Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Now, we’re moving further up the supply chain, with manufacturers and suppliers doing the same, shunning wholesale distribution in favour of a different model. Brand fulfilment and digital concessions are on the rise, which is more or less a form of dropshipping, except the goods are shipped directly from the supplier in branded packaging.

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Retail Times

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Businesses should thoroughly investigate the price rises their suppliers are requesting before agreeing to new terms, says international procurement and supply chain management consultancy INVERTO, part of Boston Consulting Group. Examples have shown that some providers are seeking increases worth double their true cost increases.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

Brands partner with existing retailers and marketplaces to sell products through their online platforms, helping brands reach new markets without relinquishing control over distribution, pricing and branding. Instead, retailers order the product from suppliers, who then ship directly to customers. You will be with Dropshipzone.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2024

The Albanese Government already has two key reports before it regarding supplier relationships, pricing and other competitive behaviour issues in the grocery sector, but is likely to delay any legislative responses until after it receives a Senate Inquiry final report scheduled for May 7.

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Retail Dive

MAY 31, 2023

The retailer wants to “get costs down more as fast as we possibly can” in food and consumables, CEO Doug McMillon told analysts.

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Consumer 87

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon wants the retailer to do its part in fighting inflation by keeping prices on its private label products down, according to CNBC. He believes lower prices on private label goods could push other brands to keep prices down even as Walmart (and others) face rising costs.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Save A Lot is bringing retail media capabilities to its network of 800 independently owned and operated stores to boost their competitive advantage and better serve price-conscious consumers. In today’s competitive landscape, delivering value extends beyond pricing.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2023

New supplier guidelines issued by REI will require its cookware suppliers to remove environmentally harmful long-chain PFASs (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) from their products by fall 2024. The retailer touted the results of its programs over the past five years, including: Brand partners representing more than $3.8

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2024

The announcement was made at the retailer’s inaugural in-person retail media marketing summit, where Melanie Babcock , VP of Orange Apron Media and Monetization, walked supplier partners through customer insights, new retail media product offerings, measurement capabilities and best practices for the upcoming year. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The cost increases are expected to increase the prices of soda, candy and baked goods, among others. It’s just the latest example of how extreme weather has taken a toll on the supply chain; the same dramatic dry/wet weather patterns also have increased prices for coffee, nuts and select produce.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2023

food and beverage trends found that 74% of consumers would be likely to continue buying private-label brands even if price weren’t an issue. That leaves private label room for continued market growth as it expands beyond the lowest price points to mid-range tiers. This time, however, that may not be the case.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 11, 2024

It’s easier and smarter than it seems to become a dropship supplier in Australia. Dropshipzone is a solution for traditional suppliers scaling across stores. If you’re selling online, you could be a dropship supplier. We’ve recapped four reasons why you should consider becoming a dropship supplier. It’s that simple.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 23, 2024

Tesco is under scrunity from the UK’s supermarket regulator, which is is closely monitoring its implementation of an “Amazon-style” fulfillment fee for online suppliers. “From my assurance process I don’t believe that suppliers have faced repercussions, but I encourage suppliers to contact me if they have any concerns.”

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Its current business model is based on owning very little inventory and relying on its suppliers to drop-ship orders to customers. It’s been hard to convince both customers and suppliers that we’re no longer a liquidator. These are all the things Overstock has done so well with in recent years.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2022

Many retailers today face two major problems: supplier cost increases and overall supply shortages that are driving inflation rates higher than have been seen in at least 40 years. Retailers are at the mercy of suppliers to fill the shelves as they experience a significant risk to the bottom line and potential lost sales.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 17, 2024

ARA CEO Paul Zahra said retailers have managed to minimise the negative impact on consumers, but warned the inconvenience of out-of-stocks and delays could soon escalate into higher prices on everyday essentials. Zahra called for urgent resolution of the dispute, to prevent any further adverse impacts for importers, retailers and consumers.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Bedroom furniture supplier Emma Sleep and its subsidiaries are facing court proceedings for alleged misleading representations in the advertising of its products. However, the ACCC found that the products were never, or almost never, sold at the higher ‘strikethrough’ price, or without the discount or savings.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

Data standardization and integration with suppliers: A fast, flexible and intelligent supply chain is powered by rich data. Although many retailers are working to break down the silos within their organization, few have ensured complete alignment (and data sharing) with their supplier partners.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2022

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said it will “name and shame” retailers and suppliers jacking up the price of rapid antigen tests, as the Omicron pandemic continues to spread. We won’t be shy to name and shame suppliers and retailers we consider to be doing the wrong thing,” Sims said. “We

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2023

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ latest data on retail spending, food retailing has recorded a monthly rise in spending in 16 of the past 18 months, with “most of the growth in food-related spending this year [being] driven by rising prices.” Both supermarket giants will release their full-year results in late August.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

“Zulily, an online retailer dedicated to offering consumers low prices, is one of Amazon’s victims,” reads the Zulily lawsuit. The FTC complaint alleges that since at least 2019, Amazon specifically targeted Zulily as an emerging online superstore.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Alcohol distributor Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has launched a new logistics service for the alcohol industry that will offer storage and packaging services for any wine and spirits supplier, regardless of whether or not they currently have a relationship with Southern Glazer’s. glass, cardboard, etc.), and Fairfield, Calif.,

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Inside Retail

JULY 14, 2021

Product discovery and sourcing platform RangeMe has fully launched its global service to retailers in Australia, New Zealand, and the wider APAC region, allowing businesses to access 200,000 international suppliers. Our mission has always been to empower retailers and suppliers to be productive and successful.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

There was good news in January when the Consumer Price Index slowed to the lowest rate in two years; however, experts recognise that the most volatile factors, such as rental rates and energy markets, remain the biggest drivers. This instability, together with increased gas and energy prices, has affected shipping costs.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Brilliant Lighting has admitted to engaging in resale price maintenance and has submitted a court-enforceable undertaking to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC). Brilliant Lighting is a wholesale supplier of fans, lighting, and electrical products.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Other near-term sustainability activities include taking CO2 emissions into account across all business decisions, including using Shadow Carbon Pricing, which creates a theoretical cost per ton of carbon emissions, on key investments.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Seller-controlled pricing: In the traditional dropship supply path there are several manual processes that become automated through direct seller access when sharing a marketplace platform. For example, with dropship, the retailer’s buyers must pre-negotiate pricing with third-party sellers for most products.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2024

Over the past three years, the retailer has worked closely with Inter Ikea Group (a group of companies that work to connect Ikea franchisees with appropriate suppliers) as well as Blue Yonder to support the implementation and scale-up of this technology.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 11, 2024

At US$7 million a pop, that’s quite the investment from a brand that prides itself on low prices. With an initial focus on digital platforms, these big spenders will be driving up auction prices and average costs creating a more competitive landscape for all. This same big-spending approach has been seen in digital channels.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2021

To fully understand current practices, challenges and opportunities, CI&T conducted qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys with 115 executives at big-box retailers and CPG suppliers. Suppliers are breaking down their demand forecasts geographically, while retailers are breaking them down by channel.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is urging the country’s supermarkets and suppliers to accelerate price cuts as consumers struggle with rising food costs and inflation. Although a pledge was made by 75 top food companies to cut prices in July, only about 40 have followed through.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Three in four companies that make branded grocery products have hiked their prices faster than their costs have gone up, a new review by the competition watchdog has found. This switching is positive for competition and allows those able to switch to lessen the impact of high food price inflation,” the CMA said.

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said that he believes the retailer can help bring inflation down as it keeps a lid on the prices of its private labels and works with brand suppliers to get them to do the same. We believe branded manufacturers and all of our suppliers of all types will have to respond to that market in time.”

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Marketing 130

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2024

“With Gopuff leveraging our sourcing and supplier relationships, together we can provide savings for American consumers who continue to face inflated prices at traditional grocery stores.” ” Earlier this week, Gopuff launched a white-label delivery platform for CPG brands.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2022

And those shifts have a direct effect on the retail prices of foreign-made goods in Australia. They just want the products they’re looking for to be on the shelf at a price they can afford. The goal is to establish a pricing band – a range of expected currency valuations – to use as a pricing and markup guide.

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Inside Retail

MAY 3, 2022

Interos, Fero Labs, KlearNow Corp and others are using artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge tools so manufacturers and their customers can react more swiftly to supplier snarl-ups, monitor raw material availability and get through the bureaucratic thicket of cross-border trade. ” U.S. ” MEAT, STEEL, SHAMPOO. .”

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

By integrating Unifai’s AI/ML capabilities alongside Akeneo’s supplier data onboarding solution, a typical customer can expect to achieve 50% time savings with 98% accuracy in data onboarding processes.

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