Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Gift cards are shaping up to be a holiday hero this season, as consumers and retailers continue to grapple with supply and shipping issues. Combine that with concerns about shipping delays for those products that are in stock and it should come as no big surprise that gift cards are looking pretty good to shoppers this year.

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Inside Retail

JULY 14, 2024

One way retailers can navigate this issue is by using AI-powered predictive technology to account for various factors, from social media trends to weather patterns to previous sales numbers, to more accurately order inventory. Walmart has been using advanced AI technology to optimise inventory management for a few years already.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2023

Organizations can create multi-user accounts with up to five users, allowing members of the same company to share payment information, order history and purchasing capabilities. Qualified organizations also can enroll in the Walmart Tax-Exemption Program to automatically have eligible taxes removed during checkout.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Rebag+ Membership Operates as Installment Purchase Plan Image courtesy Newegg The new Rebag+ membership program offers a unique approach to luxury resale, allowing customers to use their membership contributions toward a purchase in what the company described as a “fund now, buy later” scheme.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

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. This is both more complex and more top-of-mind due to ESG [environmental, social and governance]; no one likes to ship air.”

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

ShipStation, the multichannel, multi-carrier shipping, and fulfilment e-commerce platform, is poised to redefine the retail landscape, offering innovative features to streamline workflows and enhance the overall shopping experience. Think of Shipping Strategies as automated rate shopping, saving time and money.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 6, 2021

The platform allows small businesses and online retailers to choose a preferred carrier, print shipping labels and track packages from a centralised service, and enables easy integration of a businesses online operations. Pitney Bowes has today launched its online parcel delivery platform, SendPro Online, in Australia.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2023

With digital now accounting for 30% of Kohl’s sales annually, CEO Tom Kingsbury specifically pointed to the marketplace and the connected Kohl’s Media Network as “ two key digital growth initiatives ” for the beleaguered retailer on the company’s Q4 2022 earnings call.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2022

In 2022, we’re hoping to put all the shipping delay and delivery issues from last year in the past and we’re focusing on our online delivery timeframes being quicker than ever. We know Witchery has been working on formalising its Reconciliation Action Plan in 2021.

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VMS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

However, its shares took a tumble in pre-market trading on account of lower-than-expected revenue for the quarter. Earlier this year, American Eagle said it’s planning to close between 200-250 stores during the next two to three years while charting a 50-store expansion for its Aerie lingerie brand. American Eagle reported $1.19

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

With precise forecasting and sales data, brands and their logistics partners can plan down to the month, week or day to ensure inventory and staffing volumes are met. For example, when a brand informs its 3PL about an upcoming promotion or sale, the 3PL can adjust staffing accordingly, which will avoid fulfillment backup and shipping delays.

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Rangeme

MARCH 12, 2024

Did you order your pop-up banner too late and have to pay rush shipping on it? Your goal is to keep the momentum going and establish a plan of action, asking for what you want to happen next. Perhaps it’s time to circle back with them on RangeMe, or ship them additional samples. When should you hit their inbox?

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In internal fulfillment, the business handles the complete process of storing, packing and shipping. The company must have a warehouse to keep its inventory, and a logistics team to manage the goods for storing, ordering and shipping directly to stores/distributors or customers. Each option has its benefits and disadvantages.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Your business needs a plan to sell on Amazon — not having a plan is a very bad plan! Formulate your strategy after researching which platform options you want to leverage, what your competitors are doing on the channel, determine your optimal price point and how you plan to fulfill orders. Amazon is all about visibility.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Consumers are currently more willing to pay for fast shipping and are more tolerant with slower delivery, given the prevalence of shipping delays throughout the pandemic and through the holidays. 57% of BOXpoll respondents opting for free shipping consider delivery in five days to be either ‘fast’ or ‘acceptable.’ on average.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Order Fulfillment When outsourcing, retailers can benefit from streamlined inventory management, order processing, and shipping. Accounting and Bookkeeping Maintaining accurate financial records is crucial for the long-term success of any retail business.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The 2020 ecommerce holiday shopping and shipping season is expected to eclipse years past. Brick-and-mortar sales — which will account for 81.2% Retailers will have to have a definitive plan to communicate order confirmations, delivery updates and delay notifications. of total U.S. holiday retail — are expected to decline 4.7%

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Retail Smart Guys

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Timing is Everything: When to Begin Inventory Planning Inventory planning is the backbone of successful retail operations. While the specifics of inventory planning can vary from one retailer to another, one thing remains constant – timing is everything. When it comes to seasonal goods, you need to think well in advance.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2022

Investment in the proper technologies needed to build a strong supply chain not only enables prompt replenishment of products in inventory, but also optimizes planning capabilities in rapidly evolving business ecosystems while minimizing duplication, errors and inefficiencies. Navigating the Dynamic and Evolving Shipping Industry.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Building a detailed plan will help minimise risk and focus you on those areas that will make the biggest impact for your business. Wait for some organic traction – don’t rush it Rushing into global markets without a solid plan? If you want to compete, you’ll need speedy, reliable, economical shipping options.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2023

Individuals and companies are finding that they can apply the lens of sustainability to virtually any part of their operations — from the raw materials used to make products to how those products are packed for shipping to handling the waste that comes from unsold food.

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Mass Relators

JUNE 2, 2022

Walmart said it plans to build four next-generation fulfillment centers that, combined with its existing facilities, will let it offer 95% of the U.S. population next- or two-day shipping on their online orders. The post Walmart plans new fulfillment centers appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers. BENTONVILLE, Ark.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The shift will give these stores more space for staging in-store pickup and additional support for ship-from-store transactions. The new store models build on Best Buy’s existing fulfillment model, which includes 250 designated ship-from-store locations and plans to add 90 more during the holiday period.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2024

Target ’s announcement earlier this month that it was launching a paid membership plan almost felt like a foregone conclusion. So how does Target plan to beat these odds, especially as a latecomer in its sector? The company’s EVP and Chief Marketing Officer Lisa Roath laid out the game plan in a session at Shoptalk this week.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2022

Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) are right around the corner, and many ecommerce brands are already planning for another uncertain year. Last year, automated emails accounted for 30% of email marketing orders while sending only 2% of the emails. Plan for the Cyber Ten. Focus on key automation. Create visual emails.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 28, 2021

For example, online apparel reseller ThredUP recently announced plans for a new 600,000-square-foot distribution center in Texas that will expand its capacity by 150% to meet growing demand on the part of both sellers and buyers of used goods. Collectively, that would account for approximately $69.2 billion spent last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2022

Consumers have started taking sustainability into account when deciding what to buy and where to buy it. Much of this impact comes from shipping and warehousing, as well as from operating all those computer servers to facilitate all of those sales. One such demand planning tool is Greenchain , a B2B platform for food wholesalers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2022

Taking a more sustainable approach to the whole manufacturing, shipping and selling process can mean that eco-friendly, long-lasting garments are made, where materials are sourced locally to reduce the impact on the environment. The urgent need for fashion brands to maintain accountability for how it treats the planet keeps growing.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 18, 2024

In the last six months, Salesforce found that a staggering 68% of consumers outside of China have made at least one purchase on a Chinese shopping app, and 63% said they are already planning on using those same apps to make holiday purchases. This is because “the resale market fits so nicely into the value equation,” explained Garf.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 11, 2020

Most of the closures are expected to be smaller, non- Zara branded locations, and the retailer also plans to open 450 new stores fitted with the latest sales integration technology. Staff members at the closed stores will be offered new roles with the company, such as handling fulfillment of ship-from-store orders.

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365 Retail

AUGUST 12, 2021

Online retailer boohoo has announced plans to create 5,000 jobs by expanding its warehouse and building new IT systems over the next five years. million to the economy in the past year, including supporting 8,050 full-time roles – meaning the business now accounts for 4.4% Boohoo is to create 5,000 jobs (Ian West/PA).

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2023

The weeks leading up to Christmas, Cyber Monday, and Black Friday typically see a surge in promotional activity that can account for a significant portion of a brand’s annual revenue. LSKD founder and CEO Jason Daniel said that the brand spends a lot of the year planning and preparing for peak period.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As Zebra Technologies’ downloadable e-book Lift Productivity and Improve Execution for the Next-Gen Workforce explains, today’s customers want retailers’ workforces to pick their goods, pack them, ship them, deliver them and return them – all without diminishing in-store service.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Mejuri sells through multiple channels, including ecommerce, call center and physical store locations, processing orders for fulfillment across multiple locations and a variety of shipping methods. Retailer Plans to Use Solution Across Multiple Channels. Mejuri uses the real-time tracking to swiftly, and fluidly, pivot strategies. “A

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2024

“That helped adoption, and it also just runs faster,” than The Paper Store’s previous POS system, which had required three separate logins for POS, inventory queries and ship-to-home functionality. That’s three different passwords and user accounts in each store across the fleet.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The company has established a dedicated fulfilment centre in Belgium, which will serve as the shipping hub for 15 European countries. Additionally, the brand is extending the service to UK customers who wish to send gifts to acquaintances residing in the EU—a feature that previously accounted for nearly half of all EU deliveries.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2022

All they know is that shipping delays require them to look elsewhere to meet their needs. To avoid this outcome, your business needs to use intelligent planning and analytics technology to develop its own modern supply chain management solutions. Plan for future variability. Develop concurrency across your supply chain.

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