Retail Bound

APRIL 13, 2024

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. Choose a model that can scale with your growth trajectory.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Happy Returns by PayPal has teamed with Staples US Retail to offer the Happy Returns in-person service, adding more than 1,000 Staples retail locations to its return service. The Staples partnership increases the number of the company’s Return Bars to more than 3,800 locations. ” PayPal acquired Happy Returns in May.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

BJ’s Wholesale Club will strengthen support for its drop-ship program with online order fulfillment and delivery accuracy solutions from CommerceHub. The solution provider has signed a three-year exclusive agreement with BJ’s, which operates 219 club stores and 150 BJ’s Gas locations in 17 states.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Free shipping days are behind us. Frustrated customers won’t consider shopping with you again. Having the best product or lowest shipping fee will no longer guarantee you a sale. Delivery transparency : Real-time updates about location and shipping status notifications. Delivery cost : Free standard delivery.

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Small Biz Trends

AUGUST 24, 2022

If you are looking for a business investment that can be modular, comes with relatively low running costs, and has a compact work space perhaps you should consider opening a shipping container business. What is a Shipping Container Business? The Business of Shipping Containers. Best Shipping Container Business Ideas.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 30, 2024

Team Global Express e-Care is the carrier’s new direct-to-consumer shipping solution, partnering with e-commerce retailers to enable confidence, choice and control. Will this store deliver to my location? Control from end to end Delivery should be the least stressful part of online shopping. When will my package arrive?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2022

Ecommerce, along with other digital channels, took center stage as new shopping habits formed and expectations drastically shifted. While we won’t be traveling in flying cars to our favorite stores anytime soon, we’re still on the fast track to a transformed shopping experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Great Omnichannel Experiences Win Customers Consumers expect great omnichannel experiences — from fast shipping to buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS): 83% of consumers search elsewhere if they can’t find fast shipping options. 92% of consumers shop elsewhere to save on shipping , leading to cart abandonment.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Six months after launching a digital shop for DSW shoe styles on Hy-Vee.com , the retailers are moving their partnership into the brick-and-mortar space. By October 2, DSW shops will open at six Hy-Vee locations in Minneapolis, with additional DSW shop-in-shops slated to open in 2021. Hy-Vee, Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2021

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers has entered a partnership with logistics-as-a-service platform Fillogic to open a micro-distribution hub at the Deer Park Center in Deer Park, N.Y. The hub will be a model for other Tanger Outlet locations in the future.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2022

“Google’s broader company mission is to make the world’s information available and useful for everybody,” said Matt Madrigal, VP and General Manager of Merchant Shopping at Google in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Our role is really to just facilitate that connection.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In response to evolving consumer behavior, many retailers are pivoting from malls and large-format stores in city centers to neighborhood locations that aim to serve the work-from-home population. Brands that typically take the large-format route are adopting smaller footprints in residential neighborhoods.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest are starting to integrate native social commerce features, allowing users to hit ‘Shop Now’ on their favourite product-based posts and check out on the app. By streamlining the shopping experience and keeping transactions on-platform, online retailers can cut down the steps required for conversion.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2022

International returns service ZigZag Global examined UK consumer shopping behaviors during the 2021 holiday season and found that one-third of consumers now purchase multiple items with the intention of returning at least one, and 59% will boycott a retailer permanently after a poor returns experience. on Christmas Day.”.

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Independent Retailer

OCTOBER 31, 2022

With more consumers shopping online each year, brands need to be prepared for a significant increase in orders. The 2022 holiday season is just around the corner, and with it comes a plethora of shipping challenges. With more consumers shopping online each year, brands need to be prepared for a significant increase in orders.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

At The Retail Score, clients that we work with are almost universally adopting this dual method of reporting. It stands to reason then that if store personnel are performing this function, it is at the expense of other activities. That’s’ my stock, so I won’t ship it! Online fulfillment impacting in-store service levels.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Once you’ve gone through the time and effort to measure the space, compare and select the pieces you need, you often have to wait weeks, even months, for them to arrive at your doorstep. In fact, Sundays offers free shipping for every piece of furniture delivered, as well as free white-glove service. “We

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365 Retail

APRIL 15, 2024

E-commerce has evolved rapidly, and customer satisfaction is at the heart of these changes. It means that there is a shift towards smarter and sophisticated logistics – both of which are crucial components in online shopping. It significantly departs from traditional shipping methods , which often rely on standard, linear processes.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 2, 2024

Consumer expectations for their favourite brands are at an all-time high, demanding seamless and personalised experiences across various channels. In fact, according to IBM, omnichannel is now the preferred way of shopping for a quarter of global consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

Consumer Study , 85% of consumers check a company’s returns policy before even making a purchase when shopping online, and 68% of U.S. Consider offering a printable, pre-paid return shipping label or even a QR code that customers can use at drop-off locations without needing to print anything.

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A1 Retail

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Thistles shopping centre has unveiled a new art installation, Betty the e-waste shark, which has been making a splash with shoppers. Shoppers brave enough to stand at Betty’s mouth will see two projector lenses and TV screens showing a powerful film highlighting the enormous scale of e-waste that is shipped across seas every year.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The iconic brand also will expand to cruise ship and airport venues, with its first airport store scheduled to debut at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in November 2023 via a partnership with Duty Free Americas. WHP Global will roll out flagship-style Toys ‘R’ Us stores throughout the U.S. Retail Group.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2024

We responded by ensuring affordability was at the forefront for the customer. However, international shipping disruptions in the Red Sea and global conflict’s potential impact on oil prices will continue to put pressure on product availability and costs. What impact has that had on the business?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The company’s discounted Prime membership has received a new name — Prime Access — and allows those who qualify to register for the service at a monthly rate of $6.99 The company reports that members of the Prime Access program saved an average of $1,600 last year through shipping savings, coupons and membership discounts.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2024

At least that was the key message at Retail’s Big Show, the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) annual conference, which is being held in New York City this week. Generative AI is the biggest trend in retail right now. Although some precautions must be set in place, the speakers warned. per cent.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2024

Pitney Bowes and PackageHub have debuted a no-box, no-label returns drop-off network at nearly 1,000 locations nationwide, with the promise of hundreds more launching soon. These new returns locations augment the existing network of 30,000 postal locations where Pitney Bowes currently offers no-label returns.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2023

Consumers are becoming increasingly mindful about sustainability when it comes to shopping habits, and luxury retail is responding by investing in sustainable initiatives that will protect the environment while still allowing them to continue delivering luxurious items.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 26, 2020

Best Buy will pilot a ship-from-store hub model at 250 stores, according to CNBC. Best Buy CEO Corie Barry made the announcement on a call with reporters, crediting the spike in online shopping as the reason for the experiment.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 26, 2023

The venture grew to three locations across the Melbourne CBD, Fitzroy, and Windsor, and has stocked goods from more than 170 small businesses. But the same economic challenges which are hammering traditional stores forced Design A Space to shut its long-running Windsor location in April. Elsewhere Co.,

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2022

Ulta Beauty is partnering with Happy Returns to add Return Bar services to 1,300 brick-and-mortar locations. Through this partnership, Ulta and Happy Returns will increase the total number of Return Bar locations to more than 5,000 by the end of 2022. As a result, 78% of Americans will live within 10 miles of a Return Bar.

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Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2023

The brand has a range of partnerships in the works, and recently opened its first domestic flagship – a 167sqm store at Chadstone Shopping Centre, showcasing new trends and styles, and introducing new customers to the vintage brand. We’ve also seen a resurgence of the Reebok brand, with demand at levels we hadn’t seen before.

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Mass Relators

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Loqate’s 2021 holiday survey of 1,000 American consumers found that nearly half of Americans are planning a combination of in-store and online shopping this holiday season. The challenge for retailers will be to deliver an exceptional experience regardless of where, when and how consumers choose to shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 17, 2021

JCPenney and Shoe Carnival have both added same-day shipping options in partnership with DoorDash , just in time to help last-minute holiday shoppers get their gifts quickly. JCPenney is offering the service from 600 locations nationwide, while Shoe Carnival is offering the option to any continental U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Amid planning for new locations in other areas of New York and Washington, D.C., Katie Twidwell, VP of Operations at M.M. Our concept stores allowed us to test more standard retail spaces, where customers could shop without an appointment and take their purchases home with them. A community-driven environment in which M.M.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Among its multiple impacts, COVID-19 accelerated an elongation of the holiday shopping season that was already underway. Rather than being limited to a jam-packed four to five weeks from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, consumers are beginning their shopping as early as October (with a few doing so even earlier than that).

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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. Today’s promise engines have gotten smarter about transit time, carrier rates, inventory location and other factors. The real complexity comes when we are looking at thousands of SKUs.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2022

The acquisition of Anomalie aligns with David’s Bridal’s recent steps toward building out its omnichannel strategy and securing its role as a one-stop-shop for special occasion attire. that were in stock and ready to ship to customers in the U.S. As the needs of the brides evolve, so do we.

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