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Choosing a Distribution Model: Drop Shipping vs Traditional Inventory

Retail Bound

One of the topics that consistently comes up in the retail world is the logistics of shipping. From the manufacturers to the distributors, to your retail store – there are many factors and unexpected costs to consider during the shipping process that can be often overlooked. Choose a model that can scale with your growth trajectory.

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Pandemic Shifts Shine a Light on Importance of Modern Point of Sale

Retail Minded

Did you know that point of sale systems date back to 1879 when the first one was invented by American shopkeeper James Ritty. Recent advancements include front end and back end responsibilities merging with ease, cloud based efforts supporting both in-store and online purchases, and mobile becoming increasingly popular to manage POS.

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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. Another key challenge for Hot Topic’s inventory management system is ensuring its BOPIS options run smoothly even as it fulfills orders across multiple channels.

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Time for retailers to take stock of shipping costs; playing the waiting game won’t win

Retail Focus

Claire Webb from Advanced Supply Chain Group looks at why playing a waiting game won’t help retailers beat soaring shipping costs. Many retailers are looking to protect margins against rapidly rising shipping costs. The factors have triggered a long-running period of disruption and caused shipping costs to escalate.

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Star Micronics Introduces A New Line of mG-T Scales, Innovative Designs For Point Of Sale

Star Miconics

Star Micronics releases the mG-T12, mG-T30, and mG-T60 point-of-sale scales built for accuracy. Somerset, NJ – March 28, 2022 – Continuing its philosophy of “Always Leading – Always Innovating,” Star Micronics presents its new line of point-of-sale (POS) scales, the mG-T Series. cdorner@starmicronics.com 848-216-3318.

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How Retail Returns Influence Customer Retention

Retail TouchPoints

There are hefty fees for merchants when it comes to returns — shipping is costly and restocking takes time and money, which can take a toll on any business. Oh, ship… Inflation has been increasing, which likely means you’re being mindful of the economy. Think of things like rental car collision protection at the rental car counter.

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Top 10 Benefits of Using an Integrated Retail Management System

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Does your retail management system do what you really need? And can it manage all aspects of your retail operations from one place? What is an integrated retail management system? What are the benefits of an integrated retail management system? This means that you can access all functionality and data at your fingertips.