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

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4 Key Steps to Profitable Store-Based Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

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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Kroger Doubles Ship Assortment Via 3rd-Party Marketplace

Retail TouchPoints

For Kroger , the expansion of its Ship e-Commerce assortment through a third-party marketplace is the latest example. Starting this fall, more than 50,000 additional items will be available to Ship customers across multiple categories including natural and organic, international food, specialty items, housewares and toys.

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How Hot Topic and Lamps Plus Mastered Inventory Management and More

Retail TouchPoints

For our customers it’s all about breadth.” Hot Topic has found that predictability — not necessarily speed — is among the most important aspects of the customer experience. The retailer has seen digital sales shift away from next-day deliveries, which now account for just 18.2% It manages our BOPIS component.

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Beyond omnichannel: unified commerce is the next evolution of e-commerce

Inside Retail

Perhaps one of the biggest buzzwords of 2020 was ‘omnichannel’, as it became increasingly clear to retailers that they needed to offer customers more options on how and where they want to shop, whether it’s offering ship-from-store, click-and-collect, view instore inventory online or reserve-in-store.

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7 Targeted Retail Strategies for Revenue Growth and Margin Improvement

Retail TouchPoints

In today’s challenging business landscape, where profit margins are shrinking, supply chains are slow and uncertain, labor shortages are prevalent and inflation is a concern, it is crucial for retailers and brands to differentiate between understanding customer habits and fostering customer loyalty in order to succeed.

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Top 10 Contactless Trends to Watch in 2022

Retail TouchPoints

More Dark Kitchens Over the next five years, QSR chain Wendy’s is planning to add 700 kitchens in converted shipping containers to support delivery. These and other benefits will feed “massive increases in groceries, soft goods and the hospitality sector” for mobile deployments, explained Buzek.