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The Dropship Dilemma: Why and How Retailers Need to Evolve Dropship Strategies

Retail TouchPoints

Established retailers exploring how a marketplace model would best fit into their business strategy have a common question — what’s the difference between dropship and marketplace fulfillment that utilizes third-party sellers, and how can it benefit their business? The answer is, quite a lot.

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Best Practices for Selling on Amazon You May Be Missing

Retail TouchPoints

Formulate your strategy after researching which platform options you want to leverage, what your competitors are doing on the channel, determine your optimal price point and how you plan to fulfill orders. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Pricing (MSRP) and Minimum Advertised Pricing (MAP) aren’t enforced by Amazon.

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As the Holidays Approach, it’s Time to Rethink Retail Pricing Methodology…and AI Can Help

Retail TouchPoints

In this kind of shopping environment, how should retailers align their promotions and markdowns for the greatest impact? Keeping in mind as well the need to optimize their supply chain fulfillment to meet consumer delivery expectations while managing parcel carrier costs?

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Key Takeaways from the Wiser Industry Leaders Brand Panel: Challenges and Adaptations

Wiser

The escalating logistics costs are prompting retailers to seek increased profit margins, creating a ripple effect on pricing strategies and consumer affordability. Retail staff are grappling with managing various store sections and transitioning to fulfilling online orders, resulting in reduced in-store efficiency.

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Preparing For Peak; Five Tips For Getting Supply Chains Fit For The Festive Season

Retail Focus

Reorganisation of workforces including adapting shift patterns, introducing training plans to promote upskilling, and recruiting ahead of demand curves can all create opportunity to quickly address labour shortages. The second level of contingency planning involves personnel resourcing strategies. 3) Scale up scenario planning.

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10 Reasons Why Crowdfunding Campaigns Fail

Retail Bound

Gone are the days when you launch a campaign and it goes viral with little promotional effort. Make sure you have a few tiers of rewards, giving the lowest price to the early backers and saving a higher price-point (although reasonable and still a discount to what your retail price will be) for those who back your campaign later on.

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What is Price Management and Optimization?

Retalon

So, what exactly is price optimization and why is it so impactful to retailers? This article will give you a distinct understanding of pricing optimization, the challenges and constraints involved in optimizing retail prices, and the price optimization strategies that leading retailers are employing today to stay ahead.