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Some retailers are turning to air freight to offer a competitive edge

Inside Retail

With air freight rates predicted to return to normal this year, retailers and their suppliers are looking to rationalise traditional supply chain routes from factories to localised warehouses. Where ocean shipping used to be 15 to 20 less expensive than airfreight typically, but that ratio is now closer to around six.

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Top Wish Execs Share Plan for Winning Back Consumers, Beginning with ‘Wishmas’

Retail TouchPoints

When Wish debuted in 2010 it took the U.S. From March 30 (3/30) to April 5, 2023, shoppers will have access to deals on thousands of products and free shipping on all orders over $10. Under Yan’s tenure the company has reduced shipping times dramatically and signed a new partnership with ShipSage to speed up U.S.

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps went. The trade-off is long shipping times, another thing Wish is working hard to improve. which Yan said should enable faster shipping times on those products for North American customers.

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Interview: How Wish aims to compete with rivals Shein and Temu

Retail Gazette

When it launched in 2010, Wish.com was the only manufacturer-direct discount shopping app on the market. The San Francisco-based platform shipped its vast array of discounted products straight from their factories. “[The . “What we’re continuing to do is innovate in the same way we did when we started,” he says.

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Router Spring Cleaning – No MOP Required — Again

Cisco Retail

Way back in May 18, 2010, Dario Ciccarone of The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) published a blog post called Router Spring Cleaning – No MOP Required. So, some key points to note from all of this: The MOP protocol (RC and remote load functionality) is still being shipped as part of Cisco IOS 15.x.

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Looking Beyond Subscription Boxes for Success

Independent Retailer

A predictable cash flow also allows merchants to return money to their shareholders, thereby encouraging new investors to get involved in the business. This is on top of benefits like reduced or free shipping. Foster Customer Loyalty. Subscriptions foster customer loyalty because they offer consumers convenience and cost savings.

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Exclusive Q&A: Why Zulily Has Refocused On Moms — Including Everyone Doing A Mom’s Job

Retail TouchPoints

Akkineni also is returning to his roots: he is a Zulily veteran who led the analytics team during its early years, from 2010 to 2013. One of the retailer’s new initiatives is “ The Late Night Shop for Mom ,” a month-long shopping event that will offer free shipping on orders placed from 2 a.m.

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