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Choosing a Distribution Model: Drop Shipping vs Traditional Inventory

Retail Bound

One of the topics that consistently comes up in the retail world is the logistics of shipping. From the manufacturers to the distributors, to your retail store – there are many factors and unexpected costs to consider during the shipping process that can be often overlooked. Choose a model that can scale with your growth trajectory.

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Time for retailers to take stock of shipping costs; playing the waiting game won’t win

Retail Focus

Claire Webb from Advanced Supply Chain Group looks at why playing a waiting game won’t help retailers beat soaring shipping costs. Many retailers are looking to protect margins against rapidly rising shipping costs. The factors have triggered a long-running period of disruption and caused shipping costs to escalate.

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Dropshipping: What it is & why it might be smart for your small business

Clover - Retail

Instead, when a customer orders the product, the retailer contacts their manufacturer or wholesale merchant–who keeps inventory of the product on-hand–and has the product shipped directly to the customer. What is a drop shipment–and how does it work? The manufacturer/wholesale merchant is responsible for the shipping process.

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Is unified commerce the new holy grail?

Inside Retail

Similarly, Zara allows its customers to return online store purchases free of charge within 30 days of shipping date, to any store or Australia Post drop point. Unified commerce enables the customer to purchase an item in-store and have it shipped home. Endless aisle. It changes the shopping experience for the better.

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Time for retailers to take stock of shipping costs; playing the waiting game won’t win

365 Retail

Claire Webb from Advanced Supply Chain Group looks at why playing a waiting game won’t help retailers beat soaring shipping costs. Many retailers are looking to protect margins against rapidly rising shipping costs. The factors have triggered a long-running period of disruption and caused shipping costs to escalate.

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How Retailers can Combat the Rising Threat of Theft

Retail TouchPoints

Dick’s Sporting Goods also attributed part of the brand’s 23% profit drop in the second fiscal quarter of 2023 to theft ( CNBC ). Optimize inventory management: Like damaged products and shipping errors, theft can negatively impact retail inventory management. According to a June study by the U.S.

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Improve Retail Pop-Up Experiences with Technology

Independent Retailer

For brands looking to take it a step further and really offer a personalized shopping experience, drop shipping capabilities can help save a sale when you do not have a certain size or color in stock that a shopper wants. Dropshipping Provides Next Level Personalization. “In Find more dropshippers on WholesaleCentral.