyalty program with Amazon Prime, which has been in operation for nearly 20 years and has more than 200 million members worldwide. Walmart debuted its Walmart+ program in September 2020, followed by Kroger ’s Boost program in November 2021.

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Men’s Wearhouse Chief Customer Officer: ‘Next-Gen Store Brings Our Mission to Life’

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has seen great success after unveiling a “next-gen” store concept this past September in Shenandoah, Texas. As a result, Men’s Wearhouse already has plans to expand the tech-driven concept to more locations through 2021. In an exclusive interview with Retail TouchPoints , Carrie Ask, Chief Customer Officer at Tailored Brands, Inc.,

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Top 10 Contactless Trends to Watch in 2022

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The desire is still there to do touchless, but for different reasons than COVID safety,” he said during a presentation at the 2021 retailX conference in Chicago. More Dark Kitchens Over the next five years, QSR chain Wendy’s is planning to add 700 kitchens in converted shipping containers to support delivery.