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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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BJ’s Invests in Drop-Ship Fulfillment Program

Retail TouchPoints

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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DoorDash Debuts Package Pickup Service to Streamline Returns

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers can attach prepaid shipping labels to their returns or send a shipping QR code directly to their “Dasher” via the DoorDash app. In December 2022, Staples joined a growing list of brick-and-mortar retailers accepting Amazon returns in their stores, including Kohl’s, Rite Aid, UPS Stores and more than 500 Whole Foods locations.

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Dropshipping: What it is & why it might be smart for your small business

Clover - Retail

Instead, when a customer orders the product, the retailer contacts their manufacturer or wholesale merchant–who keeps inventory of the product on-hand–and has the product shipped directly to the customer. The manufacturer/wholesale merchant is responsible for the shipping process. This is a drop ship.

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Why DTC Brands are Evolving from Disruptors into Omnichannel Players

Retail TouchPoints

Focusing on the Fundamentals With the splashy, often short-sighted, tactics that used to work no longer bringing in results, DTC brands are being forced to go back to retail fundamentals — good products and a good customer experience. “ The stores give them the chance to try and see and experience our brand in real life.”

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Meet Nakedvice, the brand founded by best friends in the Sportsgirl stockroom

Inside Retail

Both Miller and Gargan worked at Tiger Mist, another Australian fashion brand, before Miller moved on to work at Sass & Bide and Gargan went into product development at S&R Fashions, a design, development and supplier of women’s fashion garments to retailers and branded wholesalers.

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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

Inside Retail

During her time at Lululemon, which spanned 13 years from 2012 to 2020, Shaughnessy led over 40 stores and oversaw the brand’s national wholesale and community presence in ANZ. LSKD was recently named ‘Business of the Year’ in the 2024 Telstra Best of Business Awards. It also took home the award for outstanding growth.

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