Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Dharmesh Mehta, VP of Worldwide Selling Partner Services at Amazon , is celebrating his 10th anniversary with the company this year, and so he kicked off the fourth annual Amazon Accelerate conference for sellers by comparing the differences between the ecommerce platform today and 10 years ago.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Shipping delays and stockouts lead to frustration and disappointment, especially when logistical problems impact time-sensitive purchases, such as special occasion gifts, event tickets or prescription medications. In manufacturing, product substitution can be a valuable tool for optimizing inventory management.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

Streamlining your logistics and offering fast shipping options are essential for staying ahead of the game. Optimize Your Inventory Management System Optimizing your inventory management system is the foundation for faster delivery.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Many small to medium-sized retailers often think that in order to grow they’ll need to make large-scale investments into robust stock inventory management systems to meet demand effectively. At the touch of a button, they can find savings, identify the most profitable stock lines, and maximise margins. The power of automation .

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Retail Next

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Whatever the size of your retail business, inventory management is crucial to controlling your supply chain. Whatever systems you have in place to manage your inventory and minimize loss, it is always a good idea to be thinking about how you can improve upon them. Primary among them is inventory management software.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2024

Did having that insight into the way logistics companies operate help you implement best practices at Meshki? DPN: Starting at Meshki felt a bit like being thrown in at the deep end. Coming from a logistics background meant I had a headful of best practices but was handcuffed by our tech and capacity at the time.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2024

It is a technology that uses radio waves to read information stored in an antenna — at retail, this is most commonly placed in a sticker or tag — without requiring physical contact or a line of sight. Especially in this era of fast fashion, most retail products are produced overseas and shipped thousands of miles to their destination.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2022

With the help of AI and automation, retailers can more precisely estimate the amount of inventory to keep in stock at any given time while minimizing production waste and the dreaded “out-of-stock” status. Navigating the Dynamic and Evolving Shipping Industry.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2022

Retailers are now investing significant resources into logistics, deploying the latest inventory management systems, automating warehouses and hiring hundreds of hardworking staff in an effort to pick, pack and ship online orders as quickly as possible. Using this stock to fulfil online orders is known as ship-from-store. .

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

million of liquidity available at the end of Q3 2022, including about $92 million of availability under asset-based credit lines, against nearly $1.8 The retailer had about $121.5 billion in debt.

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Retail Bound

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The business reaches its peak during the holiday season and when the shipping rush is over, there is a bulk in holiday returns. For example, maybe when a package requires international shipping or exceeds a certain amount, the employees have to adjust the shipping or carrier method. Manage Inventory Accuracy.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2023

Opportunity #1: Cost-efficient inventory management. When the amount of recommerce inventory grows, sourcing products can become a complex endeavor. Levi’s probably doesn’t have that issue, as it has created a recommerce model that streamlines inventory management.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The retailer will use the platform to swiftly implement and improve a number of customer-facing innovations, including ship-to-store, same-day-delivery, social commerce and its Virtual Stylist program. Superior order management capabilities are at the center of today’s and tomorrow’s commerce solutions.”.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2022

Unified commerce is the new holy grail for retailers, promising previously unheard-of levels of customer insights and control over all elements of sales and inventory management. Smarter inventory management enabled by unified commerce allows stores to resell the item or return it to the warehouse. Endless aisle.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Accurate demand forecasting is the bedrock of efficient inventory management — a vital logistics function that should be operating at peak performance levels during the holiday shopping season when consumers expect the inventory they want to be available. 1: Demand forecasting. 3: Order accuracy. 4: Return rates.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 15, 2023

Amazon has been overhauling its logistics network to “regionalize” where inventory is located across the U.S. in an effort to reduce delivery costs while maintaining the fast shipping speeds the company is known for, multiple sources report and Amazon has confirmed.

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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. Also, packaging can be fully customizable.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

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. This will cause the channel to continue to narrow, further reducing ship traffic.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As Zebra Technologies’ downloadable e-book Lift Productivity and Improve Execution for the Next-Gen Workforce explains, today’s customers want retailers’ workforces to pick their goods, pack them, ship them, deliver them and return them – all without diminishing in-store service.

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Retail Times

MARCH 29, 2021

Modern shoppers not only want quality products at reasonable prices, they want those items delivered as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. . One way is to implement ship from store , a service that could potentially speed up order fulfillment and keep shoppers coming back. What is ship from store? Consider the following.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With Salesforce’s 2023 holiday predictions forecasting that BOPIS (buying items online for in-store or curbside pickup) will influence $28 billion in incremental sales during the holiday season, retailers seeking to capitalize on this revenue opportunity need to ensure their store operations and inventory management practices are up to par.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Ben Balfour, Business Operations Director at Advanced Supply Chain Group , shares top tips about how retailers can prepare their supply chains for a Black Friday and Christmas sales surge. Ben Balfour, Business Operations Director at Advanced Supply Chain Group. The first affects stock inventory management.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 10, 2023

For consumer-packaged goods (CPG) brands wanting to lead their category at major retailers, it’s critical to be strategic and adaptable with a logistics strategy. Technology Leads to Category Leadership Shipping technology has significantly improved in recent years and is now a massive determinant of CPG brand success.

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Bindo

JULY 18, 2017

TOP 6 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT TIPS THAT GIVE AMAZING RESULTS. Inventory management is all about getting the balance right; making sure you offer the right selection of products and services to the right customers while committing minimized cash and costs. The need for cycle counting is integral in order to manage inventory.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

RFID-ticketed products are not yet required for drop-ship suppliers. FineLine Technologies is working with vendors that RFID source-tag at their factories, Davidson reported, and that now use the technology for automated outbound shipment verification and automatic advance shipping notification generation.

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365 Retail

AUGUST 4, 2021

Claire Webb from Advanced Supply Chain Group looks at why playing a waiting game won’t help retailers beat soaring shipping costs. Many retailers are looking to protect margins against rapidly rising shipping costs. The factors have triggered a long-running period of disruption and caused shipping costs to escalate.

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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. A true win-win!

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LS Retail

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

She specializes in B2B wholesale trade, sourcing, inventory management and product development for her company. If you can't make the LIVE presentation, still sign up because you will be notified when the recording is available to listen at your convenience. Kiakahi (Kiani) Wong is the President and CEO of Kaka?ako

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Here are four key ways retailers can secure sales this season: Understand inventory Retailers need to have an accurate understanding of inventory. If retailers are to thrive this holiday season, they must improve inventory data and its visibility. Jamie Cairns is chief strategy officer at Fluent Commerce.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2022

With marketplaces serving as “digital malls”, shopping inspiration coming from social media content and curated experiences in high demand, brands are trying to succeed on several fronts at once. . Building a winning strategy through product catalogue selection, pricing, inventory management and great customer service.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2022

Staff shortages and supply chain/delivery issues are the most pressing challenges facing retail businesses in Australia at present, according to an online poll conducted by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA). Other factors at play’.

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Star Miconics

JUNE 30, 2023

This technology revolutionized inventory management and checkout processes. 2002: The United Kingdom introduced the first cloud-based POS system, enabling businesses to manage their operations remotely and efficiently. This invention paved the way for efficient printing solutions in retail environments.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2024

Then there’s the hassle of printing a return label, carefully repackaging the dress and taking time out of her busy day to drop it off at a shipping location. At the heart of this strategy is the analysis of customer return patterns. First, she has to figure out the return policy, which can be buried in fine print.

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Retail Geek

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Episode 249 an interview with Casey Armstrong, CMO at ShipBob. They are able to see the carrier shipping performance for all those clients and provide aggregate data that gives us insight into holiday shipping performance, also known as #shipageddon. Scot: [0:38] Hey Jason and welcome back Jason Scott show listeners.

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365 Retail

JANUARY 17, 2024

Paul Taylor, chief operating officer at international fulfilment services provider fulfilmentcrowd, looks at how e-commerce retailers can effectively scale-up, so that demand doesn’t outpace supply. The most recent ONS Retail Sales data (Great Britain, January 2022) shows that the proportion of online sales in the UK stands at 25.3%.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2021

The dramatic increase in ecommerce volume triggered by the pandemic increased many retailers’ topline revenues, but many are finding it difficult to contain the costs of new types of order fulfillment such as BOPIS, ship-from-store and curbside pickup, according to a report from Incisiv , commissioned by Manhattan Associates Inc.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 21, 2022

For retailers facing such disruptions, merchandise in the wrong place at the wrong time can become one of the highest costs to their bottom line. So how can retailers be proactive in their inventory placement to avoid compromising top-line growth and customer satisfaction? The post Stores are back, but will the inventory be there?

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