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WSJ: Amazon Expands ‘Ultrafast’ Delivery Options with Plans for More Specialized Warehouses

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These facilities are significantly smaller than traditional fulfillment centers but are designed to prepare items for immediate delivery — and Amazon is poised to expand from 45 same-day sites (as of 2019) to at least 150 in the next several years, according to MWPVL International. per package, compared to $1.75

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True Classic Boosts Post-Purchase Email CTR by 1.87%

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True Classic, founded in 2019, was identified as a fast-rising DTC brand in November 2022, and the retailer’s COO detailed the company’s brick-and-mortar expansion plans earlier this month. ParcelLab is not just a vendor, but a partner,” said Breanna Moreno, VP of Customer Experience at True Classic in a statement.

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Big Lots Plans Nationwide Same-Day Delivery From 1,100 Stores

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The retailer plans to roll out delivery of items from 1,100 stores beginning in August. In 2019, Big Lots instituted buy online, pick up in-store in all 1,400 of its stores, and the retailer rolled out curbside pickup chainwide when the COVID-19 pandemic began.

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The Need for Delivery Speed Drives Holiday Hiring

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Ecommerce execution will lean more heavily on store-based fulfillment. Holiday hires will help retailers leverage their store-based omnichannel fulfillment capacity through buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS), curbside pickup, home delivery and ship-from-store services. Fulfillment Crunch Will Affect Delivery Cutoff Dates.

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Michaels Prepares Marketplace Offering to Offer More Than ‘Just Coupons and Discounts’

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The retailer also is currently seeking third-party solution providers in areas including payment processors, order management and shipping and fulfillment. Michaels’ CEO Ashley Buchanan first revealed plans for a marketplace in a February 2021 story in The Wall Street Journal. Michaels gained access to some of A.C.

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OSHA Cites Amazon for Safety Violations at 3 Warehouses; Company Plans Appeal

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While Amazon has developed impressive systems to make sure its customers’ orders are shipped efficiently and quickly, the company has failed to show the same level of commitment to protecting the safety and well-being of its workers. What’s more, the vast majority of our employees tell us they feel our workplace is safe. “We

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Clean Data, Clean Planet: How Online Retailers can use Data Analytics to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

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Inflation has tightened margins and supply chain issues have caused havoc with inventory planning. Newly developed freight booking tools have made it easier and more efficient to book containers on large cargo ships, thereby reducing the need for air freight, which is generally seen as producing a larger carbon footprint.

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