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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

Retail TouchPoints

The Evolving Threat Landscape Retailers increasingly rely on digital platforms for sales, inventory management and customer engagement. Her team consists of over 50 brokers, service specialists and consultants focused on risk management and insurance for the retail, wholesale and distribution of consumer goods.

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Choosing a Distribution Model: Drop Shipping vs Traditional Inventory

Retail Bound

Traditional Inventory: Beyond the Basics Operational Dynamics: Retailers purchase products in bulk, store them, and then ship them out as orders come in. Strategic Considerations: Inventory management becomes paramount. For example, a customer may order three products that come from three different wholesalers.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 289 – ShipBob Co-Founder and CEO Dhruv Saxena

Retail Geek

traditional products that used to exclusively sell through wholesale and in some cases these could be quite large companies. and so this technology stack that you need to run your direct-to-consumer e-commerce business you know now exists, and is completely different from what you might have used for running a full wholesale retail operation.