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Sustainable shopping: what options are available to retailers?

Retail Focus

If you walk up and down the aisles of supermarkets, clothes shops or even furniture stores, you will notice that more brands are shouting about their commitment to protecting the environment, be it via packaging or marketing messages. The Lidl Return Scheme trial will run in participating Glasgow stores from 8 February to 11 August.

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Dollar General Hit with $1M More in OSHA Fines, Bringing Total Since 2017 to $15M

Retail TouchPoints

found Dollar General’s Victory Drive location also exposed workers to fire and entrapment hazards by locking an emergency exit door. The location also had boxes and merchandise stored in an unsafe manner, exposing workers to struck-by hazards. OSHA’s investigation in Columbus, Ga. Dollar General Corp.

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How Woodman’s Markets is Harnessing In-Store ‘Anti-COVID Robots’

Retail TouchPoints

Woodman’s Markets operates 230,000-square-foot stores with approximately 100,000 SKUs each, and like most grocers its inventory was hit hard by shoppers stocking up early in the pandemic. This data will be uploaded to its mobile shopping app, where it will guide pickers to each item to improve delivery times.

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SoulMakes is a Leader in Crystal & Gemstone Gifts

Independent Retailer

Now, SoulMakes exclusively offers wholesale to boutique, tourist, resort, and general merchandise stores. While they make for a great addition to metaphysical shops, any retailer can see success when offering these lovely pieces. The brand also plans to offer more larger decor items later in the summer.

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In the Wake of ‘Returnageddon’ Retailers Seek New Solutions to an Age-Old Problem

Retail TouchPoints

I think the lessons are around planning ahead , having sufficient capacity in your system to flex up and reducing your dependency on any one channel.”. Let them find the right size and then keep shopping for more products, all in the same transaction.”. Most Consumers, Even Those Shopping Online, Prefer to Return In-Store.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 272 – Q2 E-Com Data, Walmart/Target Earnings, and Amazon Dept Store!?!?

Retail Geek

WSJ wrote Amazon Plans to Open Large Retail Locations Akin to Department Stores. Isn’t that much different than the the bigger store formats we’ve already seen Amazon starting to experiment with so I guess I’m just saying. Amazon News. We discuss. Transcript.