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David’s Bridal Says Yes to the Dress Again with New Resale Program

Retail TouchPoints

Arrive Recommerce will be responsible for receiving and inspecting inventory, assigning value and shipping items directly to customers. Secondhand wedding, bridesmaid and special occasion dresses, along with accessories, will be available through a curated, dedicated online storefront at 40% to 50% savings.

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3 Hidden Traps for Retailers this Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

More importantly, retailers need to bring their finance teams in early to keep updating the numbers and reworking them throughout the season as needed. For example, the dockworker strike ended quickly, but still caused shipping backlogs. Data Consolidation for Logistical Snafus Not every part of a supply chain is under control.

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Retail Supply Chains and Commodity Risk: How Trading Brokers Are Becoming Strategic Partners

Retail Focus

Weather, geopolitics, energy costs, even a ship stuck in a canal can nudge a commodity upward and squeeze retail margins. If the past few years have taught purchasing teams anything, it is this: price risk is no longer a distant finance issue. It sits at the heart of operational planning. Good brokers take these nuances into account.

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Social Commerce Revolution: How Payments Innovation Transformed the Digital Shopping Experience

Retail TouchPoints

Distance and concerns like shipping complexity become an afterthought, and platforms are increasingly setting a high bar for reputable merchants that can fulfill products in a timely manner. She also held business and finance-focused roles at Netflix and LinkedIn, and has additional experience in technology investment banking.

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How retailers are protecting margins and profits amid economic uncertainty

Inside Retail

Yet we still saw an appetite amongst retailers for investing in technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) to drive efficiencies across operations, finance and compliance obligations. We sat down with leading retail finance experts from The Reject Shop, Forever New, Taking Shape and Vinomofo to find out.

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The CEO of Dissh on how a strong brand identity enabled international expansion

Inside Retail

We appreciate that international shipping and returns can be a barrier, so finding the right local opportunities to offer an immersive brand experience was important to us while allowing us to connect in person with valued customers in the physical form. Setting up operations in a new country is not without its challenges.

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Effective Store Management Software for Streamlined Retail Operations

Small Biz Trends

Ordoro caters specifically to e-commerce, streamlining inventory management and order fulfillment while providing integrations with various shipping and accounting tools. You can likewise automate order management tasks, such as stock replenishment and shipping, saving you time.