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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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Time for retailers to take stock of shipping costs; playing the waiting game won’t win

Retail Focus

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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Time for retailers to take stock of shipping costs; playing the waiting game won’t win

365 Retail

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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How Retailers Overcome Challenges of Seasonal Demand

365 Retail

There are clear instances when certain products become hot commodities with surging sales while others drop into relative obscurity. COVID-19 Restrictions The pandemic caused unexpected and seismic shifts, with homeware and fitness equipment sales surging while sales of evening wear dropped due to lockdowns.

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Cross-Channel Home Décor Retailing: 5 Take Away Lessons from The Game Changers

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Retailers nowadays have to offer a compelling reason for people to come to their point of sales. Integrate your accounting with your POS – This means integrating your accounting department with all points of sale. Your accounting department needs to be fully integrated with all points of sale.

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Retail Consumer Behavior Patterns and Shifting Dynamics: The Future of Retail & Retail Trends

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

While many retailers appointed a store associate to physically count foot traffic to adhere to the occupancy rule, some retailers added floor markers that are spaced 6 feet apart and installed customized plexiglass shields at all point-of-sale. The store experience is a big part of REI’s success.

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How Retailers can Combat the Rising Threat of Theft

Retail TouchPoints

Dick’s Sporting Goods also attributed part of the brand’s 23% profit drop in the second fiscal quarter of 2023 to theft ( CNBC ). Optimize inventory management: Like damaged products and shipping errors, theft can negatively impact retail inventory management. According to a June study by the U.S.