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CommentSold Moves into DTC Sales with Popshoplive Acquisition

Retail TouchPoints

The deal coincides with the wide launch of CommentSold’s drop shipping capabilities, creating an end-to-end platform for direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales. “I These sites will automatically feature seller-curated drop ship items as ecommerce listings. CS has stood out in the live commerce sector in the U.S.

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NYT: Walmart+ Reportedly in Talks With Disney, Comcast, Paramount for Streaming Deal

Retail TouchPoints

Walmart already has removed shipping minimums and added six months of Spotify Premium access to its incentives, as well as offered perks unmatched by Prime like gas station discounts. The retailer acquired Vudu in 2010 and added shoppable ads in 2018, but ultimately sold the streaming service to Fandango in 2020.

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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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Container shipping goes digital—4 ways port authorities and terminal operators boost throughput and security

Cisco Retail

To accommodate mega-ships and increase throughput, terminal operators are automating certain manual processes. As containers are unloaded, cameras on ship-to-shore cranes capture images, including standardized markings indicating origin and destination, condition, door direction, etc. 2 – Integrated TOS and OCR. 4 – Cybersecurity.

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

And Wish, which held that top spot back in 2018, has now dropped out of the top 50 completely after having fallen to #35 as of last March. There are other troublesome indicators for the company: Q2 saw declines across the board at Wish. The trade-off is long shipping times, another thing Wish is working hard to improve.

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“It’s been an awesome journey”: Marcus Crook on founding HoMie

Inside Retail

Being featured in our first Melbourne Fashion Festival in 2018 was a huge highlight from a brand perspective, and we’ve had some pretty big moments on The Project with Tommy Little. Brands have so much dead stock, but they can’t exactly ship it off-shore to be remade, and then ship it back because it would cost a fortune.

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Here is what’s driving Danish retail giant Bestseller’s success Down Under 

Inside Retail

Since launching the brand in 2018 in Australia and New Zealand, we’ve seen over 200 per cent increase in sales. [It] Other Bestseller sustainability initiatives include teaming up with shipping company Maersk, which transports its products with ships powered by low-emission biofuel.

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