Inside Retail

MARCH 9, 2023

If Temu loses, Temu could be forced to curtail what so far has been a key marketing strategy. Shein seeks to block Temu from using Shein’s name for marketing, and it wants damages from sales that Shein can show came through deceptive or infringing marketing. Temu has asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit. “I

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

ShipStation, the multichannel, multi-carrier shipping, and fulfilment e-commerce platform, is poised to redefine the retail landscape, offering innovative features to streamline workflows and enhance the overall shopping experience. Think of Shipping Strategies as automated rate shopping, saving time and money.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

Let’s dive into some small ideas that can help tackle big goals: 1) Think Big: Increase customer engagement with more interactive marketing. If shipping is delayed and orders are late, tell your customers. Building a roadmap and investing time in long-term planning is essential for advancement. Act small: Use a QR code!

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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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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The benefits of global e-commerce expansion are obvious: market diversification, new revenue streams, 24/7 business operations and increased brand awareness. Building a detailed plan will help minimise risk and focus you on those areas that will make the biggest impact for your business. Planning to go to the US? Not on Shopify?

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Rangeme

MARCH 12, 2024

Did you order your pop-up banner too late and have to pay rush shipping on it? Your goal is to keep the momentum going and establish a plan of action, asking for what you want to happen next. Perhaps it’s time to circle back with them on RangeMe, or ship them additional samples. What marketing materials do you need to provide?

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The problems with getting products to people quickly and cheaply are well-known: consumers want fast fulfillment, which is costly to provide, but they don’t want to pay high (or really any) shipping fees. This is both more complex and more top-of-mind due to ESG [environmental, social and governance]; no one likes to ship air.”

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Brands can delve into historical sales data, market trends and consumer insights to predict their seasonal demand patterns while factoring in changes based on promotions and actual sales. 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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Inside Retail

APRIL 6, 2021

The platform allows small businesses and online retailers to choose a preferred carrier, print shipping labels and track packages from a centralised service, and enables easy integration of a businesses online operations. Pitney Bowes has today launched its online parcel delivery platform, SendPro Online, in Australia.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Order Fulfillment When outsourcing, retailers can benefit from streamlined inventory management, order processing, and shipping. Digital Marketing and SEO To thrive in a competitive retail landscape, your business needs a strong online presence.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Your business needs a plan to sell on Amazon — not having a plan is a very bad plan! Formulate your strategy after researching which platform options you want to leverage, what your competitors are doing on the channel, determine your optimal price point and how you plan to fulfill orders. Amazon is all about visibility.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2024

Target ’s announcement earlier this month that it was launching a paid membership plan almost felt like a foregone conclusion. So how does Target plan to beat these odds, especially as a latecomer in its sector? The company’s EVP and Chief Marketing Officer Lisa Roath laid out the game plan in a session at Shoptalk this week.

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Retail Smart Guys

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Timing is Everything: When to Begin Inventory Planning Inventory planning is the backbone of successful retail operations. While the specifics of inventory planning can vary from one retailer to another, one thing remains constant – timing is everything. When it comes to seasonal goods, you need to think well in advance.

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VMS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

However, its shares took a tumble in pre-market trading on account of lower-than-expected revenue for the quarter. According to Market Insider , the company said it’s tracking toward $600 million in operating income this year, well ahead of its previous target. American Eagle reported $1.19

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Meanwhile, for merchants that had already built their businesses online before the pandemic, a larger addressable market buoyed most, but created scalability challenges for all (including Amazon). 57% of BOXpoll respondents opting for free shipping consider delivery in five days to be either ‘fast’ or ‘acceptable.’ on average.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2022

Investment in the proper technologies needed to build a strong supply chain not only enables prompt replenishment of products in inventory, but also optimizes planning capabilities in rapidly evolving business ecosystems while minimizing duplication, errors and inefficiencies. Navigating the Dynamic and Evolving Shipping Industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In internal fulfillment, the business handles the complete process of storing, packing and shipping. The company must have a warehouse to keep its inventory, and a logistics team to manage the goods for storing, ordering and shipping directly to stores/distributors or customers. Each option has its benefits and disadvantages.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 5, 2021

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc will wind down its loss-making mobile division after failing to find a buyer, a move that is set to make it the first major smartphone brand to completely withdraw from the market. Analysts have also criticised the company for lack of expertise in marketing compared to Chinese rivals.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 28, 2021

For example, online apparel reseller ThredUP recently announced plans for a new 600,000-square-foot distribution center in Texas that will expand its capacity by 150% to meet growing demand on the part of both sellers and buyers of used goods. Collectively, that would account for approximately $69.2 billion spent last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 2, 2023

DTC is still very much alive and well, but digital-first companies are having to adapt to a new normal where competition is fiercer, financial pressure is ever-present and the marketing tactics that used to work so well are no longer cost-efficient. What that does is it allows you to put that money back into marketing and grow the business.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2022

Consumers have started taking sustainability into account when deciding what to buy and where to buy it. Much of this impact comes from shipping and warehousing, as well as from operating all those computer servers to facilitate all of those sales. One such demand planning tool is Greenchain , a B2B platform for food wholesalers.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 31, 2023

Every week, some 15 million items of used clothes end up in Ghana’s capital, shipped in bales from Europe, North America and Asia to the world’s biggest secondhand clothes market. “Many of these garments should have been disposed of there, yet they put them into bales and ship them here. World’s no.1

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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. The post Walmart plans new fulfillment centers appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers. BENTONVILLE, Ark.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

“With COVID and recent market dynamics, tracking variable costs in real time becomes even more important. “Shopper behavior is also less predictable today, requiring more creative experimentation in merchandising and marketing. . Mejuri uses the real-time tracking to swiftly, and fluidly, pivot strategies.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The company has established a dedicated fulfilment centre in Belgium, which will serve as the shipping hub for 15 European countries. Additionally, the brand is extending the service to UK customers who wish to send gifts to acquaintances residing in the EU—a feature that previously accounted for nearly half of all EU deliveries.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2022

These homebound tendencies ignited a fervor for redecorating and DIY home improvement that, by all accounts, is continuing strong into 2022. Gen X homeowners are also 21% more likely than the average consumer to receive marketing messages in the mail and 30% more likely to use coupons — so don’t abandon your direct mail flyers yet.

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Rangeme

OCTOBER 31, 2023

IN BRIEF: Maddie’s Market, an independent gourmet foods retailer in Highland Park, Ill., IN BRIEF: Maddie’s Market, an independent gourmet foods retailer in Highland Park, Ill., Madeleine Yastrow, Owner of Maddie’s Market , is not lying when she says this. Indeed, Maddie is always on hand for her customers.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 7, 2022

In this digital world, the key to any business’s success is its website, which is the most essential element of any marketing plan. But, according to David Boyer, country manager of ShipStation ANZ, almost any shipping-related task can be automated. ShipStation’s shipping automation rules are one way to optimise workflows.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Retailers will need to account for the heightened demand for home deliveries from COVID-19, which has incentivized many retailers to form new relationships with Instacart, Shipt, DoorDash and other services that enable home delivery at scale. More and more, retailers’ last-mile efforts are tied in with shipping and delivery companies.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The luxury retailer has launched a dedicated website for its EU customers and is now shipping to 15 countries on the mainland from a dedicated fulfillment centre in Belguim. It said that UK customers will also be able to ship products to their friends abroad, which historically accounted for nearly half of its EU deliveries.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2023

There have been a lot of stories about DTC brands hitting the skids, some even filing for bankruptcy, and I think a lot of that is driven by intense marketing costs and low ROI,” said Julian Reis, Founder and CEO of SuperOrdinary in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 8, 2024

As a result, retailers must ensure their 2024 loss prevention plans incorporate an omnichannel approach that considers all avenues for loss. Finally, according to the same report, internal theft accounted for 29% of shrink in 2023, while 27% was attributed to errors and process failures. Michael Osborne is the CEO of Appriss Retail.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 22, 2021

From the increased market share of digitally native brands to decisions from companies like GlobeWest and Homebodii to dial up D2C strategies, shoppers are becoming increasingly accustomed to purchasing products directly from brands. In the US, for example, eMarketer reports that D2C sales now account for 33% of Nike’s revenue. .

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In the end, Kerrits closed out 2020 with growth in both its wholesale and DTC channels, with the latter increasing by an impressive 150% , according to Sara Florin, Senior Director of Branding and Marketing at Kerrits in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. We were doubling, sometimes tripling the revenue coming from email.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The post-COVID-19 retail recovery hasn’t quite gone according to plan. Discounting and perks like free shipping have been successful drivers of Black Friday and Cyber Monday campaigns; however, dropping prices is not a winning strategy that creates a path to profitability.

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Rangeme

MAY 6, 2022

Market research. Research is vital to prove your market value, especially if you plan to export your products to the hyper-competitive U.S. This information will help you develop a business strategy and validate your business plan in the U.S. bank account. bank account is recommended. Review U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

plan to start buying gifts earlier – the No. For example, store associates should get measured on fulfillment metrics if they are picking and shipping. Consumers expect brands to be honest about their carbon footprint, so be prepared to account for your emissions. Get the Salesforce 2022 Holiday Planning Guide for Retailers.

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