2009 Fulfillment Shipping Shopping 
Retail Bound
APRIL 13, 2024
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.
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 7, 2023
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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Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Three years on, Bookshop.org now serves close to 2 million customers annually and has 1,700 independent bookstores participating, not to mention a roster of esteemed organizations that curate shops on the site, including The New York Time s , The Atlantic , Buzzfeed and a host of celebrity book clubs.
Indigo 9 Digital
JANUARY 11, 2023
The irony of online shopping is that the most economical model for a retailer is when customers are not purely online shopping at all. Trader Joe’s does not offer online shopping and does not plan to. In the past Morgan Stanley has estimated the average order value for a one day shipping order from Amazon is $8.32.
Indigo 9 Digital
MARCH 9, 2023
Consumers love shopping online but what they really want is control. Having a wide range of fulfillment options, including delivery to home, collection from store – and by using stores for fulfillment – allowed Walmart to ramp up capacity in a way that many other players struggled to do. Approximately a quarter or $20.4
Inside Retail
AUGUST 28, 2022
Missguided, founded by Nitin Passi in 2009, shocked the retail industry after declaring that it had fallen more than £80 million ($136 million) in debt. Missguided’s former warehouse operator, GXO, has not guaranteed the fulfilment of any orders amid negotiations either. However, those days are long gone. Self-inflicted wounds.
Retail Minded
MAY 14, 2022
Back in 2009, Khoozani was supplementing his business degree with a job in a Calgary fitness store when he noticed a lack of Olympic-level equipment, such as bumper plates and kettlebells. “I A mass shift to online shopping, particularly for home fitness equipment, meant Bells of Steel’s team of seven couldn’t keep up with surging demand.
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