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How Michaels Reconfigured its Fulfillment Models to Dramatically Enhance Ship-From-Store Performance

Retail TouchPoints

Michaels had a major ecommerce ship-from-store challenge. It’s not that this fulfillment method wasn’t popular — the arts and crafts retailer shipped nearly 3 million orders from its 1,300+ stores across the U.S. We had stores in Alaska shipping to [people in] the lower 48 states, and shipping from anywhere [in the continental U.S.]

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2022 Predictions: Shipping Experience Will be the Key to Retail and Ecommerce Success

Retail TouchPoints

Relentless challenges including supply chain disruptions, weather disasters and a ship stuck in the Suez Canal slowed shipments and delivery of goods to consumers. Shipping and delivery will continue to play a major role in how retailers, both small and large, perform and provide effective customer experiences.

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Retail Shipping Forecast for the 2022 Holiday Season

Independent Retailer

The 2022 holiday season is just around the corner, and with it comes a plethora of shipping challenges. Here are some shipping forecasts for retailers to be aware of so you can be fully prepared this holiday season: Increased Volume of Shipments. Delays in Shipping. by Chelsea Lamb.

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Ecommerce Check-In: Has 2022 Shaped Up the Way We Predicted? 

Retail TouchPoints

At the end of 2021, the editors of Retail TouchPoints took a stab at predicting what would happen in ecommerce in 2022. Now, at the halfway point of the year, we thought we’d check in on how well our predictions have held up. 2022 certainly isn’t turning out how anyone thought it would.

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Three ways to provide customer-centric shipping

Inside Retail

For most small to medium enterprises starting out in e-commerce, shipping solutions tend to be stumbled upon and developed gradually as the business grows. Things start blowing up – processes can’t scale, and the business starts throwing people at the process instead of reinventing what the process should be,” says Boyer.

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Walmart to Open Four Fulfillment Centers to Offer Same- and Two-Day Shipping to 95% of U.S. Shoppers

Retail TouchPoints

population with next-day or two-day shipping. The first facility will open in summer 2022 in Joliet, Ill., A custom box is created to fit the exact measurements of the order and sent to an associate, who can assemble up to four orders at once, for packing; and Ship: ?The population. in a statement.

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4 Ways Ecommerce Returns Will Change in 2022

Retail TouchPoints

The cost of returns keeps ecommerce operators awake at night — so much so that some large retailers have adopted a “just keep it” policy towards certain purchases, opting to issue a refund without asking for the merchandise back (a trend that may prove unsustainable for both margins and the environment if consumers come to expect it).

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