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Delivery Platform Offers Carbon Offsets to Shipping Customers

Retail TouchPoints

In early April 2021, carbon dioxide levels reached a record high of 420 parts per million , according to CO2 Earth , and scientists warn that emissions need to be cut in half by 2030 to avoid the worst aspects of climate change. Shippers that opt in to the program get more than a warm feeling for their money.

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Co-op Taps Walmart Commerce Technologies to Support Online Grocery Growth

Retail TouchPoints

Store Assist is designed to digitize and streamline online order fulfilment workflows by allowing retailers to manage all orders and deliveries in one central location — from in-store pickup to ship-from-store, last -mile delivery orders and even third-party marketplaces.

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How Ecommerce Fulfilment Can Boost Shopify Conversion Rates

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Due to the rampant growth of the 3PL services market, and intense competition, fulfilment houses have been forced to innovate and offer additional services to differentiate, such as outsourced customer service, product customisation, returns management, and customs clearance.

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Why Timber Crates Are The Smart Choice For Your Retail Shipping Needs

RetailMinded

This wouldn’t have been possible without technologies and the ease of shipping. billion by 2030. (1) Additionally, timber crates can last as long as five years, depending on the shipping conditions and care you provide. With more floor space, you can ship more items to fulfill consumer demand. million in 2022.

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How Brands Can Deliver Sustainable Instant Commerce for Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

Traditional logistics networks weren’t built to handle such breakneck delivery speeds, and retailers are left trying to meet consumers’ expectations while facing ever-rising environmental impacts due to emissions-heavy overnight air shipping, cardboard overuse and even more delivery trucks clogging up city streets and spewing exhaust.

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Zara Parent Joins Packaging Initiative Seeking to Protect Vital Forests

Retail TouchPoints

The fashion sector as a whole is a major consumer of paper packaging for shipping boxes, ecommerce envelopes, paper bags, hang tags and paperboard boxes. The company’s move builds on its decade-long CanopyStyle commitment to eliminate the use of products from endangered forests in its textiles. billion in annual revenue.

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SHEIN’s Head of Strategy on Setting (and Achieving) Firmer ESG Goals

Retail TouchPoints

As its reach and impact in the fashion industry continues to grow, SHEIN is focused on righting the brand ship and zeroing in on its manufacturing and product development processes. Production for specific SKUs is accelerated, reduced or paused based on market demand.

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