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

Inside Retail

As consumers expect more environmentally sustainable solutions for the packaging of products and deliveries, shippers may be missing equally compelling reasons to make the switch: significant cost savings and an increase in operational flexibility. For example, Ranpak’s automated Cut’it!

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

Inside Retail

Foot traffic is down in CBDs and shopping centres as consumers return to working from home. We then struggle to get deliveries and stock, as their workers are also in isolation. 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.

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WHAT IS FUELING THE REBIRTH OF PHYSICAL STORES?

Retail Minded

Brand health includes customer loyalty, the consumer experience journey and customer connectivity. The store of yesteryear may be dead, but the store of today is undergoing somewhat of a renaissance. POS has certainly come a long way since the rather perfunctory function of previous generations.

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How the Supply Chain Disruption Is Sparking Holiday Risk & Resilience

Rangeme

While retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers have had to grapple with COVID-19 and digital transformation, now they must also manage reduced capacity along the global supply chain, hampering holiday sales success. Shipping delays. Out-of-stocks. Today’s top supply chain risks. Source: SEI. 2 Unglesbee, Ben.

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4 Critical Steps for Optimizing Omnichannel Order Fulfillment in 2021

Retalon

Consumer expectations have evolved in the digital age, and retailers are now offering a multitude of flexible order delivery methods such as “Buy online, pick up in-store”, “curbside pickup”, “order in store, deliver home” and more. So how can retailers offer these options to consumers while lowering their costs?

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 314 – Lovesac Founder and CEO Shawn Nelson

Retail Geek

” Sean emphasizes the importance of being a direct-to-consumer brand and how Lovesac has found sustained success by focusing on customer acquisition costs and offering a high-quality product. He discusses the concept of direct-to-consumer and shares his thoughts on its significance. 10, 20, 50, 100, 250 locations now.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 305 Amazon and Shopify Q1 2023 Earnings

Retail Geek

billion consumers a month, are going to chat. 18:58] Ratcheted back their service level a little bit like you’re seeing a lot of people starting to charge more for returns you’re starting to see delivery promises get stretched out a little bit and you know Amazon is kind of.