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Lowe’s Expands DC-Based Delivery of Bulky Products to 8 More Regions

Retail TouchPoints

Under the new market delivery model, large items are shipped directly from DCs to the customer, reducing the number of “touches” for each order and freeing up space at brick-and-mortar stores. Lowe’s kicked off the transition to the market delivery model in 2021 in its Florida and Ohio Valley regions. During the call on Nov.

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Mejuri Leverages Real-Time Profitability Data to Inform Decision-Making

Retail TouchPoints

Mejuri sells through multiple channels, including ecommerce, call center and physical store locations, processing orders for fulfillment across multiple locations and a variety of shipping methods. Mejuri uses the real-time tracking to swiftly, and fluidly, pivot strategies. Retailer Plans to Use Solution Across Multiple Channels.

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4 Critical Steps for Optimizing Omnichannel Order Fulfillment in 2021

Retalon

Maintaining margins within business constraints while efficiently providing order fulfillment to customers is a tall order, especially considering each customer purchase requires a real-time fulfillment decision within a shifting context of inventory, demand, returns, delivery times, and shipping costs. That’s the billion dollar question.

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Meet Lindsay Nicholas, the fashion designer bringing NY edge to Melbourne

Inside Retail

With luxurious touches, such as a VIP area with velvet chairs, a personal shopping service, and free domestic shipping for in-store customers, Nicholas calls it “one of the most elegant stores” she has ever seen. There is still a bit of trepidation with physical shopping, but we are very optimistic about the future.

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An Overview of how the BOPIS Retail Strategy is Transforming the Industry (2021)

Retalon

Instead of only shipping to customers’ homes, retailers let online customers shop from their local and online store’s inventory and pick up their orders from their closest brick-and-mortar location the same day. This product is shipped to the store where the customer picks it up. BOPIS lets customers shop on their own schedule.

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5 Major Retail Digital Transformations to Watch For in 2021

Retalon

In effect, this means a reduction of total inventories, maximized sales, and reduced markdowns. While pandemic-era safety concerns contributed to this growth, the selection and convenience that online shopping offers to consumers are the primary drivers. to optimize inventory for gross margins. This number will continue to grow.

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Jump Start 2022 Holiday Preparations

Independent Retailer

85 percent of customers will not shop with a retailer again after having had a poor delivery experience. It may only be August, but July’s Amazon Prime Day event proved the holiday shopping season is already here. Consumers will only stop buying gifts when the shipping deadline for Christmas delivery has passed.