Retail Wire

JANUARY 27, 2022

Shipping lines are paying workers big bonuses — up to three year’s salary — as they come off a record year and look to keep goods moving through their portion of the supply chain. Workers may appreciate the extra income, but it may not be enough to keep them from looking for new work after a tough and demanding 2021. “We

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In response to these challenges, ShipStation has released a new Ebook, Streamline Your Order Fulfilment Process: How to Optimise Your Shipping for Success, supported by BigCommerce and First Move Digital. It’s packed full of practical advice on how to manage a successful e-commerce business in 2021 and beyond. .

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As SEOs [search engine optimizers], any heavy lifting we can do to clear a path for our clients toward success in the holiday shopping season will be especially welcome in 2021. Economists are predicting another very strong, extended online shopping period in Q4 2021. Ecommerce spending in November-December 2020 rose an astounding 45.2%

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The holiday 2020 surge in ecommerce caused digital headaches as shoppers contended with slow or unresponsive web sites, and retailers can’t afford a repeat in 2021. The 2021 holiday season will mark a golden opportunity for retailers to get a head start on this process by directly gathering data from customers during a high traffic period. “

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 23, 2021

A large majority of consumers (66%) expect free shipping on every purchase they make online. An even larger number (80%) expect free shipping when ordering a certain dollar amount on online products. These were some key insights of the Q2 2021 Consumer Trends Report issued by Jungle Scout. Image: Depositphotos.

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Independent Retailer

JULY 26, 2022

With ecommerce sales for 2021 increasing 14 percent over 2020, there is no question that shipping acumen has never been more important for retailers’ overall success. Apart from the rising fuel prices, shipping carriers are raising their rates every year. Slim down package weight.

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Independent Retailer

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Key Tips When Searching for Freight Shipping Companies Additional factors that wholesale companies should keep an eye out for. With shipping challenges continuing to disrupt the retail industry, it is crucial for wholesalers to find the right freight shippers to keep business moving. Do they provide air freight and ship freight?

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Once valued at nearly $500 million, the brand was acquired in 2021 for just $45 million. After a period of dormancy, it recently resumed shipping boxes, but some customers have. Birchbox, the pioneer of monthly beauty subscription boxes, has made a comeback after a series of challenges, including being sold off twice in recent years.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2024

While it can certainly offset labor and transportation costs associated with return logistics, such as return shipping, disposition, refurbishment and destruction, there are many variables in the mix of determining whether this approach can help shelter profits.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2021

But when looking at these numbers, the excess data can feel overwhelming, so we’ve rounded up the most important retail metrics to leverage in 2021. Cost per order: Your cost per order is an important metric because it tells you how much one order costs once advertising, packaging, shipping, etc. Website traffic: More than 4.5

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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%. of the company’s U.S.

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Independent Retailer

APRIL 1, 2021

As part of the “ Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, ” in the most recent COVID-19 relief bill signed into law on December 27, 2020, Congress amended the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (“PACT”) Act of 2009 to apply to e-cigarettes and all vaping products. shipping providers to jump on board with banning vape products.

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Dezeen

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As part of our ongoing review of 2021 , Dezeen rounds up the top 10 most remarkable and intriguing shop interiors of the year – from a cannabis dispensary made to look like an old-fashioned grocery store to a makeup boutique arranged around a large, mossy mound. The post Dezeen's top 10 shop interiors of 2021 appeared first on Dezeen.

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Retail Bound

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The global shipping industry has operated in a harmonious dance of infinite moving parts for decades, but all it took was one virus-sized domino to fall over and throw the global trade infrastructure into chaos. One of the most disastrous effects of this global shipping crisis is the staggering increase in cost to ship.

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Independent Retailer

APRIL 15, 2021

As ecommerce shopping continues to grow, consumers continue to expect free shipping and free returns, since retail conglomerates such as Amazon and Walmart allow this to be their competitive mark. The first way to accomplish this is by not offering free online returns shipped back to your store, which is an option.

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2023

Research by Australian fintech company Ship-Safely found that about 82 per cent of Australians made an online purchase last year spending up to $63.8 Between May 2021 and April last year, $224.3 Further reading: Top four consumer shipping complaints revealed: AfterShip The post Missing or damaged online deliveries cost $224.3

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Nahanco

MARCH 30, 2021

As retailers continue to evolve in 2021, your business needs may change. Warehousing: We can maintain inventory of the items you buy from us, so they are always on available and ready to ship when you need them. We keep ample inventory of our catalog items at our warehouse in Vermont, and they are ready to ship on demand.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2022

In 2021, the retailer partnered with The Black Tux , the online men’s formalwear brand, to expand its offerings in the special occasion apparel space. that were in stock and ready to ship to customers in the U.S. that were in stock and ready to ship to customers in the U.S.

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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

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The company reports that members of the Prime Access program saved an average of $1,600 last year through shipping savings, coupons and membership discounts. It also noted that the program expanded its membership by more than 300% between 2019 and the end of 2021.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Asda has chartered its own cargo ship, and increased its stock of turkeys and other festive food compared with last year, in an effort to avoid disruption to customers’ Christmas celebrations. It came as the UK’s third-largest grocer reported a dip in sales for the third quarter of 2021, as demand for online food deliveries waned slightly.

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Independent Retailer

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Department of Commerce Retail Indicator Division released the December 2021 Monthly Retail Trade Report on Wednesday February 16th, which showed that brick-and-mortar stores grew faster than ecommerce for the first time ever. retail sales for 2021 equaled $6.6 retail sales for 2021 equaled $6.6

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2023

Consumers can attach prepaid shipping labels to their returns or send a shipping QR code directly to their “Dasher” via the DoorDash app. DoorDash will charge a flat fee of $5 ( $3 for DashPass members), and shoppers will get their first package pickup for free during January 2023, traditionally a heavy month for post-holiday returns.

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LS Retail

APRIL 19, 2021

©iStock/Andy What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Globally Local, one of the world’s first vegan fast-food chains, announced it will begin publicly trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol GBLY on April 16, 2021. Interesting name?!

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2022

porches in 2021, with 64.1% With Via.Delivery, our shoppers can save on shipping by having their orders delivered to one of more than 21,000 convenient BOPA locations across the nation, including inside pharmacies, grocery stores, gas stations or convenience stores.”. More than 210 million packages were reported missing from U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 11, 2023

The expanded program includes three tiers — My Best Buy, My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total — with each offering different benefits, such as members-only pricing and deals, access to exclusive sales and events, tech support, product protection, free shipping and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2024

Walmart debuted its Walmart+ program in September 2020, followed by Kroger ’s Boost program in November 2021. Amazon pioneered the paid loyalty program with Amazon Prime, which has been in operation for nearly 20 years and has more than 200 million members worldwide. million members on top of the 74 million customers in the free program.

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Inside Retail

MAY 8, 2024

The US enacted a law in 2021 to safeguard its market from products potentially tainted by human rights abuses in Xinjiang, where the US government says China is committing genocide against Uyghur Muslims. It said that it purchased goods within the US and from e-commerce brands that ship to the country.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The iconic brand also will expand to cruise ship and airport venues, with its first airport store scheduled to debut at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in November 2023 via a partnership with Duty Free Americas. WHP Global will roll out flagship-style Toys ‘R’ Us stores throughout the U.S. beginning next year in a partnership with Go!

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2022

The effort, which is sponsored by Procter & Gamble, lets users mail in waste using a prepaid shipping label available online. In 2021, the KIDCYCLE program saved 8,300 pounds of materials from landfills, and the program has since added brick-and-mortar drop-offs with pilots in 46 stores.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 1, 2022

Small businesses in California have been recently reminded of the July 27, 2022, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by the pipeline oil spill in Orange County that began October 2, 2021. The damage was likely caused by one or more ship anchors catching on the pipe and dragging it along the sea bed.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

retailers and other delivery customers are gaining the upper hand in negotiations with UPS and FedEx, securing discounts, a reversal from 2021 and the first half of 2022. Demand shrinkage has led both companies to fight for business, resulting in opportunities for customers to reduce shipping costs. After more than four years, U.S.

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Independent Retailer

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Independent Retailer has put together a survival guide to help indie retailers navigate the 2021 holiday season — Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas, and everything in between. shoppers when it comes to which brands consumers will shop with during the 2021 holiday season, followed by price point and quality/selection. In the U.S.,

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Star Miconics

MAY 20, 2021

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

2022 Hot 25 Retailers list — which identifies the brands that boosted their domestic sales by the highest percentages in 2021 compared to 2020 —exemplify three strong COVID-era trends: do-it-yourselfism, consumer preferences for more casual and value-priced apparel and increased alcohol consumption. The Kantar-NRF U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2023

Shoppers will be able to browse Boisson’s catalog of more than 125 non-alcoholic brands on the Drizly app for on-demand delivery in the NYC, LA and San Francisco markets, and two- to five-day shipping in 28 states. The beverage delivery company’s own non-alcoholic categories grew 29% in 2022 compared to 2021.

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