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NOT Your Dad’s Supply Chain: 4 Trends Every Retail Exec Should Know for 2024

Retail TouchPoints

The presence of kiosks linking buyers to the online store The ability to ship from other stores and warehouses Your store going dark completely, becoming a micro-distribution center (DC)? 3: Buy in-store, ship to home is gaining speed. Brands want to capture that sale and move inventory.

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How to Survive the Post-Holiday Ecommerce Slump

Retail Bound

Other tactics include offering free shipping, using suggestive selling at the point of sale, and creating time-limited promotions. Did you order your inventory early enough: How was shipping and receiving in anticipation to the previous holiday shopping sale? Were deliveries late?