Retail Next
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Shoppers want their orders the next day, with free shipping whenever possible. The rise of e-commerce has encouraged businesses to rethink how they communicate with consumers and manage their supply chains. Here are some of the most significant retail shipping trends to look for in 2020. Freight Factoring.
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 Furthermore, a global supply chain crisis and labor shortages are likely to limit the ability to keep stores stocked throughout the fall holiday shopping season and spur increased consumer demand.
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Retail TouchPoints
MAY 26, 2022
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.
365 Retail
JANUARY 17, 2024
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%.
Inside Retail
APRIL 6, 2021
Looking back on the year that was 2020, businesses have jumped through hoop after hoop to overcome the challenges of the pandemic, conquering a surging demand in the panic buying days of the crisis, encountering record freight rates when the trucking market rebounded and navigating an uncertain economy all year long.
Independent Retailer
AUGUST 22, 2022
Inflation has also led to increased costs for shipping goods , as trucking companies pass on their increased costs to their customers. Effective January 1, 2020, AB5 affects independent contractors throughout California, radically changing 30 years of worker classification and reclassifying millions as employees. .
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 7, 2022
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. So for a digital brand like Viscata, reducing returns can have a substantial impact on the bottom line.
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