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“It’s been an awesome journey”: Marcus Crook on founding HoMie

Inside Retail

Our 2024 report features C-level executives with decades of leadership experience, alongside start-up founders and digital specialists with a wide range of skills, from marketing to logistics. I thought there’s got to be a better way to deal with excess stock than sending it to landfills in Ghana. You can download it here.

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

Inside Retail

Saar Davidi, innovation director, automation, at Ranpak says a combination of new technologies and sustainable materials is making it easier for marketplaces and retailers to satisfy consumer expectations – and suggests that those not taking advantage of them are potentially leaving cost savings on the table.

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Stores underwater, staff displaced: Floods take major toll on Aussie retail

Inside Retail

More than 20 Woolworths and Big W stores have been forced to close at some point, either because staff couldn’t get to work or the stores had flooded. We copped it from the front, but through the pipes at the back as well,” Kate Sommerville, marketing manager at The Somewhere Co, told Inside Retail. “If Narrow escape.

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

Inside Retail

Working with head of marketing and growth, Anna Metcalfe, she told Inside Retail that the goal of the new boutique store is to offer something different to the usual lingerie shopping experience. 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.”.

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

Inside Retail

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 some stage, we do need to return to normal, and we must live through the impacts, so we can get to the other side. It goes on and on. Thoughts on keeping stores open.

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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. Ship from store. TFS deployed its ‘ship from store’ functionality in November 2020. It can also offer gifts with purchases and provide thresholds for free shipping.

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4 Critical Steps for Optimizing Omnichannel Order Fulfillment in 2021

Retalon

Maintaining margins within business constraints while efficiently providing order fulfillment to customers is a tall order, especially considering each customer purchase requires a real-time fulfillment decision within a shifting context of inventory, demand, returns, delivery times, and shipping costs. Will you deny returns at a store level?