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Best Buy to Exit Physical DVD and Blu-Ray Sales in 2024

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The news comes just a few weeks after Netflix announced that after 25 years it had shipped its last physical DVD. The market for physical DVDs has been dropping precipitously with the growth of streaming services. That leaves mega-retailers Walmart, Amazon and Target as the last major retailers still offering these products.

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DoorDash Debuts Package Pickup Service to Streamline Returns

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Consumers can attach prepaid shipping labels to their returns or send a shipping QR code directly to their “Dasher” via the DoorDash app. Dashers will send confirmation photos to consumers when they drop off the items at the designated store. “We

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Retailers Increasingly Turning to Third-Party Resources to Handle Fulfillment

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While more than half ( 54% ) of retailers responding to the 2023 Omnichannel and Fulfillment Benchmark Report said active physical stores are the final locations for inventory prior to delivery, retailers are increasingly using third-party services to handle the actual mechanics of picking, packing and delivering items to consumers.

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Pitney Bowes, PackageHub Launch Returns Drop-Off Network

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Pitney Bowes and PackageHub have debuted a no-box, no-label returns drop-off network at nearly 1,000 locations nationwide, with the promise of hundreds more launching soon. With the launch of this network with our partner PackageHub, we have access to their network of premium drop-off locations across the U.S.”

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Walmart Offers Free At-Home Pickups for Online Product Returns

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Customers can schedule returns via the new Carrier Pickup by FedEx service for products that have been shipped and sold by Walmart.com, using either the website or the Walmart app. Customers without access to a printer at home can choose the “Drop off at FedEx” return method.

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Nordstrom Issues Supplier Mandate for RFID Tagging

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RFID-ticketed products are not yet required for drop-ship suppliers. FineLine Technologies is working with vendors that RFID source-tag at their factories, Davidson reported, and that now use the technology for automated outbound shipment verification and automatic advance shipping notification generation.

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Retail Sales Grew 3% Over Extended Holiday Purchase Period — And the Season Isn’t Over Yet

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In fact, the impacts of the most unique holiday in decades are still being felt: retailers should plan for continued shipping delays in the short term, and also continue to refine their omnichannel operations as they prepare for the rest of 2021. Retail sales grew 3% during the extended holiday season (Oct. 11 through Dec.