Retail Bound

APRIL 13, 2024

From the manufacturers to the distributors, to your retail store – there are many factors and unexpected costs to consider during the shipping process that can be often overlooked. Strategic Considerations: Inventory management becomes paramount. The supplier then ships the product straight to the customer. Dr. Ralph F.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

The invitation to Indian retailers will initially include only a select number of participants, adding to existing merchants including Delphi Leather India , Mahi Exports , Touchstone Gems & Jewelry and Welspun. A dedicated Cross Border Trade team has been set up in India to help sellers onboard and grow on the platform.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 31, 2022

There are an almost infinite number of answers, but the long and the short of it is that 5G will enable merchants to perform intricate digital tasks faster and on a much larger scale. “5G Here are five places where 5G-enabled experiences/solutions are either being tested or have already been deployed at retail. What is 5G, Really?

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Merchant Services Checkout Shrinkage ATS 344

Retail Minded

APRIL 3, 2022

A new study revealed: Social media marketing (32%), e-commerce software (31%), email marketing (29%), retail operations (26%) and online payments (24%) score highly. Investment behind the ‘buy button’ into retail operations (26%) and online payments (24%) also score highly on merchants’ wish lists. Customer service (28%).

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2023

Joined by his management team, McMillon met with suppliers, merchants, grantees, artisans and MSMEs (micro and small to medium enterprises) across the company’s programs, such as Walmart Sourcing, Walmart Vriddhi, Flipkart, PhonePe, Walmart Marketplace, Walmart Global Tech In India and Walmart Foundation.

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Retalon

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Why should retailers care about their Order Fulfillment Process? Order fulfillment may seem like a fairly straightforward process and according to the generic “high-level” definition, it is. In today’s market, putting the right fulfillment system in place gets you a competitive edge.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 29, 2022

The popularity of online shopping has created enormous opportunities to reach new customers, but this has come at a cost. On average, it costs $33, or 66%, of the price of a $50 item for retailers to process a return, up from 59% last year, Optoro estimates. . during the returns process. Free returns alone aren’t enough, though.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Does your order fulfillment strategy live up to your customers’ expectations? Merchants are contending to meet a tectonic shift in online shopping behavior. If you’re falling behind on order fulfillment because of the current processes that are in place, then change them! Speeding up of order processing and fulfillment.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 19, 2021

New customers are a major growth engine for retailers, but many merchants view first-time online shoppers as high-risk due to their unfamiliar behaviour and lack of purchase history. In a recent report , Riskified looked at the impact of the recent shift to e-commerce on fashion retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2022

Convenience store retailer Casey’s will host in-person hiring events March 23 and 24 at its more than 2,400 stores to fill 5,000 positions. Walmart has open positions across multiple segments of the company, including merchants, marketers, pharmacists, optometrists, software engineers, data scientists, distribution, store and club managers.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Following in the footsteps of Instagram, which launched its shop in 2020, TikTok has entered the competitive space with its new shop function, enabling merchants, brands and creators to showcase and sell products directly to over 1 billion users through in-feed videos, LIVEs, and the ‘product showcase’ tab. Higher customer expectations .

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Wiser

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Understanding the dynamics of pricing in the eCommerce landscape is critical for any online merchant. Contrary to popular belief, merchants can secure the Buy Box without necessarily offering the lowest price. Therefore, securing the Buy Box at higher rates demands a comprehensive and nuanced strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The closure of bars and restaurants at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic meant demand at alcoholic beverage merchants, which were designated as essential retailers, spiked just as hard as it did for grocery retailers. Before COVID, ecommerce was part of our service offering but not our primary engagement with our guests.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

Alibaba.com’s mission had always been to help small businesses globally, something which is extremely meaningful to me and made it an easy choice following my time at PwC.” Post-pandemic, the focus has shifted from managing disruptions to more proactive planning around supply chain resilience. and how can they prepare themselves?

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2023

pullback in online spending contributed to a 2% year-over-year drop globally, although growth rates remained higher in smaller markets like the Middle East and Africa, at 21% , and in Latin America, which saw 7% growth. “If And how are you giving them a value-added product or service for being loyal to you?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

There is, however, a huge opportunity for retailers that have the right offer, on the right product, at the right time. The UK’s largest independent builder’s merchant, MKM Building Supplies , recognized that the building supplies industry was changing, with 45% of its current customer base set to retire within the next five years.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

At the same time, many retailers are reporting higher and higher shipping costs, which are affecting profits on their balance sheets. As they begin to address these expectations, many retail IT teams are finding that the process is costly and complex. The real complexity comes when we are looking at thousands of SKUs.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It’s not just possible but inevitable that retailers can thrive on Amazon and compete with it at the same time. A business model that was only possible with their unparalleled investment in the systems and shipping, fulfillment and supply chain infrastructure to support it. The purchasing power of $79 in 2005 equals about $109.90

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Merchant Services Payment Services Fulfillment Shipping 215

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Flexible Payments Will Gain Further Ground. Flexible payments are continuing to gain steam, particularly among younger generations. A survey by Klarna found that 75% of Gen Z, 76% of millennials and 60% of Gen X are looking for more flexible payment options. Let the countdown begin….

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Groundbreaking at the time, but now sorely outdated, UPCs are finally getting a facelift and moving into the 21st century thanks to the GS1 Sunrise 2027 initiative. And in 2014, Inditex SA, which owns fast-fashion giant Zara, implemented RFID to effectively track all its products at every step in the process.

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Merchant Services Inventory Management Grocer Customer Experience 268

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Consumers demand grocers and mass merchants in particular provide these last-mile services, and it’s not without challenges, as over 40% of grocery consumers cite delivery and fulfillment services as key attributes while deciding where to shop in the past year. Lindsey Mazza is Global Retail Lead at Capgemini Group.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Speedy delivery is the name of the game for supermarket retailers all over the world right now, as major chains invest in micro fulfilment centres and explore dark stores in an effort to keep up with customers’ rising expectations during the pandemic. In June, the brand went public on the NASDAQ. How big is Missfresh now?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. However, there are other dynamics at play that will impact seasonal results.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Inflation is driving up shopping prices as we head into the holiday season, a time when many people already feel pressured to go all out on gifts for family and friends,” said Colleen McCreary, consumer financial advocate and Chief People Officer at Credit Karma in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. said Pandya. “

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2022

Uber is expanding Uber Eats’ services with new features such as the ability to place orders when grocery stores aren’t open for later delivery, live tracking of orders from store to door and easier product replacements. The upgrades are aimed at benefiting retailers as well as customers. and Costco. billion in February 2021.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 31, 2022

Ward assumes his new role at the start of Walmart’s fiscal year, on February 1, according to the memo. Carl, who came to Walmart in September 2020, departs at the end of the month. During his time at Walmart, Casey led Walmart’s omnichannel agenda and helped grow the business,” Furner said. Ward arrived at Walmart U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Technological innovations have optimized and enhanced almost all areas of the retail organization, from marketing to fulfillment, but the process of bringing products to market has been markedly slower to advance. But these legacy processes don’t work as well as they once did, and COVID made that fact hard to ignore. “A

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 11, 2020

As state and local jurisdictions embark on the balancing act of pacing economic recovery with reopening steps, while at the same time being vigilant for renewed virus flare-ups, profound uncertainty will continue to prevail while consumer confidence suffers.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2020

COVID has pushed retail supply chains to their limits, from the initial stock-up period at the start of the pandemic to the unprecedented ecommerce rush of the holiday season. I think we have a responsive supply chain, it’s just going to be interesting to see what consumer behaviors stick and what are just temporary coping mechanisms.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2023

Executive teams have historically looked at the customer journey as a funnel, aiming to bring consumers from an initial point of engagement through to a purchase. But leaders are increasingly reframing this journey and looking at it more as a circular loop.

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Merchant Services Customer Experience Consumer Planning 185

365 Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Global fulfilment platform Huboo has expanded its product range by investing in a raft of new services following a significant year of financial, client and commercial growth. Huboo is on track to help facilitate at least £320m of business in 2023 alone.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2021

We’ve seen extraordinary e-commerce growth as a result of the pandemic, and Australian retailers have stepped up to the challenge by innovating at a speed we never realised was possible. Assuming Australia continues to manage the virus successfully, we will continue to see an exuberant return to physical retail spaces. It reached 22.8

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Mass Relators

MARCH 31, 2024

. — Dollar General has promoted 18 executives to new roles at the company. Throughout her 12-year tenure at DG, Allen has led the Company’s strategy to attract and retain talent across her numerous HR roles, including organizational development, talent acquisition, corporate HR and retail HR.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2023

Educational Insights first launched its shop in April 2023, and Lee Parkhurst, Senior Brand Manager at the company, said they’ve “been quadrupling our business month over month since.” I yell at my television, but my television will never interact back with me.

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A1 Retail

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The additional service will allow JD Group customers to make charitable donations to the JD Foundation, specifically the Together We Can project, as part of their payments journey through Pennies’ charity box.

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365 Retail

JANUARY 11, 2024

From onboarding to retention, customer journey marketing depended heavily on design, Business Intelligence (BI) and engineering teams. It helped us in our daily routine and saved us a lot of time, which eventually allowed us to increase the number of daily and weekly campaigns,” Andreas Dikaros, CRM Manager at Skroutz, explained. “In

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

According to Edited, the total number of consumers deemed “plus-sized” is set to grow at twice the rate of the rest of the market. Edited’s data points to a severe gap in the market creating a feeling of “otherness” among a significant consumer base that has an expanding share of wallet, according to Kayla Marci, Market Analyst at Edited.

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