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Want to Cut the Cost of Fast Fulfillment? It All Starts with Inventory Placement

Retail TouchPoints

The problems with getting products to people quickly and cheaply are well-known: consumers want fast fulfillment, which is costly to provide, but they don’t want to pay high (or really any) shipping fees. Even Amazon , the trendsetter in fast fulfillment, isn’t immune to higher labor costs. in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Crafting Effective Solutions For Retail Supply Chain Management

Retail Minded

This automation significantly reduces labor costs and speeds up order fulfillment. What role do 24/7 cloud support services play in ensuring uninterrupted operations in retail supply chain management? These services are a cornerstone for monitoring and managing cloud-based applications and infrastructure day and night.

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The four trends defining online retail in 2024

Inside Retail

Thanks to rapid innovations in supply chain management, AI technology and digital marketing, e-commerce is increasingly playing an integral role in the lives of everyday Aussies. Modern fulfilment methods Alternative, or modern-day, fulfilment options are on the rise for retailers, on the basis of cost and convenience.

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Can Nearshoring Prevent the Next Supply Chain Crisis?

Retail TouchPoints

“While we’ve returned to some sense of normalcy, the VUCA [volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous] proposition has become a reality,” said Dr. Thomas Goldsby, Professor and Chair in Logistics in the Supply Chain Management Department of the University of Tennessee. RTP: What impact do returns have on supply chain costs?

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Inside Walmart’s Expanding Last Mile Strategy: Employee Empowerment, Automation and Sustainability

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers’ continued reliance on omnichannel fulfillment has created new opportunities for industry giants like Walmart to differentiate and gain market share. comparable sales growth and growing market share in grocery during Q4 2021, and much of this success can be attributed to its robust last mile and fulfillment strategy.

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How Hot Topic and Lamps Plus Mastered Inventory Management and More

Retail TouchPoints

Smart retailers are realizing that their increasingly complex omnichannel offerings have made strong supply chain management more important than ever. Another key challenge for Hot Topic’s inventory management system is ensuring its BOPIS options run smoothly even as it fulfills orders across multiple channels.

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How global beauty brands will benefit from JD.com’s latest logistics move

Inside Retail

Xue stated that JD Logistics already operates several self-operated warehouses across key European locations, including the UK, France, Germany and more. By combining Evri’s local delivery expertise with JD’s omnichannel fulfilment capabilities, brands and merchants will be able to send their inventory to JD’s warehouses. “JD