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It’s Official – Amazon is an Ecommerce Enabler First and a Retailer Second

Retail TouchPoints

Dharmesh Mehta, VP of Worldwide Selling Partner Services at Amazon , is celebrating his 10th anniversary with the company this year, and so he kicked off the fourth annual Amazon Accelerate conference for sellers by comparing the differences between the ecommerce platform today and 10 years ago.

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Trustwave SpiderLabs Report: The 2023 Retail Threat Landscape

Inside Retail

The danger facing the retail sector is year-long and growing, as revealed in the just-released Trustwave Threat Intelligence Briefing: The 2023 Retail Services Sector Threat Landscape. Supply chain vulnerabilities : The complex web of suppliers, logistics partners, and distributors can introduce multiple points of vulnerability.

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How Hot Topic and Lamps Plus Mastered Inventory Management and More

Retail TouchPoints

Smart retailers are realizing that their increasingly complex omnichannel offerings have made strong supply chain management more important than ever. They are at the cusp of all things digital, which drives us on everything, from payment options to search — and ultimately, from a merchandising platform standpoint.

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Dropshipping: What it is & why it might be smart for your small business

Clover - Retail

Dropshipping is a type of supply chain management in which a retailer does NOT keep the product it sells in stock. Instead, when a customer orders the product, the retailer contacts their manufacturer or wholesale merchant–who keeps inventory of the product on-hand–and has the product shipped directly to the customer.

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Turning Inventory Into Cash: How Retailers Can Thrive In A Post-Pandemic World

Retail TouchPoints

Where large retail chains and brands may have cash reserves of up to six to nine months, most suppliers typically have only enough operating capital for 30 to 60 days. Many of these suppliers, hit hard by the shock waves of the pandemic, have ceased operations and will never reopen.

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Top 10 Technology Trends in Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Between the need for more expansive ecommerce functions, low-contact or no-contact shopping experiences, virtual communication between businesses and consumers and the digitization of functions like inventory and customer service, here are the top 10 technology trends pushing retail into the future faster than ever before.

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6 Retail Shipping Trends to Watch in 2020

Retail Next

Shoppers want their orders the next day, with free shipping whenever possible. Though some companies have struggled to keep up, others are adapting and revolutionizing the way modern retail operates. The rise of e-commerce has encouraged businesses to rethink how they communicate with consumers and manage their supply chains.