Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Ever visited a retail customer service desk looking for a specific item and been told “The system says there are three in stock, but if they aren’t on the shelf, we don’t know where they are.”? Most shoppers have been in this frustrating position at least once (and most retailers, daily). Get visibility into buying velocity.

Inventory Management 279

Inventory Management Fulfillment Management ATS 279

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2023

Toolio ’s merchandising platform is designed to automate critical workflows, provide real-time insights and enable remote collaboration, empowering retailers to make faster, data-driven decisions about their most important (and expensive) asset — inventory.

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Planning Location ATS 242

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Accurate demand forecasting is the bedrock of efficient inventory management — a vital logistics function that should be operating at peak performance levels during the holiday shopping season when consumers expect the inventory they want to be available. 3: Order accuracy. Returns are an inevitable part of retail.

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Fulfillment Returns Shipping Promotions 268

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2023

Radar , a technology company that provides a platform to support in-store inventory accuracy and location, has secured $30 million in a Series A funding round led by returning investor Align Ventures, along with The Ferrante Group, Future Archives and RX Ventures, which is the venture capital arm of South American retailer Lojas Renner.

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Location Fulfillment Returns Customer Experience 182

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

The solution aims to help retailers replace manual processes with instant recommendations and automated workflows that can remove the barriers between supply chain operations.

Management 240

Management Fulfillment Planning Returns 240

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2024

The same study suggests this trend is only expected to continue: by 2027, the global retail ecommerce market is projected to grow by 39% and surpass the $8 trillion mark. As ecommerce sales continue to grow, so does the focus on logistics, enabling retailers to meet the rising demand for shipping. It increases forecasting accuracy.

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Shipping Supply Chain Management Fulfillment Returns 284

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

Blue Yonder has launched several microservices under its Luminate Commerce portfolio, with the goal of helping retailers meet the last mile demands of their customers. The individually deployable, augmentative microservices are designed to improve the shopper experience by helping retailers ensure order and fulfillment accuracy.

Fulfillment 224

Fulfillment Management Shipping ATS 224

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Sam’s Club has completed the addition of inventory scanning capabilities to the fleet of robotic scrubbers in its nearly 600 stores. The warehouse club retailer began testing the inventory scanning functionality in October 2020 and started this chainwide rollout in January 2022.

Management 229

Management ATS Store Operations 229

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 31, 2023

Shinola and Filson will modernize their in-store experiences with mobile POS, order management and store inventory solutions from NewStore. Both retail brands are owned by Bedrock Manufacturing ; Filson is known for high-end outdoor clothing and accessories, and Shinola offers products including timepieces, leather goods, jewelry and audio.

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Payment Services Jewelry Outdoor Accessories 200

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As it did with many other aspects of retail, COVID-19 gave a major boost to touchless technology applications — and enthusiasm for these solutions will continue even after the pandemic has waned, according to Greg Buzek, Founder and President of IHL Group. Retailers had wanted to do this before as a way to save on labor costs.”.

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Payment Services Checkout Fulfillment Kiosk 335

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Sensormatic Solutions ’ TrueVUE Cloud was designed to help global retail enterprises reach and maintain inventory accuracy and fulfillment for customers across all channels.

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Fulfillment Planning Management 236

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 7, 2023

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) plans to implement a new RFID and computer vision-based store inventory tracking system from Radar at approximately 500 stores across the U.S. Our initial test with Radar provided visibility into inventory availability and placement with impressive accuracy. over the next year.

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Fulfillment Location Planning Management 210

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

France recently announced it would dedicate $216 million to helping Bordeaux winemakers destroy their excess inventory , even helping them to tear up vineyards and plant other crops. As a veteran supply chain professional, I know the connection between excess inventory and margin erosion is undeniable.

Point of Sale 212

Point of Sale Planning Marketing Fulfillment 212

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2021

The dramatic increase in ecommerce volume triggered by the pandemic increased many retailers’ topline revenues, but many are finding it difficult to contain the costs of new types of order fulfillment such as BOPIS, ship-from-store and curbside pickup, according to a report from Incisiv , commissioned by Manhattan Associates Inc.

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Fulfillment Inventory Management Returns Point of Sale 294

Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Phantom inventory is causing UK shoppers to experience out-of-stocks, with poor product availability negatively impacting sales and long-term customer loyalty, according to the latest data from Retail Insight , the leading provider of store operations execution software.

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Grocer Store Operations Supermarket Shopping 147

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

Sam’s Club will add Inventory Scan capabilities to its existing fleet of nearly 600 robotic scrubbers chainwide, in partnership with Brain Corp and Tennant Company. The information collected by the robots can be used to assist with tasks including verification of pricing accuracy, planogram compliance and checking stock levels.

Inventory Management 257

Inventory Management Management Location Shopping 257

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2023

During those transition years, we watched more than a few retail CEOs fold their arms and declare: “My store associates will never spend time putting a shirt in a box.” Store labor, inventory accuracy and the dreaded split shipment issue are each enough to kill the profitability of the program.

Fulfillment 237

Fulfillment Drop-Shipping Markdowns Shipping 237

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This same guided approach to building can be applied to data models, especially useful for achieving fast, low-risk and low-cost models suited for purpose in specific vertical industries like retail commerce. As with LEGO, specific industries like retail have seen a proliferation of useful prebuilt data models fit for purpose.

Inventory Turnover 209

Inventory Turnover Supply Chain Management Store Layout Marketing 209

Inside Retail

MARCH 22, 2023

Australian manufacturers are dangerously overstocked, carrying an average $231,700 in additional products or ingredients, according to research from inventory management software provider Unleashed. Comparing, say, beverages and construction, you’re often looking at very different inventory models.

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Inventory Management Accounting Management Marketing 264

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 24, 2022

Under the expanded partnership with DroneUp, 4 million households across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia will now be within Walmart’s drone delivery area, and the retailer will have the capacity to delivery over 1 million packages a year by drone. Robotics Expansion will Increase Speed and Accuracy at DCs.

Fulfillment 246

Fulfillment Shipping Management ATS 246

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

These domain-centric services aim to allow retailers to maintain high inventory accuracy with the speed and efficiency required to serve growing demand. Adaptive Fulfillment & Warehousing is a native SaaS solution suite designed to optimize warehousing and store fulfillment operations with a simple, scalable solution.

Fulfillment 223

Fulfillment ATS 223

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

It all adds up to a challenging scenario for retailers and suppliers. Yet, when COVID-19 spread across the globe, the retail industry proved more resilient than many thought it to be. Retailers acted with agility, changing the way they planned and managed inventory in a remarkably short time. years, on average.

Inventory Management 266

Inventory Management Management Inventory Turnover Supply Chain Management 266

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Chico’s will leverage fabric’s technology, including omnichannel order management and inventory systems, to power its commerce offerings across the entire company. Additionally, fabric’s inventory management capabilities will help the retailer improve accuracy and transparency across all three of its banners to boost the customer experience.

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Social Commerce Inventory Management Boutique Shipping 258

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2023

JD Sports , a global retailer with more than 3,000 stores worldwide, has adopted a suite of solutions designed to boost its growth in Canada, a market the retailer entered in 2021. The Retail Management Suite from Jesta I.S. The company currently operates 23 stores in Canada under the JD , size?

Loss Prevention 207

Loss Prevention Management Planning Location 207

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 9, 2021

Like many others, retail is currently in its most testing period, yet buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) is currently revolutionizing the modern-day retail experience. BOPIS helps retailers provide a more accurate stock inventory and better visibility of the stock, keeping supply chains running smoothly.

Sporting Goods 305

Sporting Goods Returns Shopping Apparel 305

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In 2021, returns cost retailers a whopping $761 billion , or almost 17% of total U.S. retail sales. How online retailers handle merchandising, use technology and approach return policies can mean the difference between waste and wins. For example, retailers need to optimize inventory to show customers exactly what they want.

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Returns Markdowns Inventory Management Customer Experience 284

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Retail theft is on the rise, and many businesses are grappling with the financial fallout. In recent months, The Home Depot, Foot Locker, Target and other retail giants have suggested that shoplifting is cutting significantly into their respective profits. This represents the greatest source of loss for retailers of all sizes.

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Payment Services Sporting Goods Inventory Management Loss Prevention 311

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Vallarta Supermarkets will implement Logile IMS, an inventory management solution that will allow the Southern California regional supermarket chain to manage orders and receiving while also handling in-store production and service, via integration with the retailer’s forecasting and workforce management solutions.

Inventory Management 162

Inventory Management Management Supermarket Promotions 162

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

It has not always been announced with great fanfare, but the retail industry is increasingly turning to radio frequency identification (RFID) as more benefits are uncovered. While the use of RFID in retail had a brief hiatus in the early 2000s, the industry has been encouraged by lower implementation costs.

Fulfillment 235

Fulfillment Markdowns Inventory Management Customer Experience 235

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2023

Mattress retail conglomerate Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB) — the owner of brands including Serta , Simmons , Beautyrest and Tuft & Needle — is working to transform its supply chain planning capabilities through a new partnership with Blue Yonder.

Planning 211

Planning Inventory Management Management ATS 211

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 27, 2023

But is there anything your retail business can do to profit from AI? Retailers and brands spend weeks or months mapping new products and catalogs to online channels. With AI, those challenges disappear, allowing retailers to more quickly onboard new brands. When it comes to ecommerce, the answer is a resounding “yes.”

Inventory Management 270

Inventory Management Management Fulfillment Marketing 270

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 10, 2024

Data management is a necessary part of a company’s digital strategy but is especially important for online retailers. Product managers, data analysts, inventory managers, and ecommerce specialists all have reasons to access product data, but most likely they have vastly different levels of experience. Customizable controls.

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Management Inventory Management Returns Fulfillment 289

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

Retail media has been all the rage for the last couple of years, and for good reason. For retailers accustomed to a 10% margin, the 80% to 90% margins of a retail media network are extremely appealing. Yet in retail media these tried and true tools hit some serious roadblocks.

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Advertising Promotions Marketing Returns 206

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2021

For Vietnamese retail management firm Au Chau Fashion and Cosmetic Company (ACFC) , the rapid adoption of online shopping spurred by COVID-19 store closures offered an opportunity to beef up the omnichannel experience across its suite of international brands. . ”

Inventory Management 261

Inventory Management Management Payment Services Promotions 261

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2023

Recommerce, the online selling of previously owned items to buyers who reuse, recycle or resell them, is growing 11 times faster than traditional retail and is expected to reach $84 billion by 2030. Opportunity #1: Cost-efficient inventory management. However, skeptics worry recommerce isn’t a profitable or scalable business model.

Merchant Services 248

Merchant Services Inventory Management Shipping Consumer 248

Retail Wire

JANUARY 16, 2023

Ahead of the NRF Big Show taking place this week in NYC, Alphabet’s cloud division announced the development of a new machine vision algorithm able to accurately take stock of on-shelf inventory via cameras mounted on ceilings or used by employees (of either the human or robotic persuasion).

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ATS 130

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 31, 2021

Zebra Technologies will acquire antuit.ai , a provider of AI-powered Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions designed to assist with forecasting and merchandising in the retail and CPG industries. will serve as the planning and demand forecasting module within Zebra’s retail software portfolio. Unify sales, trade and demand planning.

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Promotions Planning Consumer Management 259