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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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Is unified commerce the new holy grail?

Inside Retail

Unified commerce is the new holy grail for retailers, promising previously unheard-of levels of customer insights and control over all elements of sales and inventory management. Smarter inventory management enabled by unified commerce allows stores to resell the item or return it to the warehouse. Endless aisle.

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

Clover - Retail

Dropshipping is a type of supply chain management in which a retailer does NOT keep the product it sells in stock. 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.

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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.

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Serial Cable Adaptor Connects Star Scanners to PC POS Systems

Star Miconics

Somerset, NJ – December 9, 2022 – Star Micronics , a leading manufacturer of mobile, point-of-sale (POS), and customer engagement technologies, is now offering a serial cable adaptor for select models of its 2D barcode scanner line. Love industry news? Check out our podcast: Rising Stars Podcast.

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New Right-Sided Paper Loader for Star’s SK1-321 Kiosk Printer Aids Paper Changing

Star Miconics

Somerset, NJ – October 14, 2022 – Star Micronics , a leading manufacturer of mobile, point-of-sale (POS), and customer engagement technologies, is now offering an adapted version of its SK1-321 kiosk printer for a limited time. The SK1-321 is compact (low height size: 95mm including paper roll) and lightweight (730g).

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