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Amazon Begins Expanding Electric Van Program, Provides Update on Packaging Reduction

Retail TouchPoints

Since 2015, Amazon has reduced the weight of its outbound packaging by 33% , eliminating 915,000 tons of packaging material worldwide. Carbon is the primary metric we hold ourselves accountable to when we think about sustainability for the customer — and our corporate responsibility is to be a leader in this space.”.

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More Orders from Amazon will Soon be Arriving in their Own Packaging — Here’s Why

Retail TouchPoints

And yet that’s exactly what Amazon is doing with its Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) program, which, as the name suggests, allows products to ship in their original box or bag without any added Amazon packaging. As a result, in 2022, 11% of packages globally were shipped without Amazon packaging , amounting to millions of deliveries.

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Analysis: Why does Shein continue to escape scrutiny?

Inside Retail

In 2015, the Nanjing-based company shortened its brand name to Shein and adopted the slogan “She in, shine out”. Any consumer research pointing towards the importance of fulfilment in the online shopping experience should probably ignore the success of Shein and its completely underwhelming delivery service.

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How Merchgirls supercharged business growth by 300% during the pandemic

Inside Retail

Established in 2015 by Hannah Chipkin and Pippa Joseph, Merchgirls quickly became the go-to merch solution for companies that wanted something different to the traditional merchandise offering. When your shipping needs are complex, we make things simple. Reduce costs with fulfilment optimisation.

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How To Build a Winning eCommerce Website

Rain Pros

An eCommerce website might be able to process orders, accept payments, manage shipping and logistics, and provide customer service. Make sure that you either design for or work with a quality eCommerce website provider that has taken into account responsive design. The Basics of eCommerce Websites The eCommerce industry is thriving.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 316 Annual Predictions 2024

Retail Geek

No Live Streaming Commerce Still not meaningful in US in 2023 (less than 5% of social commerce in US) Yes Jason Total Score: 3 of 5 Scot : Amazon uses this 2022 setback/slowdown/reversion to the mean for a public resetting of expectations, but behind the scenes they take share and raise the bar on shipping. Scot: [28:09] Yeah.

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Why Retailers Need Cloud-Native Payment Orchestration: 5 Tips to Flexible, Scalable, Customized Payment Infrastructure

Retail TouchPoints

Meanwhile, the payment team is frustrated, accounting can’t scale efficiently under the demand to reconcile reports, and the retailer’s developer can’t stick everything together. Shopping carts are going headless and cloud-based, as are stock control, shipping and even warehousing solutions. 4) Scale for Simplicity.