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Kaddy to close consumer arm, focus on fulfilment for trade partners

Inside Retail

Wholesale beverage marketplace Kaddy is to restructure its consumer business into a pure-play B2B fulfilment service provider following a strategic review. The opportunity to be a best-in-class end-to-end marketplace and fulfilment solution in B2B relies on operational excellence across both divisions.”.

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VF Corp. Data Breach Hinders Order Fulfillment During Critical Holiday Period

Retail TouchPoints

13 that has affected its ability to fulfill orders on time — a major challenge at any time, but one that’s particularly fraught so close to the Christmas holidays. detected a data breach on Dec. 15 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 15 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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What does wholesale look like in 2023?

Inside Retail

The traditional wholesale model is broken – and Covid is not to blame. Consider how a traditional wholesale deal works. One thing the Covid pandemic has done is made consumer demand more erratic than ever before; retailers suffer the risk of building stockpiles of products that cannot be sold at profit.

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Do You Have What It Takes to go from Wholesale to DTC?

Retail TouchPoints

If you’re a wholesale retailer or brand owner and you haven’t already launched a direct-to-consumer sales channel, you’d better be thinking about it. The global pandemic not only accelerated the growth in ecommerce, it highlighted the shortcomings of wholesale-only sales channels. Fulfillment and Returns.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club Taps DoorDash for On-Demand Delivery in 17 States

Retail TouchPoints

BJ’s Wholesale Club has partnered with DoorDash to offer on-demand grocery delivery from 226 locations across 17 states. Although both members and non-members can now use the DoorDash app to purchase BJ’s products, members receive lower pricing on all items.

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How Boisson Benefits From — and Fuels — Non-Alcoholic Beverage Category Growth

Retail TouchPoints

However, Boisson is differentiating itself by helping drive and fulfill consumer demand with a robust omnichannel strategy that creates a flywheel effect not just for the business, but for NA collectively. a more suburban area where consumers live and shop. “We The format also supports more fulfillment-driven experiences.

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Non-Alcoholic Brand Boisson Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Closes all Stores

Retail TouchPoints

The non-alcoholic (NA) beverage brand plans to continue operating as a wholesaler and a DTC ecommerce retailer. Boisson has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and shuttered its eight brick-and-mortar stores, according to multiple media reports and a LinkedIn blog post by Boisson founder Nicholas Bodkins.

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