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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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‘An exciting way to test a new market’: More fashion brands turn to rental

Inside Retail

Fulfilment by GlamCorner now sees the platform handling the logistics of clothing rental on behalf of fashion brands, including warehousing, cleaning, shipping and returns, and giving brands their own rental stores, which they can embed in their e-commerce sites and promote to customers. The ‘Attenborough’ effect.

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Scarred by the 2008 Recession and COVID, 48% of Gen Z Frequently Shops at Discount Stores

Retail TouchPoints

That sense of unease is to be expected from a cohort shaped by both the 2008-2009 Great Recession and the COVID pandemic, and it’s had a big impact on their shopping choices: nearly half ( 48% ) say they shop the most often at discount/off-price retailers, and 25% frequently patronize dollar stores.

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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. Brightpearl’s well-known connectability with Shopify means it can quickly sync with Ecirette’s online webstore. “Our

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eCommerce and its Profitability Issue. Why its So Hard to Make Money

Indigo 9 Digital

In the past Morgan Stanley has estimated the average order value for a one day shipping order from Amazon is $8.32. to fulfill and ship that order which means Amazon loses money on many orders. In 2009 Amazon’s shipping and fulfillment costs were 15.6% But it costs $10.59 But by 2021 they were 32.3%

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

Retail TouchPoints

But then, “from the years of like 2009 to 2018, I just watched Amazon start eating everybody’s lunch,” he said. The key is that every sale — whether it’s through a bookstore page, an affiliate shop or a direct purchase on Bookshop — are fulfilled and managed by Bookshop and its distribution partner Ingram.

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

Retail TouchPoints

Rent the Runway pioneered clothing rental for women, but in 2009 the tech just didn’t exist for this kind of platform and all the reverse logistics we do, so everything was built from the ground up,” said Steinberg in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.