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How Ecommerce Tech Can Reduce the Environmental Damage it Caused in the First Place

Retail TouchPoints

Mitigating Returns. Product returns in particular represent a huge portion of the negative impact that ecommerce has on the environment. When a consumer returns an item, that’s two legs of shipping — and the concomitant environmental impact — that essentially occurred for naught. This is particularly true for clothes.

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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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Reconomy brand Advanced Supply Chain invests £60m in new German logistics site

A1 Retail

Part of Reconomy, a leading provider of tech-enabled solutions for the circular economy, Advanced Supply Chain (ASC) delivers a range of supply chain services for leading retailers and consumer brands.

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Eurocis Returns in February 2022

VMS

The post Eurocis Returns in February 2022 appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Exhibitors can still register online at www.eurocis.com/2330. Many well-known players have already registered. For hotel and travel information, contact TTI Travel, Inc. Learn about our submission guidelines.

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Reconomy brand Advanced Supply Chain invests £60m in new German logistics site

Retail Gazette

Part of Reconomy, a leading provider of tech-enabled solutions for the circular economy, ASC delivers a range of supply chain services for leading retailers and consumer brands. We develop bespoke supply chain management software, solutions, and strategies to improve the efficiencies and effectiveness of stock inventory management.

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Direct-to-consumer retail is about dynamism, as well as data

365 Retail

Meanwhile, others are returning to a more traditional wholesale approach to increase their visibility in the eyes of consumers. It takes investment, put towards everything from logistics and supply chain management, to creating great customer experiences and hiring the necessary talent.

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What is the Future of Fashion Sourcing?

I Love Fashion

If product sourcing is fast enough, this helps businesses maintain supply chain management, fill up customer demands fast, increase their trustability & satisfaction, and result in more conversions. In What Ways Is Fashion Sourcing Evolving? The fashion industry has a long history of evolving.

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