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How to Revolutionize Inventory Management

Independent Retailer

Having insufficient stock to fulfill demand results in missed sales, causes reputational damage, and sends customers to competitors. Next-generation analytical and planning tools interpret vast volumes of data so that retailers can predict and react to disruptions before they affect inventory levels. by Paula Biste.

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Returns Reimagined: How Tech Can Help

Retail TouchPoints

Despite a successful holiday shopping season, retailers face numerous hurdles in the year ahead. By incorporating AI, retailers can reduce the volume of returns while improving the shopping experience for their customers. Inventory optimization. Agile fulfillment. According to the NRF, U.S.

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Grocery Trails the Retail Industry in CX and Fulfillment. Here are 4 Ways That Will Change in 2021

Retail TouchPoints

While some industry watchers predicted that the boon to online grocery would subside later in 2020, that never happened. Online grocery shopping sales grew 54% for the year and are predicted to top $100 billion in 2021. Many in the online grocery industry still operate fulfillment at a very rudimentary technical level.

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

Retail TouchPoints

The pandemic threatened the livelihood of brick-and-mortar retailers, especially those with a strong presence in shopping malls. The process began in March 2020, when Build-A-Bear and Deck Commerce tapped into the retailer’s POS to gain insight into the inventory feeds in five stores.

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Ubers Eats Enhances Customer Experience with Extended Ordering Hours, Live Tracking

Retail TouchPoints

Some of the planned improvements include barcode scanning, more efficient inventory management, easier options for adding product images and real-time support to fix any issues that come up. Uber also boosted its delivery capabilities in July 2020 through the acquisition of Postmates for more than $2.6 and Costco.

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How to Win in the Real-Time Holiday Retail Era

Retail TouchPoints

Holiday shopping season is upon us. Last year, COVID-19 lockdowns that restricted shopping at brick-and-mortar stores sent shoppers online. Americans spent more money online during the 2020 holiday season than previously, with revenues growing 32% year-over-year and exceeding $188.2 Embrace the Need for Speed .

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Meet Nakedvice, the brand founded by best friends in the Sportsgirl stockroom

Inside Retail

Despite a slight dip in 2020, the global apparel market is set to grow to about US$2 trillion by 2028, from US$1.79 It is one of the world’s largest aggregators for independent and DTC brands, which sell through Verishop’s website and mobile app, and provides new ways to shop with personalised content feeds and livestream shopping.

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