Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

The retailer plans to roll out delivery of items from 1,100 stores beginning in August. Big Lots plans to implement ship-from-store capabilities from selected stores later in 2020. Big Lots will enter the same-day delivery battlefront via a partnership with last-mile logistics provider PICKUP.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Australian fashion icon Seafolly is expanding its footprint around the world, launching a dedicated e-commerce offer in the United Kingdom, as well as the ability to ship to Canada and New Zealand. Since Santamaria took over in 2020, growing Seafolly’s international presence has been a key focus. International focus.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Australian wine-makers have shipped millions of bottles of wine to Hong Kong in a bet that China will soon lift tariffs on Australian wine and revive a trade worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to industry figures and trade data. Tim Ford said Treasury had not shipped wine for China to Hong Kong. million litres worth $65.5

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Supermajorities of the company’s noteholder groups have committed to vote in favor of the RSA plan, which Guitar Center forecasts will be completed before the end of 2020. Additionally, Guitar Center has negotiated $375 million in Debtor-In-Possession financing and plans to raise $335 million in new senior secured notes.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Prime Day 2020 will likely prove to be a success, according to Rachel Dalton, Director of Ecommerce and Omnichannel Insights at Kantar. planned to spend less. of non-members planned to make purchases during the promotion — a sizable audience. Small Businesses Were Big Beneficiaries of Prime Day 2020. While the $3.5

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2022

Chinese fashion retailer Shein is reviving plans to list in New York this year and its founder is considering a citizenship change to bypass proposed tougher rules for offshore IPOs in China, two people familiar with the matter said. Both sources declined to be named as the plans are confidential. Valuation jump. It made around US$15.7

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Gift cards are shaping up to be a holiday hero this season, as consumers and retailers continue to grapple with supply and shipping issues. Combine that with concerns about shipping delays for those products that are in stock and it should come as no big surprise that gift cards are looking pretty good to shoppers this year.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Douglas Low: It was a global offering, so you were either purchasing things from Paris or New York, and then they were shipped to you. IR: When do you plan to launch the new websites? IR: Were those stores planned and delayed due to Covid, or has there been a recent increase in demand? Inside Retail : What did A.P.C.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

In 2020 he joined Alibaba, where he is now tasked with developing the company’s strategy and building platform-level solutions around international shipping, logistics, cross-border trade and global expansion. Post-pandemic, the focus has shifted from managing disruptions to more proactive planning around supply chain resilience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2024

The retailer will still offer its free-to-join Target Circle loyalty program and plans to enhance it by providing its 100 million+ members with access to automatic deals applied at checkout. Walmart debuted its Walmart+ program in September 2020, followed by Kroger ’s Boost program in November 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2021

Preliminary holiday 2020 results have proven unsurprising so far: analysts expect modest year-over-year growth fueled by a massive increase in ecommerce activity across a longer-than-usual season. 24, 2020), or 2.4% However, the larger story of holiday 2020 is still being written. 11 through Dec. during the traditional Nov.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2020

The second prong was replacing foundational systems, such as the company’s legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. “It We started the program with NewStore in earnest in January 2020 and started rolling the system out to stores in the beginning of June,” Larocque said.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 6, 2021

The platform allows small businesses and online retailers to choose a preferred carrier, print shipping labels and track packages from a centralised service, and enables easy integration of a businesses online operations. The service’s launch in Australia is the first time SendPro has been available outside of the United States.

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Mass Relators

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Loqate’s 2021 holiday survey of 1,000 American consumers found that nearly half of Americans are planning a combination of in-store and online shopping this holiday season. In attempts to avoid the shipping delays and sold-out items that are expected this year, 88% of U.S. Free shipping and promotions drive consumer purchases.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

In 2020, more than any year since the advent of online and mobile commerce, consumers lost a sense of control. BOPIS (buy online, pick up in-store) took off in 2020, led by curbside pick-up (BOPAC) increasing 208% by the beginning of May. One-third think seven-day free shipping is ‘acceptable.’ on average.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2024

Target ’s announcement earlier this month that it was launching a paid membership plan almost felt like a foregone conclusion. Amazon ’s Prime membership has been paying dividends for the company for decades, and after Walmart followed suit with Walmart+ in 2020 , it was only a matter of time before Target entered the mix.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2022

The plan will give Walmart+ members access to Paramount’s streaming service, which includes shows, movies and live sports. Walmart already has made several other moves to improve its membership service since its launch in September 2020 , including removing shipping minimums and adding six months of Spotify Premium access.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 28, 2021

For example, online apparel reseller ThredUP recently announced plans for a new 600,000-square-foot distribution center in Texas that will expand its capacity by 150% to meet growing demand on the part of both sellers and buyers of used goods. This is all an opportunity for the resale economy.”. ‘Tis the Season for Secondhand.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

toy industry sales increased 11% in Q3 2021 from 2020, according to the NPD Group , driven by price increases, a continuation of pandemic lifestyles and fewer promotions. Adobe reports that out-of-stock messages are up 172% compared to January 2020 and up 360% from January 2019. Stressed Consumers Spread Out Spending with BNPL.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The shift will give these stores more space for staging in-store pickup and additional support for ship-from-store transactions. The new store models build on Best Buy’s existing fulfillment model, which includes 250 designated ship-from-store locations and plans to add 90 more during the holiday period.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Whole Foods delivered three times as many orders in 2020 as it did in 2019, causing the costs associated with equipment and technology to rise. In response, 81% of retailers are planning to increase investment in more complex last-mile initiatives over the coming year, according to Convey. Manchester, N.H.;

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2020

The Children’s Place plans to close 200 stores in 2020 and another 100 stores in 2021, the retailer revealed in announcing its Q1 2020 results. and Canada stores have been closed since March 18, the company enabled ship-from-store capabilities in approximately 85% of its U.S. Even though approximately 95%.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2020

Pier 1, which operated approximately 940 stores at the beginning of 2020, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February. In May the retailer announced plans to liquidate its brick-and-mortar store holdings after abandoning efforts to emerge from bankruptcy as a viable business. Bankruptcy Court in Richmond, Va.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2021

The retailer plans to use the marketplace to expand its current list of suppliers, as a way to provide more options in categories that complement the company’s current assortment. Lands’ End Marketplace had a soft launch in June 2020 to beta test the platform’s integrated systems.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The 2020 ecommerce holiday shopping and shipping season is expected to eclipse years past. Retailers will have to have a definitive plan to communicate order confirmations, delivery updates and delay notifications. Brick-and-mortar sales — which will account for 81.2% of total U.S. holiday retail — are expected to decline 4.7%

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2023

In 2020, 62% of consumers had made that kind of switch. Smarter Shipping Options Transport is a large component of the ecommerce footprint. They require extra effort from customers, cost companies return shipping fees and increase the returned item’s carbon footprint.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 21, 2021

Blue Apron, Freshly and HelloFresh are among the businesses that saw a flood of new customers in 2020; and. More than one-third of Americans said that none of the gifts they gave during the 2020 holiday season were shipped. There are subscription shopping services now available too.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

While shopping sprees leading up to Black Friday happened before 2020, more shoppers bought in early November over the last two years due to inventory and supply chain issues. plan to start buying gifts earlier – the No. For example, store associates should get measured on fulfillment metrics if they are picking and shipping.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 11, 2020

Most of the closures are expected to be smaller, non- Zara branded locations, and the retailer also plans to open 450 new stores fitted with the latest sales integration technology. Staff members at the closed stores will be offered new roles with the company, such as handling fulfillment of ship-from-store orders.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Ecommerce spending in November-December 2020 rose an astounding 45.2% Your clients’ websites must clearly communicate how inventory can be delivered, arrival time frames, and what different shopping and shipping options cost. over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Seasonal hiring provides a window into retailers’ priorities, and 2020 demonstrates both the COVID-19-powered growth in ecommerce and the need to operate stores and supply chains safely. More and more, retailers’ last-mile efforts are tied in with shipping and delivery companies. The rescheduled Prime Day, set for Oct.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Real-Time Freight Rates Using emerging technology , shippers can find shipping rates from a range of carriers from one centralized platform in order to make real-time comparisons. This offers transparency into supply chain expenses, to help businesses budget better and plan transportation more efficiently.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Amazon placed an order for 100,000 electric vans from Rivian in August 2020, and the first part of the fleet will begin making deliveries in 15 cities over the course of 2021, starting with Los Angeles. By 2020, ML tools changed the packaging mix significantly, reducing the use of boxes from 69% to 42% of items.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The delivery-only model will help Whole Foods keep up with digital demand in a major market at a time when grocery delivery is reaching unprecedented levels: Amazon saw its grocery sales triple during Q2 2020. Being able to close off one location and only ship from there actually makes a lot of sense at this point.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2021

The ridesharing company plans to further expand its delivery capabilities over the remainder of 2021. Mercari Local is being positioned as a good way for users to sell bulky or awkward items such as small household furniture, kitchenware, fitness equipment and baby gear without the added expense of shipping costs. and Phoenix.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 22, 2021

billion online in 2020, and many sellers experienced substantial growth in key categories, such as home goods, health and beauty. With marketplaces growing more than 80% globally in 2020, there will be even more options than ever for brands to connect with consumers. Australians spent an unprecedented $50.46 Fulfilment of the future.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Americans spent more money online during the 2020 holiday season than previously, with revenues growing 32% year-over-year and exceeding $188.2 Recent data shows that people plan to buy more gifts and spend more money than they did in 2020. billion for the first time, according to Adobe Analytics.

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