Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2022

At the end of 2021, the editors of Retail TouchPoints took a stab at predicting what would happen in ecommerce in 2022. 2022 certainly isn’t turning out how anyone thought it would. 2022 certainly isn’t turning out how anyone thought it would. Not to toot our own horn, but we hit the nail on the head with this one.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2022

The early-season surge can be attributed to shoppers’ awareness of potential shipping delays , which also made omnichannel fulfillment a winning solution during that final rush: stores with curbside or in-store pickup options captured 62% of global sales during the Dec. 18 and Dec. 18-31 window. “In

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

For most small to medium enterprises starting out in e-commerce, shipping solutions tend to be stumbled upon and developed gradually as the business grows. Speed is all about when the buyer wants their products and the time that they request it, so the key thing is how a business can reduce the time to fulfil that order,” says Boyer.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2023

Taking steps now to prepare your warehouse for the increase in orders and to ensure fulfillment processes are optimized is essential to make your ecommerce peak season a success. Having adequate inventory to ship is job one for any ecommerce business. Everything from shipping materials to labels to printer ink are very important.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

And yet that’s exactly what Amazon is doing with its Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) program, which, as the name suggests, allows products to ship in their original box or bag without any added Amazon packaging. As a result, in 2022, 11% of packages globally were shipped without Amazon packaging , amounting to millions of deliveries.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2022

With 2022 in contention to be the year things “finally, actually” return to “normal” (if we even remember what that looked like!), This is a big contributor to consumers’ number one complaint about returns : the label not being included in the shipping box. The Returns Season Gets Extended.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

More Mobile Deployments for Store Associates and Managers Mobile solutions empower managers to get out of stores’ back offices and onto the floor. They also help associates improve efficiency and better manage critical tasks such as checking inventory levels.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. Mastercard Spending Data Reveals 4 Key Takeaways for Holiday 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 31, 2022

That’s why summer 2022 is prime time for Retail TouchPoints to kickstart holiday coverage. Katie Thomas, Lead, and Tanya Moryoussef, Manager, Consumer Practice, Kearney Consumer Institute : “ Splurges aside, inflation is definitely a concern among consumers. Prediction 5: Holiday 2022 Will Be a True Glimpse of Post-COVID Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2022

The solution is expected to launch in the second half of 2022. The updated Dynamics 365 Intelligent Order Management tool is designed to help brands access new information and capabilities to better fulfill, ship and service customer orders.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

With the bustling holiday shopping season nearing, many brands have spent the last several months assessing their operational strengths and weaknesses, particularly in logistics and fulfillment. This can include critical insights gathered from metrics such as pick accuracy, on-time shipping, on-time in-full and delivery success rates.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Inflation and the threat of recession are defining aspects of the 2022 holiday season, but the potential bad news will do little to dampen a potentially successful — if not extraordinary — season. This change can be attributed to retailers pursuing better inventory management.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

True Classic ’s use of the ParcelLab post-purchase experience and returns management solution has helped the T-shirt and activewear brand boost its email click-through rate (CTR) and open rate by 1.87% and 6.55% respectively compared to the brand’s previous provider.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Once goods make it off a ship, the next slowdown comes as dozens of entities with conflicts of their own work to accommodate their quick transport. There are, however, three things brands can do now to soften the bullwhip effect at various stages, setting themselves up for a less disruptive 2022. Ongoing Strategies for Success.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Don’t oversell products if you don’t have the supply to fulfill orders. According to our data, we see that the “second Prime Day” (in 2022 known as the Prime Early Access Sale, in 2023 known as Prime Big Deal Days) was slightly less competitive than BFCM, with 7% less ad spend. What still needs to ship? What sold through?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2023

However, with retailers feeling more pressure to streamline omnichannel fulfillment, supply chain visibility has risen to the top of the priority list. billion passive RFID tags to be sold in 2023, up from 33 billion in 2022. Even though RFID has proven its value numerous times, retailer adoption has never truly reached its peak.

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Rangeme

AUGUST 1, 2022

Fulfillment is a broad term that encompasses every aspect of storing, packing, and shipping your goods. When you launch your products, you may manage this work yourself to save on labor and storage costs. As your business gains traction, you may struggle to find the time to pack and ship your orders.

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Mass Relators

JUNE 2, 2022

. — Walmart said it plans to build four next-generation fulfillment centers that, combined with its existing facilities, will let it offer 95% of the U.S. population next- or two-day shipping on their online orders. Walmart is testing a robotic fulfillment system from Knapp at its fulfillment center in Pedricktown, NJ.

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Retalon

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Why should retailers care about their Order Fulfillment Process? Order fulfillment may seem like a fairly straightforward process and according to the generic “high-level” definition, it is. In today’s market, putting the right fulfillment system in place gets you a competitive edge. What is order fulfillment?

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

in November 2022. TikTok has made it frighteningly easy to buy — it’s literally a swipe and the product is on its way to you,” said Lee Parkhurst, Senior Brand Manager at Educational Insights , the first toy brand to test out TikTok Shop. and managed by the U.S. reads the company announcement. reads the company announcement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

As we navigate an interesting year of retail revival, now is the perfect time to make some small shifts and shrewd strides forward into 2022. If shipping is delayed and orders are late, tell your customers. 4) Think Big: Improve supply chain and inventory management. 5) Thing Big: Improve order fulfillment.

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Mass Relators

JUNE 20, 2022

. — Wal­mart says it plans to build four next-generation fulfillment centers that, combined with its existing facilities, will let it offer 95% of the U.S. population next- or two-day shipping on their online orders. describes the new fulfillment centers and why they are unique. population. Walmart says the opening of the 1.1

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Challenge of Managing Returns “Returns were a huge issue in 2022, and consumers are looking at return policies as a key component of their purchasing decision-making,” said Schwartz. BOPIS’ value increases even more after holiday shipping cutoff dates, when as many as one in three orders are fulfilled via BOPIS.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 28, 2022

There is no doubt that customers value convenience over sustainability, which is why same-day shipping remains a popular delivery option along with the increasing rate of returns in ecommerce. Simplifying warehousing with automation and inventory serialization to optimize merchandise management prevents misplacement or loss.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2022

Sometimes brands can get this information from their Vendor Manager (VM), but attempting to run a competitor analysis before going into the negotiation can give brands a better picture of the position they are negotiating from. Brands need to consider not just their numbers but also how they stack up next to their competition in the category.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 31, 2023

But as ghastly as this figure is, it is down by $172 billion from 2022. billion , “but down $174 billion and after 2022 showing tremendous improvement in product availability,” according to the report. this year over 2022, compared to just a 10% increase worldwide. Inventory distortion, which is equivalent to 7.2% worldwide. “The

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2022

Consumers’ continued reliance on omnichannel fulfillment has created new opportunities for industry giants like Walmart to differentiate and gain market share. comparable sales growth and growing market share in grocery during Q4 2021, and much of this success can be attributed to its robust last mile and fulfillment strategy.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2023

Last year, the brand offered up to 70 per cent off certain products between 21 and 30 November, and recruited 175 new team members for its fulfilment centre ahead of peak period. However, recent declines in consumer spending mean that many retailers are struggling with excess inventory, and need to be smart about how they manage their stock.

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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. retailers in 2022, $816 billion , or 16.5% , was returned. Dashers will send confirmation photos to consumers when they drop off the items at the designated store. “We trillion sold by U.S.

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365 Retail

JUNE 20, 2022

Fulfilment – both in terms of delivery and returns – top shoppers’ considerations when buying online, the latest research from Retail Technology Show , the flagship event for retail, reveals. Fulfilment is the next battleground,” Matt Bradley continued. “The

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Newly developed freight booking tools have made it easier and more efficient to book containers on large cargo ships, thereby reducing the need for air freight, which is generally seen as producing a larger carbon footprint. Shipping companies can obtain information through GPS tags to help locate containers and ships in real time.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Let’s face it — a monogamous relationship with a national shipping company ain’t cutting it anymore. For each website, we investigated their online shipping policies (examples here and here ) and went through the buying process to view shipping options available at checkout. How to Get Ready for Peak Shipping.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

The service, which debuted in November 2022, now provides message-based consultations in 34 states and video visits nationwide. Customers can use Amazon Pharmacy and get their prescription with free shipping or choose another pharmacy. “As And, they can see the cost before they start the visit.”

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A1 Retail

MAY 30, 2023

The UK legislation, which became enforceable on April 1st 2022[1], taxes businesses for any packaging containing less than 30% recycled plastic which they manufacture or import. Carbon neutral delivery and other innovations Sustainability innovations in the e-commerce fulfilment and delivery space are coming through thick and fast.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2022

Fulfilment, shipping, delivery and returns updates can all be enriched with personalized promotions, loyalty program information and other immersive, branded content. The right technology, such as an Operations Experience Management platform, can help brands to better understand the data they’re given.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2023

As the data states, by the end of September 2022, the largest increases in job openings were in transportation, warehousing, and utilities (+111,000). Along with the boom in online shopping, as more retail activity shifts to ecommerce, fashion retailers in particular are faced with new responsibilities in order fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2022

The 2022 Connected Consumer Series featured industry experts, thought leaders and practitioners prepared to share their wisdom with their peers, and spotlighted powerful examples from FILA, Lidl, Patagonia and other businesses. A strong order management system is the backbone of omnichannel retail. Tactical apparel retailer 5.11

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