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A ‘recalibration in retail’: As costs rise, retailers are reviewing returns

Inside Retail

The State of Shipping 2025 report finds that retailers are grappling with rising delivery costs, with standard delivery up from $10.26 Meanwhile, the same-day delivery cost has dropped from $18.26 According to the report, only 14 per cent of Australian retailers now offer free returns, down from 49 per cent in 2018.

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Real-Time Inventory and Search Integration: The Backbone of Next-Level Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

For example, using dynamic filtering and sorting capabilities, customers can narrow search results to surface in-stock products, or items available for immediate shipping they can also sort by available quantity and exclude pre-order or backordered items. This helps you provide transparency on shipping windows based on inventory supply.

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Evri and Vinted expand partnership as pre-loved shopping boom delivers volume boost

A1 Retail

Evri has been a key delivery partner for the Vinted marketplace since 2018, during which time both organisations have experienced remarkable growth, with parcel delivery volumes increasing by millions per year. Our two businesses are perfectly placed to grow together as the pre-loved boom continues to drive increased demand for Vinted.”

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Returns and Fraud are on the Rise — Happy Returns Wants to Help

Retail TouchPoints

Those boxes will then be shipped back to the retailers where the products originated, in the never-ending ebb and flow of goods sold-shipped-returned-resold that is commerce today. Image courtesy Happy Returns) Along one side of the warehouse floor are a series of truck bays where UPS drivers drop off boxes from the Return Bars.

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AI, tariffs and secrets of success: What retail leaders talked about at WRC

Inside Retail

From the skate bowl it installed in 2018, to the in-house cinema it opened in 2019, to the circular fashion initiative it launched in 2021, the department store regards itself as “more than a shop”, chief operating officer Leonie Foster said. In the coming quarters, Kalish said, “We’ll actually see what the real economy looks like.”

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US Target’s pullback on DEI puts Black brand founders in tricky position

Inside Retail

The Honey Pot CEO noted that for brands with products under US$20, e-commerce expenses are much higher due to shipping, marketing, fulfillment and labor requirements. Our sales would drop and our businesses would be hurt. Im advocating for the small businesses that depend on this opportunity, Dixon emphasized.

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Navigating the new normal in retail shipping: Insights from Shippit’s new report

Inside Retail

As economic pressures persist and competition increases, customer expectations for shipping and delivery grow. Shippit’s latest State of Shipping Report for 2024 offers a comprehensive look into current trends and challenges facing retailers, shedding light on how businesses can adapt and thrive in this dynamic environment.

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