Customer Experience Drop-Shipping Fulfillment Store Operations 
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 29, 2024
Store-based fulfillment of customer orders got an enormous boost during the COVID pandemic, when both curbside pickup and delivery offerings became survival tactics for so many retailers. The percentage using third-party companies also rose, from 29% to 38%.
Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 3, 2023
By my recollection, the world of flexible fulfillment hit an inflection point about 15 years ago. It was at that point that putting the technology and operations in place to fulfill from an increasingly complex supply chain network embarked upon its next frontier. Checking inventory in a local store but not placing an order?
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Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 3, 2024
Pitney Bowes and PackageHub have debuted a no-box, no-label returns drop-off network at nearly 1,000 locations nationwide, with the promise of hundreds more launching soon. With the launch of this network with our partner PackageHub, we have access to their network of premium drop-off locations across the U.S.”
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 10, 2023
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. “We
Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Retailers that buy a bit more selectively can put less product in the store, and hold back more for direct-to-consumer (DTC) fulfillment. RTP: Even with a longer holiday season, we keep hearing about the potential for delayed deliveries and fulfillment challenges. Keith Jelinek. What can the retailer learn from and improve?
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 16, 2020
More than 200 in-person return drop-off locations are operating again at retailers including Paper Source and Cost Plus World Market. Happy Returns had closed its 700+ -store Return Bar network in March due to COVID-19, but the company has reopened this portion with new contactless customer interaction processes.
Retail TouchPoints
AUGUST 23, 2023
Canada Goose’s Toronto store gives shoppers an idea of what it might be like to visit Antarctica by inviting shoppers to travel through a virtual snowstorm, a cold room that reaches -12°C (about 10°F), and a virtual mountain pass via an interactive floor that simulates ice cracking underfoot.
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