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How Ecommerce Tech Can Reduce the Environmental Damage it Caused in the First Place

Retail TouchPoints

Much of this impact comes from shipping and warehousing, as well as from operating all those computer servers to facilitate all of those sales. Mitigating Returns. Product returns in particular represent a huge portion of the negative impact that ecommerce has on the environment.

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

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

From web order fulfillment to supply chain management, it’s imperative to be competitive. To help its suppliers ship directly to the customers through the model of Drop Shipping, essentially cutting delivery costs and improving delivery speed significantly.