Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Instacart also is planning to extend pick-to-light to its Caper Carts smart carts, which will enable customers to have shelf labels flash for items — whether from their shopping list or an ad or coupon they see — directly from their cart. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2025

Target has ambitious plans to drive an additional $15 billion in sales growth by 2030. The retailer revealed these long-term plans along with financial results of its 2024 fiscal year, which ended Feb. Targets net sales decreased by 0.8% compared to the previous year, falling from $107.4 billion to $106.6 Comparable sales rose 0.1%

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 6, 2025

This, combined with Amazons dedicated focus on building a vast fulfilment network to underpin its delivery proposition, has allowed the brand to achieve the size and scale it has in the UK. Fulfilment expansion Amazon Australia is heavily investing in expanding its fulfilment capabilities in the local market.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

But the merchant was suffering from a bit of an image problem that made it seem fusty and old-fashioned, a situation that led to a companywide turnaround plan initiated in 2020. In the words of Paula Mitchell, Digital General Manager, We wanted consumers to think of Freedom not as your mums brand but as your best friends brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The home improvement retailer also plans to open 10 to 15 stores per year for the next several years. The retailer is working with both new sellers and existing suppliers to populate its new marketplace, with plans to include products at a range of price points designed to appeal to both value-oriented and more affluent customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2024

For retailers, 3P commerce provides the ability to offer an increased selection of products and helps reduce the risks of managing fulfillment — an issue we saw firsthand with recent supply chain disruptions,” said Lou Keyes, CEO of Rithum in comments shared with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Postal Service has launched an online ecommerce catalog powered by Toys ‘R’ Us for the fulfillment of gifts in its Operation Santa program. With the launch of this new ecommerce platform, we’re making it simpler than ever to help fulfill wishes and spread holiday joy.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2025

And while Walmart still holds the crown as the worlds largest retailer in terms of revenue, over the last three decades Amazon has given Walmart a real run for its money, and as a result, prompted a notable series of innovations at the older company ( Walmart Marketplace , Walmart Connect , Walmart Fulfillment Services , to name just a few).

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Retail Bound

MARCH 20, 2025

But Kickstarter fulfillment is where many projects run into trouble. If you approach your campaign with a well-planned fulfillment strategy, it will be much easier to keep backers happy, ward off unexpected costs, and set the stage for long-term success. People dont pay much attention to fulfillment when it goes well.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2025

Even if you’re a couture bride looking for a high-end gown or you’re on a budget and [planning] to get something on Amazon, at some point you’re going to encounter David’s Bridal because of the way people consume media in and around their wedding. Here’s how Davids plans to do it.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

That transformative impact fulfills The North Faces goals for the flagship location, which opened on Londons Regent Street in late March 2024. In October 2022 The North Face unveiled a five- year expansion plan that will add 300 global retail and partner locations, as well as updating existing stores with a refreshed approach.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

As part of Loblaws plans to invest $2.2 Loblaws also will renovate more than 300 grocery and pharmacy locations, including adding approximately 100 new Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy care clinics, and plans to continue modernizing its supply chain, including the opening of a new 1.2

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Morrisons will utilise long-standing tech partner Ocado’s fulfilment centres to help drive its move to more in-store fulfilment, as the bricks-and-mortar grocer reassesses its online grocery operations. Steiner said that the reduced pressure on the Erith fulfilment centre would allow Ocado’s online grocery arm to grow. “As

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 30, 2025

In fact, during the companys Q1 earnings call with analysts, the companys Executive Chairman and Principal Executive Officer Marcus Lemonis announced plans to open four Overstock stores and one BuyBuy Baby location.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Athleisure brand Fabletics will adopt a suite of SaaS-based supply chain planning solutions from Blue Yonder , including demand planning, allocation and replenishment, merchandise financial planning and size scaling. The transformation will be supported by Blue Yonder partner Plantensive.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Amazon hasn’t formally announced its plans for this new Low-Cost Store, but The Information reports that Amazon plans to ship orders to the U.S. from a facility in Guangdong, China, and that it would charge sellers significantly lower fulfillment fees for items sold through the new storefront than items shipped domestically.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Another aspect of Ikeas strategy to enhance accessibility is the retailers plan to open eight new store locations, including seven new plan and order points with pickup in Cherry Hill, Pennsylvania; Hunt Valley, Maryland; Beaverton, Oregon; Scottsdale, Arizona; and three locations in California Thousand Oaks, Ontario, and Colma.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 13, 2025

based B2B fulfillment locations, and the retailer plans to deploy the Manhattan Active Warehouse Management (WM) technology at a total of 14 fulfillment centers by the end of 2026. fulfillment network encompasses 6,000 associates who pick, pack and ship 2.5 The entire Staples U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 23, 2025

Retailers understandably want to create strict returns policies to reduce instances of fraudulent or abusive claims. At the same time, a rigid strategy like no receipt, no returns can sour loyal customers as well as drive fraudsters toward new criminal tactics, forcing loss prevention teams to continually change strategies.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2024

David’s Bridal also plans to expand the resale program by introducing a store and mail-in trade-in program for authentic David’s garments. Additionally, the retailer plans to introduce storied and vintage items into its ecosystem.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 15, 2025

In January, the department-store icon confirmed plans to shutter 66 under-performing locations across 22 states—the first tranche of a strategy that will ultimately cull 150 stores by 2026. Faster, more accurate e-commerce fulfillment. Shoppers asked for: A broader mix of private-label and market brands.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 17, 2025

Reducing Multiple Deliveries from Multiple Stores The new mapping technology also means that customers can have orders fulfilled from multiple Walmart stores located in their service area. Walmart also noted that the data collected for the new mapping technology is anonymized and is used in accordance with the retailers privacy policies.

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Inside Retail

JULY 14, 2025

Kmart has partnered with Vanderlande to automate its new omni-channel fulfilment centre at the Moorebank Intermodal Precinct in Sydney. ” Vanderlande’s Fastpick solution was selected for its flexibility, performance, and ability to support both store replenishment and e-commerce fulfilment within a single facility. .

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

They trust your business to fulfil their purchases on time and in full – and for returns to be convenient. The platform allows you to effectively plan, execute, and continuously and incrementally optimise supply, demand, and logistics. That ensures you make the correct fulfilment and delivery decisions for every order.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2025

The plan boils down to two factors: delivery speed and what Herrington calls cost to serve, essentially, finding cheaper ways to be faster. The expansion of these nodes follows on Amazons yearslong effort to regionalize its fulfillment network in the U.S.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

IR: Can you elaborate on how you plan to decrease the returns rate from 30 per cent, without being detrimental to the customer experience and value proposition that free returns present? And we needed it to decrease the cost of operations of our fulfilment processes. It gives us a lot more flexibility to do a lot of things.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 12, 2025

When starting your Etsy shop, developing a solid business plan is essential for success. As you move forward, consider financial planning and fulfillment strategies. Create a detailed financial plan, including budget estimates and sales projections for growth.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

billion in Chile, with plans to build 70 new stores across all formats and add a ninth distribution center (DC) in the countrys remote southern region. The five -year investment plan will create 4,000 new jobs in the country. Walmart will invest $1.3

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 13, 2025

Now, AI is making it possible for Amazon’s systems to incorporate time-bound data like weather patterns and holiday schedules, along with sales history, to guide inventory planning decisions. Analysis of regional differences, such as sunscreen sales in Cape Cod, Mass. in summer or ski goggles in Boulder, Colo.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

store last month , with another five in development and plans to eventually operate 50 locations in the region. The Steve Madden board of directors has unanimously approved the transaction, which the company plans to fund with a combination of committed debt financing and cash on hand.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2025

A Connected Grocery Shopping Experience In February 2024 Hy-Vee began leveraging Instacarts Fulfillment-as-a-Service to integrate same-day delivery fulfillment capabilities into its owned and operated websites. Hy-Vee first partnered with Instacart for deliveries in 2018.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 31, 2025

Walmart Canada has announced plans to invest $6.5 billion over the next five years as it further accelerates growth in the country, with plans to open dozens of new stores. At the same time, Walmart Canada also announced that it was also selling its fleet business to Canada Cartage.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2025

For categories such as perishables and high-value goods, there may be a strong business case for onshoring or regionalising production and fulfilment. It carried out a global transport and fulfilment assessment, evaluating 13 freight forwarders and 21 global trade lanes. Here are some strategies for retailers to consider: 3.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

City Chic Collective is hailing the success of its strategic plan for a turnaround in its trading performance, despite mixed results across different markets. million higher than 1H24 due to better trading margins, lower fulfilment costs and materially improved cost of doing business.” per cent to $69.5 per cent to $55.3

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2025

But to plan a successful sweepstakes, youll need more than just an enticing prize. At the same time, make sure to keep in mind your campaign budget, prizing regulations and prize fulfillment. Below are five steps you should take when you decide you want to run a sweepstakes. This is the fun part, so dont be afraid to get creative!

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2025

Even though more than half ( 56% ) of retailers surveyed by KPMG completed a major payments modernization program within the past year, even more 83% already are modernizing their payment infrastructure, or are planning to do so in the new future.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 13, 2025

Cin7 provides seamless integration with e-commerce platforms, automating order management for efficient fulfillment and real-time inventory tracking. Ordoro caters specifically to e-commerce, streamlining inventory management and order fulfillment while providing integrations with various shipping and accounting tools.

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