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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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Exclusive Q&A: Marketplaces Large and Small Benefited from COVID Ecommerce Surge

Retail TouchPoints

Census Bureau Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales data going all the way back to 2011, ecommerce sales as a percentage of total retail sales increases relatively linearly through the beginning of 2020. It may seem odd to say this, but for brands or retailers with local stores, I think these will become more important as fulfillment nodes.

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Cotton struggles squeeze Asian garment makers, threatens Covid recovery

Inside Retail

In India, the world’s top cotton producer, several small apparel makers are struggling to fulfil orders from three months ago, when cotton prices were around a third less than current levels. Shipping costs have quadrupled from pre-pandemic levels and global brands are not absorbing additional costs, Rahman said.

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GameStop’s Strategy, What You Need to Know

Indigo 9 Digital

GameStock’s revenues reflect this shift with sales peaking in 2011 at $9.6 Cohen has said GameStop will have: “competitive pricing, broad gaming selection, fast shipping and a truly high-touch experience that excites and delights customers.” This is also a better path for video game publishers who make higher margins on downloads.

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Reshoring: COVID-19’s Impact On The Supply Chain

Retail TouchPoints

If a certain industry relies on offshore factories, reshoring means allocating the resources necessary to localize that production, which means organizations no longer have to depend on international deals and long-distance shipping. This includes the largest one-year increase in offshoring since 2011’s economic recovery.

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Best Online Fashion Marketplaces: 10 Giants with Utmost Features

I Love Fashion

Its fulfillment fee is about 8%. For example, inventory management, payment systems, shipping methods, cross-channel marketing, mobile apps, and many more. Amazon FBA offers fulfilment services and logistics, saving you valuable time and resources. Has a wide range of advanced tools & fulfilment methods.

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Is it Time for RFID to Shine?

Retail TouchPoints

However, with retailers feeling more pressure to streamline omnichannel fulfillment, supply chain visibility has risen to the top of the priority list. In 2021, the average cost of an RFID tag was four cents , down 80% from 2011, according to McKinsey. As a result, IDTechEx expects 39.3