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What is Return Fraud and How to Prevent It

Small Biz Trends

When bad actors take advantage of return policies, return fraud is the result. It’s the act of defrauding businesses using its return process and it’s a problem in the retail industry. If you think fraudulent returns aren’t a problem, think again. What Is Return Fraud? Price Switching.

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Big in Japan: The return of vending machines

Inside Retail

Nestlé Japan has set up machines in five locations across the country – including in Tokyo, Aichi, and Hiroshima prefectures – to sell beverages and confectionery that are nearing their expiration dates. Food products must be distributed to retailers within the first third of the period between the manufacturing date and the expiration date.

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Amazon Return Pallets For Sale: How to Profit

Independent Retailer

A big trend among some online sellers is buying Amazon return pallets and overstock and flipping the items for big markups. What are Amazon Return Pallets? Why Would You Want Amazon Return Pallets? Where to Buy Pallets What is the best time to buy Amazon return pallets? What is the Process? Keep Shipping Costs Low.

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Streamlining Price Checks in Your Brick-and-Mortar Store

Wiser

Retail price checks, an essential aspect of retail, involve monitoring and updating the prices of goods within a store. In the pursuit of competitive pricing and high customer satisfaction, these checks must be accurate, efficient, and consistent across all locations.

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Amazon launches pre-loved Second Chance store

Retail Gazette

Amazon has opened a Second Chance store where shoppers can buy returned or refurbished products in-person for the first time. The store, located at the Brunswick Centre in London, features deals on a range of returned products spanning categories including household appliances, books and games.

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Digital Is Turning Retail Into An On-Demand Model

Retail TouchPoints

To attract a new generation of shoppers, retailers are looking to redefine go-to-market strategies and reimagine the customer experience inside their physical store locations. Increasingly, consumers want to browse and buy with the ease of click, or find products faster using in-store location technologies.

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

Retail Focus

Scenario planning must be extended further to model for the unpredictability of full or part-closures of ports caused by Covid outbreaks, cross-border delays linked to Brexit reforms and the impacts of rising costs on margins and retail prices. What is driving consumer returns? How long does it take to process a returned item?