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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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South Korea’s LG becomes first major smartphone brand to withdraw from market

Inside Retail

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc will wind down its loss-making mobile division after failing to find a buyer, a move that is set to make it the first major smartphone brand to completely withdraw from the market. Analysts have also criticised the company for lack of expertise in marketing compared to Chinese rivals.

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Business lessons from Beyoncé

Inside Retail

Whatever she sells, I’m buying, whether it’s overpriced album merchandise that won’t get shipped out for another 11-12 weeks from the US, or her activewear collaboration with Adidas. As marketing expert Tim Wood explains: “Beyoncé clearly has a principle of understanding what her fans want; their unspoken hopes, dreams and fears.

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Automation: The Driving Force Behind Warehouse Management Growth

Retail TouchPoints

The ever-changing retail market has made automation a necessity. According to recent research, the global warehouse automation market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 14%, reaching $30 billion by 2026. Drones: Leveraging drones for shipping and delivery fulfillment came to attention when Amazon revealed their ‘Octocopter’ in 2013.

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Have we reached peak Christmas advent calendar?

Retail Gazette

But with the market now flooded and the cost-of-living impacting discretionary spend, is the advent calendar craze starting to wane? Liberty launched its own version in 2013 and it remains the fastest selling product in its almost 150-year history. Understanding the hype The beauty advent calendar is not new.

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10 Online Business for Sale in June

Small Biz Trends

The business currently has an average of 150 bookings annually without any advertising, so there is huge potential with the right marketing campaign. Digital Marketing Agency. You can relocate this 15-year-old Digital Marketing Agency anywhere. 5000-listed company provides both digital and traditional marketing services.

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6 Reasons Walmart’s eCommerce Strategy is Winning

Indigo 9 Digital

For many years analysts were saying stores are dead but if Walmart didn’t start testing grocery pickup back in 2013 its grocery pickup services would not have performed so well when put to the test during the pandemic. Walmart had this foresight and a decade ago in 2013 it started testing a grocery pickup service. More than 1.7