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How Shoemaker Viscata is Achieving Social and Business Goals by Reducing Returns

Retail TouchPoints

It’s been another year of record-breaking ecommerce sales combined with unprecedented snarls across shipping and inventory ecosystems, so it should come as no surprise that return rates for 2021 are expected to have gone through the roof. Getting at the Root of Apparel and Footwear Returns.

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Exclusive Q&A: ‘We’re Asking a Lot More From Our Supply Chains’

Retail TouchPoints

Dr. Thomas Goldsby , Professor and Chair in Logistics in the Supply Chain Management Department of the University of Tennessee , revealed some of the less obvious reasons for rising prices, the virtues and limitations of “nearshoring” via domestic supply chains and the prospects for supply chain improvements during holiday 2022 and into 2023.

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How to scale-up to satisfy fast-growing e-commerce sales

365 Retail

Paul Taylor, chief operating officer at international fulfilment services provider fulfilmentcrowd, looks at how e-commerce retailers can effectively scale-up, so that demand doesn’t outpace supply. This remains up on February 2020 when, prior to COVID-19 impacting the UK, the proportion of online sales stood at 19.8%.

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How the Intelligent Supply Chain Broke and AI Is Fixing It

Nvidia

The business of organizing resources to supply a product or service to its final user feels like it’s never been more challenged by so many variables. Products that do get manufactured sit on cargo ships or in warehouses due to shortages of containers and workers and truck drivers that help deliver them to their final destinations.

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5 Critical Omni-Channel Fulfillment Strategies (and How to Avoid Mistakes)

Retalon

This method is a way for consumers to avoid paying shipping fees, and also a great boon to the store as well because it holds the potential for additional sales and engagement. 3. Drop shipping. Many online retailers leverage products from multiple manufacturers who have the capability to ship directly from their own warehouse.

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How Mistakes in Fulfillment Strategy are Hurting Your Retail Business

Retalon

This method is a way for consumers to avoid paying shipping fees, and also a great boon to the store as well because it holds the potential for additional sales and engagement. 2. Many online retailers leverage products from multiple manufacturers who have the capability to ship directly from their own warehouse.

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Rethinking Retail Fulfillment – the key to Navigating a Post-Brexit Supply Chain

Retail TouchPoints

December 31, 2020 marked the end of the Brexit transition period, and whilst many took a sigh of relief, in reality the Brexit effect had only just begun. Many retailers are already experiencing increased tariffs and supply chain snags , putting customer satisfaction at jeopardy. Avoiding Reverse Logistics Chaos.