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Asda charters cargo ship and buys extra turkeys ahead of bumper Christmas

365 Retail

Asda has chartered its own cargo ship, and increased its stock of turkeys and other festive food compared with last year, in an effort to avoid disruption to customers’ Christmas celebrations. Asda has chartered a cargo ship (Rui Vieira/PA).

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How Build-A-Bear’s Pandemic Shift Created Long-Term Omnichannel Opportunity

Retail TouchPoints

Over a four-week period, Build-A-Bear turned its store locations into micro-fulfillment centers so it could maintain store operations, keep associates working and create a bright spot for consumers navigating uncertainty and stress. In Q4 2021, it processed 70% of online orders through its stores.

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Untuckit is Setting Sights on Expansion and Internal Visibility is Helping it Get There

Retail TouchPoints

For example, NetSuite Advanced Inventory helped Untuckit optimize its buy online, ship from store system. Additionally, NetSuite OneWorld has helped Untuckit manage its operations and ensure consistency across its subsidiaries, including Untuckit LLC, Untuckit Canada and Untuckit UK.

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Bloomberg: Party City Reaches Out to Creditors for More Liquidity

Retail TouchPoints

Party City has been faced with both challenges that are affecting retail in general — such as inflation and higher shipping costs — and those that are unique to its business, such as a helium shortage. compared to 2019. “We The retailer had about $121.5 billion in debt. However, the retailer is still struggling on the sales side.

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Retail Sales Grew 3% Over Extended Holiday Purchase Period — And the Season Isn’t Over Yet

Retail TouchPoints

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. 11 through Dec. 24, 2020), or 2.4% 1 through Dec.

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Walmart Offers Free At-Home Pickups for Online Product Returns

Retail TouchPoints

Customers can schedule returns via the new Carrier Pickup by FedEx service for products that have been shipped and sold by Walmart.com, using either the website or the Walmart app. Associates there will scan the QR code, print a return label and ship the product back to Walmart.

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Brooklinen Plans to Operate up to 30 Physical Stores by Late 2024

Retail TouchPoints

“If you think about our price point and our categories, it’s not like you’re strolling by and then you suddenly decide to buy a few hundred dollars’ worth of pillows,” said Rich Fulop, Co-Founder and CEO at Brooklinen in a July 2019 interview with Retail TouchPoints. Brooklinen’s digital operations remain an important part of the business.

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