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Aligning Purpose with Profits: How Consumer Goods Companies can Unlock Business Growth by Integrating Sustainability into their Operations

Retail TouchPoints

The rapid advancement of technology and social media has created a new generation of well-informed, empowered and discerning consumers. IBM’s Institute of Business Value (IBV) has just completed significant research into the priorities and decisions for supply chain operations and sustainability in partnership with The Consumer Goods Forum.

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The Face-Off Between Amazon and ‘Alternative Marketplaces’ is Shaping the Next Era of Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

These costs include not just advertising (a crucial expenditure to stand out on Amazon’s crowded “shelves”) but also sales commissions and fulfillment services including warehousing, packing and delivery (which, while optional, are used by 86% of third-party sellers). We’ve made a lot of improvements on the platform.

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Choosing a Distribution Model: Drop Shipping vs Traditional Inventory

Retail Bound

Strategic Considerations: Inventory management becomes paramount. Retailers need to consider their capacity to manage logistics and the value of faster delivery to their customer base. This inventory control is particularly important for order fulfillment accuracy, which can make or break a future sale.

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How Rent the Runway Boosted Talent, Sustainability and CX by Moving to the Cloud

Retail TouchPoints

The pandemic hit the fashion rental company hard as homebound consumers opted not to refresh their wardrobes. Since then, the bumps seem to be smoothing out, helped by the fact that consumers are back at work and weddings again. Yet despite sharp declines in its business, the company moved forward with its IPO in October 2021.

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Inside the Online Bookstore Building a ‘Model for Small Businesses to Compete with Amazon’

Retail TouchPoints

In the early days of trying to fundraise for Bookshop, I heard from investors over and over again that the American consumer only cares about speed and price, and ‘if you can’t beat Amazon on speed and price, you’re doomed,’” said Hunter. I try to shop local when I can, and I know I’m not the only one.

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High growth e-cigarette brand opts for Brightpearl to light up multichannel expansion

365 Retail

Since they launched in 2009, Ecirette has experienced phenomenal success, growing from one of the first online vaping stores to one of Ireland’s leading e-cigarette brands. Ecirette turned to Brightpearl to streamline and automate its manual processes and support its big picture aims for multichannel expansion.

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Walmart to recruit U.K. sellers to U.S. online marketplace

Mass Relators

Among the world-class tools available to help sellers streamline cross-border operations and grow their stateside business is Walmart Fulfillment Services. Sellers may also access marketplace platform tools that help them speed up processes, identify growth opportunities and manage promotions and feedback. It allows U.K. Top-tier U.K.