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Preparing Your Warehouse Operations for the Holiday Rush

Retail TouchPoints

Having adequate inventory to ship is job one for any ecommerce business. Knowing how much of each item is in stock at any moment, and forecasting how much inventory is needed, are critical components to holiday fulfillment success. Everything from shipping materials to labels to printer ink are very important.

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How Build-A-Bear’s Pandemic Shift Created Long-Term Omnichannel Opportunity

Retail TouchPoints

In the longer term, it gave us this ability to grow and add things like ship-from-store, in-store pickup and same-day delivery through Shipt , which is another key component of what we wanted to do for last-minute gift givers.”. Creating Joy Amid Uncertainty.

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Is it Time to Upgrade Your WMS to a Fulfillment Management System?

Retail TouchPoints

If you’re experiencing ongoing increases in the number of shipped orders, that’s a positive sign. With the high-volume of individual orders, these centers require more labor for intricate tasks such as picking, packing and shipping unique items.

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How Retailers can Combat the Rising Threat of Theft

Retail TouchPoints

Optimize inventory management: Like damaged products and shipping errors, theft can negatively impact retail inventory management. Aaron Stamm is a Retail Consultant at Acuity , which he joined in 2017, bringing with him more than 35 years of experience in a broad range of retail.

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How to Win with In-Store Competitive Intelligence

Wiser

Next day shipping or 2-day shipping is not instant enough for shoppers and products can’t be fully experienced through online shopping channels. RetailDive notes the top two reasons customers are shopping in-store as being able to see, touch, feel, and try out the items, as well as take the items home immediately.

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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. Going direct: every capability counts. A poster child for a modern DTC brand is sportswear giant Nike.

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The Solution for Smart Fulfillment and Omni Channel Retailing

Retalon

Recently Amazon has caught a lot of attention claiming that they could now ship products before the customer even orders it. At Retalon we’ve developed predictive analytics technology for retailers for over 10 years, including smart fulfillment tools, price optimization, inventory management and more. Will you? [1]