article thumbnail

StockX COO on the importance of fast shipping to improve CX, drive growth

Inside Retail

Last week, the Detroit-based company launched Xpress Ship, a new feature that shortens the shipping time for verified items to three business days. Under the Xpress Ship program, products are sent to an authentication centre, where they go through a multi-step verification process.

Shipping 130
article thumbnail

Amazon Takes Flight in India with Debut of Dedicated Air Cargo Network

Retail TouchPoints

Each plane will ship thousands of packages every day from the 1.1 million sellers in India across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai, India, helping to move goods faster and more cost-effectively from fulfillment centers to last-mile carriers. Amazon Air debuted in the U.S.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Australia Post MyPost Business & Starshipit integrate

Inside Retail

Starshipit and Australia Post have previously worked together to deliver integration for eParcel contract and StarTrack shipping services. Since 2016 MyPost Business has helped many Australian businesses manage their domestic and international sending in one place with a free and easy to set up account.

Shipping 246
article thumbnail

Analysis: Here’s what the future of click-and-collect looks like

Inside Retail

Click-and-collect – often known as ‘buy online, pickup in store’ (or BOPIS) – has escalated in popularity as a fulfilment option. Growth has been much larger than projected, as consumers have expressed a clear preference for click-and-collect as their fulfilment channel. The growth of click-and-collect.

article thumbnail

How Taking Shape is leveraging backend efficiency gains to grow overseas

Inside Retail

Since 2019, it has relaunched its online offering in Australia, rolled out dedicated e-commerce sites and fulfilment centres in New Zealand and the UK, and upgraded its warehouse management and order management systems, leading to significant efficiency gains and growth. Doubling warehouse efficiency.

article thumbnail

Scale Up Personalization with Print on Demand Services

Independent Retailer

Depending on the company, they can also ship the merchandise directly to the consumer, allowing you to spend more time marketing your brand and increasing your customer base. Print on demand is a great option if you are an artist who wants to spend your time creating instead of fulfilling orders. No Need to Ship Orders.

article thumbnail

Wiser in the News: The Strategy, Science and Psychology of Holiday Promotions

Wiser

In addition, “In partnership with Wiser, we found that 56% of promotional emails sent this October included free-shipping offers, compared to just 40% in October 2016. Retailers’ incentives: fewer peak-volume surcharges from shipping companies and less stress on their own fulfillment centers.