Inside Retail

JUNE 16, 2021

Homewares retailer Sheridan Australia is taking part in a novel trial in which its shredded cotton products are returned to the soil to test whether it can improve cotton soil health and act as a scalable solution to textile waste. And fibres don’t have to be shipped offshore. It’s [more cost effective].”.

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2023

Target US is making shopping easier for customers with the option to make product returns right from their cars at no extra cost. The new returns service is already available at over 500 stores across the US and is expected to reach all 2000 Target locations in the next few months. she questioned.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In addition to discounts, program members also will receive shipping perks, early access to sales and new product launches, and exclusive access to limited edition drops. In 2019, Hanna Andersson shifted to a fully DTC model , closing all its stores and ending its wholesale business.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2020

Consumer-friendly and flexible return policies can be the difference between getting a new customer and losing a sale. According to proprietary research conducted by Forter, 23% of shoppers will abandon their carts if returns options are poor. Returns Abuse And Customer Expectations. This is amplified in some industries.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2021

In fact, the impacts of the most unique holiday in decades are still being felt: retailers should plan for continued shipping delays in the short term, and also continue to refine their omnichannel operations as they prepare for the rest of 2021. 3 shopping day in 2019. Contactless Services Can Soothe the Bite of Remote Returns.

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Wiser

JANUARY 18, 2019

To learn more about the changes consumers are looking for in the coming year, Wiser has surveyed over 2,400 of our mobile app users about their 2019 shopping preferences. 52 percent of survey participants are more likely to make a purchase in-store in 2019 while 48 percent are more likely to make a purchase online.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The new strategy came as no surprise; the company already had pulled its products off Amazon in late 2019 as part of an ongoing pivot to focus on growth via its own channels, paring back the number of retailers it partners with and investing more in its own stores, website and mobile apps.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2021

Amazon has introduced two new Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) programs to help merchants selling on Amazon resell customer-returned or overstocked items. FBA Liquidations will provider sellers the option to use Amazon’s existing wholesale liquidation partners and technology to recoup potential losses on returned and overstock inventory.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

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. Shipping companies can obtain information through GPS tags to help locate containers and ships in real time.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Currently the brand is offsetting its carbon and plastic footprints while taking steps to eliminate 80% of plastics from its shipping and supply chain by 2022. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 is the second institutional investor to back Vuori, following Norwest Venture Partners, which invested in the company in 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Customers can return the items at the end of the rental period with free shipping and dry cleaning, continue to rent for a daily fee or purchase the item at a discount. REI Co-Op has been offering rentals since April 2019. Those available for rental in the selected size and color will display a “Borrow” button.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2021

The dramatic increase in ecommerce volume triggered by the pandemic increased many retailers’ topline revenues, but many are finding it difficult to contain the costs of new types of order fulfillment such as BOPIS, ship-from-store and curbside pickup, according to a report from Incisiv , commissioned by Manhattan Associates Inc.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 19, 2022

“We’re finding more customers in the millennial age group are interested in secondhand clothing, rather than brand new, so we’re evolving our business model to actually resell the returns that we’re getting,” Sam Wood, Azura Fashion Group’s CEO, told Inside Retail. Luxury’s discount problem. Rising opportunity in resale .

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The 2020 ecommerce holiday shopping and shipping season is expected to eclipse years past. Regardless, these communications will be crucial to whether holiday customers return throughout 2021. Winter elements have historically been unkind to packages, which as a side note is why shipping insurance is a good idea during the winter.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

While this figure is down $50 from 2019, given 2020’s overall uncertainty, such a slight decline would represent a significant victory. Adding to the overall shipping volume will be those consumers who would normally have purchased a gift in-store and brought it to the recipient themselves.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2023

In 2019, it declined to 6.7% The costs tied to ecommerce – from technology and app development to fast, free shipping and returns – can be daunting and may be exacerbating profitability challenges. Despite the appeal and growth of ecommerce, retail profitability has been on a decline. and modestly rebounded to 8.6%

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2020

and Canada stores have been closed since March 18, the company enabled ship-from-store capabilities in approximately 85% of its U.S. stores in late April, more than doubling its daily shipping capacity. in Q1 compared to the same period in 2019. Even though approximately 95%. of the company’s U.S.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 27, 2022

While the platform’s revenue plunged to almost zero in 2020 due to weddings and other events being cancelled, demand has surged back in recent months, and transaction levels this month are almost triple what they were in March 2019. The opportunity is endless for us.”. Where to next?

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2021

Of course, there are reasons why certain kinds of products haven’t been as quick to become ecommerce mainstays — mailing a live tree will never be as simple as shipping at T-shirt, for example. billion compared to roughly $3 billion in 2019, according to data from IWSR. Overcoming Last Mile and Return Hurdles.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2021

respondents indicated that ground shipping is their preferred method for replenishing wardrobe staples, and 43% indicated that curbside pickup is their preferred fulfillment method for replenishing or replacing household staples. Profitably Managing Returns. With the surge in online shopping has come a surge in returns.

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Inside Retail

JULY 25, 2021

In a keynote presentation on ‘The Rise of the Art-Lennial’ he gave at the Retail Leaders Forum in 2019, Madden said young consumers aren’t just looking for art to hang on their walls, they really want to experience it. . billion globally in 2019, or just over 7 per cent of the overall art market.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

For example, we’ve framed an image of the jabot [an ornamental ruffled frill worn at the neck] that our Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Miyako Nakamura designed for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2019. There were a few last-minute, unplanned scrambles involving items that unexpectedly went out of stock or were delayed in shipping.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2021

“I would say it’s the most challenging [situation] we’ve faced, and unlike apparel, which you can air freight, in the furniture industry, you’ve actually got to get it in containers and ship it because they’re bulky goods,” he said. . Another 12 months of disruption.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2021

from 2019, totaling $188.2 This massive increase put significant strains on the supply chain as well as shipping and delivery. Holiday 2020 was unlike any other for ecommerce growth. In November and December, Adobe Analytics reported that online shopping grew 32.2%

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Retail Focus

APRIL 7, 2022

However, there are ways for independent retailers to navigate these challenges and return to trading internationally, or for SMEs considering new markets to scale operations and grow their business outside of the UK. . Simplifying the schemes available.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2020

The study found that this evolving area was already causing retailers to shift their budgets: Google Shopping (the image-focused product ads that appear at the top of a search) spend was up approximately 7% in 2019, while Google paid search (the text-based links that appear within the search results) spend fell nearly 8%.

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Inside Retail

JULY 14, 2021

Customers in Sydney will be able to get free express delivery on all orders which are worth more than $50, and will enjoy free 60-day extended returns. At the height of the pandemic, not only did Toys R Us offer curbside pickup , it partnered with food delivery service DoorDash to offer same-day shipping on items that were available in-store.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Economists are predicting a flat or modest increase in holiday sales compared to 2019, but they expect a big increase in online holiday shopping. vs. 2019, when sales amounted to $145 billion. Consumers love it because they avoid shipping fees and delays, since the goods are often available within an hour of making an order.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 11, 2023

If getting the order to you is expensive what about returns? This process of ordering and returning goods is very expensive. million on “refunds, returns, and discounts”. High marketing costs are one reason for Casper’s struggles but returns have also eaten into the brand’s profitability. Take mattress retailer Casper.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 26, 2022

This year it has given the West Coast ports the opportunity to clear out the backlog of ships [waiting to unload their cargos]. years to return to their previous level (and many continued to lag behind pre-pandemic levels), goods saw a dramatic increase right away after the initial slide [in Q1 2020] that lasted about a month.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Sundays was founded in November 2019 by Barbora Samieian, Noah Morse, Sara Samieian, and Moe Samieian Jr., In fact, Sundays offers free shipping for every piece of furniture delivered, as well as free white-glove service. “We all of whom are retail and design veterans with 20+ years of furniture industry experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

If 100 people buy it, and then 50 return it, we know that that user is advising people of bad-quality products, and they are demoted in the algorithm,” said Agha. Right now, most brands on the site operate under a 2P model where their products are housed and fulfillment, including returns, is managed by Flip, much like Amazon’s FBA system.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For ecommerce retailers — particularly those in the fashion sector — this represents a massive opportunity to heighten sales, lower returns and offer customers a new way to shop online. Fashion comprises the largest segment of ecommerce retail, with a market size of over $500 billion in 2019. The Problem With Fashion Etail.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2022

Costs are rising at an uncomfortable rate and business owners who try to hang on for pre-pandemic conditions to return will be waiting a long time. Is the cost of shipping materials from an overseas location spiralling? The question for the retailer is not whether to increase prices, but how and when.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

While we predict that ASP will increase monthly between 8% and 12% for the remainder of 2022, there is a silver lining for holiday shoppers: the return of discounting. For example, store associates should get measured on fulfillment metrics if they are picking and shipping. 5: Retailers will Test NFT Drops.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

“The average transaction value has gone back to what it was in 2019,” Freer said. The new sites mimic the look and feel of Strandbags’ bricks-and-mortar stores, which underwent a revamp in 2019. And with the return of travel in Australia, he expects sales to increase even further.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In addition to the data element, Kore believes brands will benefit from better conversion rates and increased loyalty, since customers will be incentivised to buy products that have a high return on investment. The platform is doing triple the volume it did in 2019, its last normal trading year that wasn’t affected by Covid-19 lockdowns. .

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