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Amazon Australia will now service New Zealand customers as well

Inside Retail

While the online marketplace launched in Australia in 2017, Kiwis have long needed to purchase goods from the US marketplace, according to the business, and will now be able to access faster delivery times from Australia’s warehouses. The post Amazon Australia will now service New Zealand customers as well appeared first on Inside Retail.

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What retailers can learn from Target US about doing their own deliveries

Inside Retail

US department store chain Target is testing a new fulfilment method that promises to speed up the delivery of online orders by using its own delivery drivers from Shipt, a same-day delivery platform the retailer acquired for US$550 million in 2017. For years, Target has put our stores at the center of how we serve our guests.

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4 Critical Steps for Optimizing Omnichannel Order Fulfillment in 2021

Retalon

Omnichannel order fulfillment that drives customer experience (and boosts profits). Although the trend towards omnichannel fulfillment is not new, the pandemic changed many retailers’ business models almost overnight, and these changes are not going away. What is omnichannel order fulfillment in retail?

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Whole Foods Adds $10 Fee to Amazon Prime Members’ Deliveries

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017 and introduced a free two-hour delivery option in 2018 as it steadily expanded the grocer’s delivery footprint. For many years now we’ve seen, in whatever survey you look at, north of 70% of consumers say that they want to avoid shipping charges and take action to do so. Manchester, N.H.;

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Exclusive Q&A: Can Anything Slow the Amazon Behemoth?

Retail TouchPoints

But why would Amazon be better than IKEA at shipping furniture around? If you order four AA batteries Amazon charges you $2.16 , but it costs them at least $4 to ship it to you. Amazon also charges for fulfillment, and those fees more or less balance their fulfillment costs.

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Huboo Expands Product Lineup After Year of Unprecedented Growth

365 Retail

Global fulfilment platform Huboo has expanded its product range by investing in a raft of new services following a significant year of financial, client and commercial growth. It also allows all shipping data to be tracked in one place, while providing proactive updates and notifications for merchants and their customers.

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How Streamlining Digital Checkout Boosted Polywood Conversions Nearly 50%

Retail TouchPoints

In 2017, Polywood had a great product sustainability story (its outdoor furniture is made from 100% recycled plastic and comes with a 20-year guarantee) and a solid launching pad for direct-to-consumer sales (a 27 -year history of selling through big box, home improvement and specialty patio stores). It was an involved, intense process.

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