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Study: How Retailers are Managing the Tug-of-War Between Employee Satisfaction and Profitability

Retail TouchPoints

As a result, the 74% of merchants that saw their store operations budgets increase between 2023 and 2024 had to figure out the best way to allocate this money toward a wide-ranging set of needs, from new in-store technology and inventory management solutions to employee training and engagement initiatives.

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Retail Risk Management And Business Protection From Emerging Threats

Retail Minded

Hackers exploit vulnerabilities in payment systems, leading to customer data leaks, financial loss, and reputational damage. Inventory Damage and Supply Chain Disruptions Damaged inventory results in financial losses and customer dissatisfaction. As per Merchant Savvy, global card fraud has reached $35.8

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Beyond Design: How Smart UX Drives Retail Ecommerce Success

Retail TouchPoints

The merchants winning in this space are those that go beyond design and invest in systems that are smart, connected and constantly improving. Using modern data tools like analytics dashboards, behavioral tracking and data pipelines, merchants can turn that activity into actionable feedback.

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Grocery Trend Report: Upgrading Digital Shopping to Support ‘Power Users’ and Appealing to Ethno-National Identities

Retail TouchPoints

Many elements of supermarket operations have to work in harmony for digital grocery shopping to succeed, from sophisticated order management and inventory management solutions that operate in real time as well as efficient methods for picking, packing and delivering orders to shoppers, either via home delivery or in the store’s parking lot.

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Sportsman’s Warehouse to pull forward holiday shipments to skirt tariffs

Retail Dive

The retailer also developed a merchandising and planning software system last year with software company Blue Yonder to streamline its inventory management capabilities. That builds on a 40% cut in fishing category SKUs and a 30% year over year decrease in vendors in Q4 2023. By Retail Dive Staff • Jan.

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How Online Businesses can Master Inventory Management to Impact Operations

Retail TouchPoints

There’s an inventory sweet spot you’re always looking to achieve — not overstocking, not understocking, and still managing to keep up with changing buyer demands. Learning to master your inventory management processes can net significant bottom-line results in your ecommerce business.

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Shopify to Acquire Deliverr in $2.1B Deal to Fortify Fulfillment Offerings

Retail TouchPoints

In February, Walmart launched a partnership with last mile solution provider Cognetry Labs to provide its Walmart GoLocal last mile services to Cognetry clients. Amid supply chain challenges that have plagued retail, a number of major players have recently invested in technology to improve fulfillment options.