Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2020

In-store robots aren’t just tools that can check for mislabeled products or clean messes in a timely manner. Robots can detect misplaced products used to cover shelving holes, speed up online orders and make restocking easier, by constantly mapping a store and sharing this data with key players.

Marketing 279

Marketing Grocer Location Fulfillment 279

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

But consumers aren’t just buying items online and having them shipped to the house. RTP: In a 2021 study across market segments, IDC found that 36% of employers planned to invest in employee experience to drive growth and innovation. RTP: The recession isn’t impacting retail budgets for technology, which is great.

Consumer 278

Consumer Shipping Management Merchandise Store 278

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

That increases the need for [domestic] storage locations, including warehouses and retail stores that are close to where your markets are. For example, in some cases the retailer won’t make money if they have to ship the customer another item.

Returns 306

Returns Supply Chain Management Fulfillment Customer Experience 306

Retail Geek

AUGUST 20, 2021

30:21] Severe uncertainty about the holiday and I think everything we talked about for ship again in last year’s going to be worse this year. Isn’t that much different than the the bigger store formats we’ve already seen Amazon starting to experiment with so I guess I’m just saying.

Department Stores 98

Department Stores Apparel Drop-Shipping Shipping 98

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2021

It was the kind of “-geddon” that could be seen coming from a mile away — a perfect storm combining an ecommerce boom; retailers, fulfillment centers and shipping providers that were already stretched thin by a global pandemic; and the historically hectic holiday season looming.

Returns 326

Returns Merchant Services Drop-Shipping Consumer 326