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As warehouses get greener, demand for eco-friendly packaging is soaring

Inside Retail

As consumers expect more environmentally sustainable solutions for the packaging of products and deliveries, shippers may be missing equally compelling reasons to make the switch: significant cost savings and an increase in operational flexibility. For example, Ranpak’s automated Cut’it! So, there’s the first saving, right there.”.

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How pop-ups helped inform Kat the Label’s new flagship store in Melbourne

Inside Retail

“It’s a personal shopping experience that’s high-end, but at an affordable price point, [and] we think we’ve got a good niche market going.”. Nixon attributed this to consumers being online more and having more time to shop, as well as the growth of the lingerie and sleepwear industry throughout this period.

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‘Like a ghost town’: Retailers react to the Omicron wave

Inside Retail

Foot traffic is down in CBDs and shopping centres as consumers return to working from home. We then struggle to get deliveries and stock, as their workers are also in isolation. Am I putting my staff at risk? The community at risk? At the start of the pandemic, with the first lockdown, our online sales doubled.

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How the Supply Chain Disruption Is Sparking Holiday Risk & Resilience

Rangeme

While retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers have had to grapple with COVID-19 and digital transformation, now they must also manage reduced capacity along the global supply chain, hampering holiday sales success. Shipping delays. Out-of-stocks. What’s Keeping Your Grocery CEO Up at Night. 1 Unglesbee, Ben.

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WHAT IS FUELING THE REBIRTH OF PHYSICAL STORES?

Retail Minded

Very few retail leaders would argue that the role of physical stores are the same as they were at the start of 2020. While it’s almost inevitable that ecommerce growth will outpace growth through physical stores at some point in the future, it would be a huge mistake to lose sight of the critical role stores have to play beyond simply profit.

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4 Critical Steps for Optimizing Omnichannel Order Fulfillment in 2021

Retalon

Consumer expectations have evolved in the digital age, and retailers are now offering a multitude of flexible order delivery methods such as “Buy online, pick up in-store”, “curbside pickup”, “order in store, deliver home” and more. So how can retailers offer these options to consumers while lowering their costs?

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The Fragrance Shop (TFS) partners with BetterCommerce to improve the customer experience

A1 Retail

Its ecommerce platform had to be flexible and customisable and provide 24/7 support from a responsive team that could help resolve issues at speed. In the last six months TFS has added more payment, delivery and pickup options that will suit a wider range of consumers. Ship from store. Adapting to the ‘new normal’. Customer 360.