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Is Uber the Next UPS?

Retail TouchPoints

Transplace focuses on logistics technology and solutions and has further developed its supply chain capabilities since it was acquired by TPG Capital in 2017.

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Direct-to-consumer retail is about dynamism, as well as data

365 Retail

The company has been steadily culling its roster of retail partners since 2017, and recently withdrew from major fashion retailers like Urban Outfitters to focus on online growth, brick-and-mortar expansion, and customer proximity. Convenient fulfilment. Going direct: every capability counts.

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Customer returns: Five fundamentals to recoup revenue

365 Retail

of global sales in 2017, to 21% in 2022. Other efficiency tweaks to supply chain management can help reduce the carbon footprint of an item, such as directly reshipping an item returned in-store from the store itself, rather than from a warehouse. If you’re not selling online yet, you ought to be. .

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