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Toys ‘R’ Us to Add 30 New UK Shop-in-Shops via Expanded Partnership with WHSmith

Retail TouchPoints

A little less than one year after Toys ‘R’ Us made its return to the world of UK brick-and-mortar via nine shop-in-shops in WHSmith stores, TRU parent company WHP Global has announced plans to expand the partnership and add 30 new locations by this summer. Retail Group , as well to cruise ship and airport locations.

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Ebay VP on the Platform’s Competitive Advantage: ‘We Don’t Compete with our Sellers’

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The platform’s gross merchandise volume (GMV) has been on the decline since 2018 — the company reported $18.2 billion of GMV it logged in the same quarter in 2018. And active buyers also have been declining, with 134 million reported in Q4 2022, down from a peak of 179 million in Q4 2018.

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Saying goodbye to plastic in e-commerce parcel shipping

A1 Retail

As a result, retailers have been making changes to the amount of virgin plastic used in packaging since the tax was announced in 2018. There are carbon neutral shipping options, even if you air freight parcels internationally, thanks to offsetting schemes. An estimated 20,000 businesses across a broad range of sectors will be affected.

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Why inventory needs to be local

Inside Retail

Retailers are now investing significant resources into logistics, deploying the latest inventory management systems, automating warehouses and hiring hundreds of hardworking staff in an effort to pick, pack and ship online orders as quickly as possible. Using this stock to fulfil online orders is known as ship-from-store. .

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Does Procurement Play a Role in Retail Recovery?

Retail TouchPoints

But supply chain disruptions resulting from the pandemic forced many store managers to go rogue and do whatever was needed to stay in business. Do they invest in emerging business models such as buying online and picking up in-store, or doorstep delivery, or expedited return programs? But that’s only part of the story.

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How Brands Large and Small are Leaning into the Amazon Effect to Compete

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A business model that was only possible with their unparalleled investment in the systems and shipping, fulfillment and supply chain infrastructure to support it. Since Amazon Prime’s inception 15 years ago, Amazon has only increased the annual membership cost three times — rising from $79 per year in 2005 to $119 in 2018.

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The collapse and rebirth of UK fashion giant Missguided

Inside Retail

But how did this fast fashion giant collapse so quickly and what lies ahead for Missguided under new management? Signs of trouble at Missguided began in 2018, when the company found itself with a £26.5 Disruptions in the supply chain increased the cost of goods and shipping steeply. Self-inflicted wounds. A bumpy high street.

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