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Nordstrom Issues Supplier Mandate for RFID Tagging

Retail TouchPoints

RFID-ticketed products are not yet required for drop-ship suppliers. That includes a large percentage of Nordstrom’s merchandise, such as apparel, accessories, home and gift products, baby gear, shoes and some cosmetics.

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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. Hence, the name: StockX.

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Wholesale Central Introduces New Amazon FBA Suppliers Category

Independent Retailer

Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service that helps businesses by providing access to Amazon’s logistics network. Businesses send products to Amazon fulfillment centers, and when a customer makes a purchase, Amazon handles all of the receiving, packing, shipping, customer service, and returns for those orders.

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Inside Mosaic’s pivot from specialty fashion to digital department store

Inside Retail

Keeping costs down with drop-ship. Products are sold and shipped by individual sellers on the marketplace, though the items are seamlessly integrated into Myer’s e-commerce site. “The Retailers have taken different approaches to category expansion.

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The Looming Spike In Returns Abuse

Retail TouchPoints

For example, consumers shopping for apparel and accessories frequently use in-store and online returns and deem these options to be very important (55%). Due to the coronavirus, retailers saw a drop in returns abuse in the early part of 2020, driven primarily by the drop in transactions overall.

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Best Commercial and Industrial Sewing Machines of 2022

Small Biz Trends

This machine includes an automatic built-in needle threader and a convenient, jam-resistant drop-in top bobbin. Additional features include 7 one-step buttonhole styles, speed control, drop-in bobbin, and free motion sewing. ″ inch LCD touchscreen display, an advanced needle threading function, and a jam-resistant drop-in bobbin.

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Why Pet Supplements and Medications Are Soaring

Rangeme

The pandemic was a preview of that, with pet care sales worldwide soaring by almost 9% in 2020, especially in certain categories: pet food sales grew 8%; accessories by 10%; and beauty and grooming categories increasing the most by 11%. Yes, I’m guilty; guilty; and guilty again.). launched its own online pet pharmacy, TractorSupplyRx.com.