Remove Accounting Remove Fulfillment Remove Management Remove Supply Chain Management
article thumbnail

Want to Cut the Cost of Fast Fulfillment? It All Starts with Inventory Placement

Retail TouchPoints

The problems with getting products to people quickly and cheaply are well-known: consumers want fast fulfillment, which is costly to provide, but they don’t want to pay high (or really any) shipping fees. Even Amazon , the trendsetter in fast fulfillment, isn’t immune to higher labor costs. in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

article thumbnail

How Hot Topic and Lamps Plus Mastered Inventory Management and More

Retail TouchPoints

Smart retailers are realizing that their increasingly complex omnichannel offerings have made strong supply chain management more important than ever. The retailer has seen digital sales shift away from next-day deliveries, which now account for just 18.2% It manages our BOPIS component.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Traceability is the Foundation of Supply Chain Due Diligence

Retail TouchPoints

In December 2023, the European Parliament and the European Council reached a provisional agreement on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), a sweeping law that mandates companies to actively monitor and rectify any human rights and environmental risks within their global supply chains.

article thumbnail

How global beauty brands will benefit from JD.com’s latest logistics move

Inside Retail

“This collaboration results in an enriched suite of logistics and supply chain services, encompassing not just warehousing and inventory management, but also comprehensive transportation and last-mile delivery solutions,” he added.

article thumbnail

How retailers are overcoming the tyranny of distance

Inside Retail

With retail business leaders increasingly focusing on their supply chain management, here are three ways they can “unbound” their supply chains. One way is by transforming their retail stores into micro-fulfilment centres that focus on delivering and offering pick-ups rather than the traditional retail experience.

article thumbnail

Retail Trends in 2021 — Overcoming 2020’s Challenges

Retail TouchPoints

Now the store is viewed as a flexible asset, capable of fulfilling a variety of needs: Distribution center supplying inventory to other locations Ecommerce fulfillment Amazon return hub Curbside pickup Private bubble/pod shopping location Retooled for more buying, less shopping Emphasis on health and safety, contactless shopping.

article thumbnail

Why dropshipping is making a resurgence for small businesses

Inside Retail

In the past, small retailers would take on stock, turning garages all over into mini fulfilment centres. It became more important to minimise the amount of time that a product would be in the supply chain. That’s why we’re moving beyond just-in-time versus just-in-case to a different model for supply chain management.