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How Michaels Reconfigured its Fulfillment Models to Dramatically Enhance Ship-From-Store Performance

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Michaels had a major ecommerce ship-from-store challenge. It’s not that this fulfillment method wasn’t popular — the arts and crafts retailer shipped nearly 3 million orders from its 1,300+ stores across the U.S. We had stores in Alaska shipping to [people in] the lower 48 states, and shipping from anywhere [in the continental U.S.]

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Top 10 Contactless Trends to Watch in 2022

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Buzek, who has studied and quantified retail technology for decades, shared the top 10 contactless trends to watch for in the coming months and years. More Dark Kitchens Over the next five years, QSR chain Wendy’s is planning to add 700 kitchens in converted shipping containers to support delivery.

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Fashion industry driving demand for green shipping, Maersk says

Inside Retail

Fashion brands are a key driver of demand for green shipping fuels, according to shipping group Maersk, as the sector faces pressure from consumers and regulators to reduce their climate footprint. The ECO Delivery contracts are sold at a premium to regular shipping.

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Walmart Debuts Latest Next-Gen Fulfillment Center in South-Central Pennsylvania

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10 miles north of Hagerstown, Md. million -square-foot facility, which will employ more than 1,000 associates, is designed to expand access to next-day or two -day shipping for Walmart customers as well as supporting Walmart Fulfillment Services, the retailer’s third-party service for fulfilling items sold on Walmart’s marketplace.

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Shopify Cuts Workforce 10% as Ecommerce Demand Cools

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In a letter to employees published to the company’s site, Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke revealed that the ecommerce platform would lay off 10% of its staff — approximately 1,000 jobs — effective July 26, 2022. To help merchants, we threw away our roadmaps and shipped everything that could possibly be helpful.”.

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StockX COO on the importance of fast shipping to improve CX, drive growth

Inside Retail

Last week, the Detroit-based company launched Xpress Ship, a new feature that shortens the shipping time for verified items to three business days. Under the Xpress Ship program, products are sent to an authentication centre, where they go through a multi-step verification process.

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How stackt is Creating Community and Commerce with…Shipping Containers?

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Designed completely out of shipping containers, stackt is a Toronto-based marketplace that brings community connection, commerce and culinary experiences together. This removes the onerous financial commitments more traditional storefronts in Toronto would face, with a five- to 10-year lease coupled with a larger capital requirement.

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