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Inventory Accuracy: The Not-so-Secret Ingredient for Holiday Sales Success

Retail TouchPoints

This created a ripple effect for retailers that were experiencing a higher volume of ecommerce orders and had to leverage stores as fulfillment centers to process and ship online orders. As stores were closer to consumers in the “last mile,” orders shipped from stores were able to arrive much more quickly and cost effectively.

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Store’s online fulfilment capabilities top retailers’ roadmap post-pandemic

365 Retail

Reimagining the role of the store as an online fulfilment channel will become an increasing priority for retailers in their post-pandemic recovery, the latest IDC White Paper, sponsored by Sensormatic Solutions , the leading global retail solutions portfolio of Johnson Controls , has revealed.

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The Future Of Retail Real Estate: Adapting To E-Commerce Trends

Retail Minded

In addition, retailers and property owners are exploring new ways to optimize the customer experience in-store and online. This might include features like buying online and picking up in-store (BOPIS), allowing customers to place orders online and pick them up in person, and reducing shipping costs and wait times.

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RangeMe Recap of the 2021 Global Market: Fall Experience

Rangeme

The goal of bringing suppliers and retail buyers across categories from around the world to meet face-to-face virtually was happily fulfilled. While DTC isn’t for everyone, offering drop-ship capabilities still gives brands major brownie points. Responsible retailing.

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The 2020 Holiday Shopping Season Promises to be a Tale of Two Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

On one hand, personal safety and security are still top-of-mind for consumers, driving changes in everything from online shopping to brick-and-mortar store layouts and delivery models. Possible shipping delays caused by weather or COVID-19 may ratchet up consumer anxiety and prompt more people to use curbside pickup stations.

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IoT Will Transform the Retail Industry: Here’s How

Retail Next

Demand-based warehouse fulfillment. RFID allows retailers to monitor the location and movement of product, and coupled with POS systems for online and in-store sales, allows inventories to be readily available at stores and shipping locations to ensure items in high demand are never out of stock.