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Choosing a Distribution Model: Drop Shipping vs Traditional Inventory

Retail Bound

One of the topics that consistently comes up in the retail world is the logistics of shipping. 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.

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4 Back-of-the-Office Opportunities to Lift Recommerce’s Profitability

Retail TouchPoints

Opportunity #1: Cost-efficient inventory management. When the amount of recommerce inventory grows, sourcing products can become a complex endeavor. Without an efficient process in place, a retailer may unintentionally offer undesirable items. Inaccurate forecasting can result in costly excess inventory.

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Ecommerce IT Support: 7 Key Services Every Online Retailer Needs

365 Retail

Besides providing worry-free operations, ecommerce support services are paramount to forming great customer service—a crucial aspect that could make or break your digital venture. This brings us to an important question: As an online merchant, what key services do you need to stay ahead of the game?

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Alibaba Supply Chain Exec Recommends Futureproofing with AI, Blockchain and Crowdsourcing

Retail TouchPoints

In 2020 he joined Alibaba, where he is now tasked with developing the company’s strategy and building platform-level solutions around international shipping, logistics, cross-border trade and global expansion. The pandemic created a lot of disruptions and issues for businesses in establishing and maintaining desired inventory levels.

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From Barcodes to Bytes: Retailers Prepare for Next-Generation UPC

Retail TouchPoints

Groundbreaking at the time, but now sorely outdated, UPCs are finally getting a facelift and moving into the 21st century thanks to the GS1 Sunrise 2027 initiative.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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Does Procurement Play a Role in Retail Recovery?

Retail TouchPoints

But through this disruption, retailers began to see that their procurement process is in many ways the linchpin for maximizing revenue and reducing spend as the economy recovers post-pandemic. Specifically, procurement can help retailers optimize their spending on goods and services that are NOT for resale, also known as GNFR.

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Nine Tips to Create Recurring Revenue with Subscriptions

Retail TouchPoints

So how can merchants get a piece of the pie? It requires close attention to the entire journey, from growing awareness of the subscription offering to managing recurring orders. But by employing nine key strategies, merchants of all sizes can run successful subscription programs. Build Awareness. Offer Valuable Incentives.