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4 Back-of-the-Office Opportunities to Lift Recommerce’s Profitability

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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.

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

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This wouldn’t have been possible without technologies and the ease of shipping. billion by 2030. (1) They’re Cost-Effective While timber crate costs vary depending on the material, size, finish, and additional features, they’re still relatively cheaper compared to plastic and metal crates. million in 2022. The result?

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Steve Madden and Dolce Vita Integrate Shoe Resale Programs into Their Websites

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Users can submit their own product photos and descriptions and select a recommended price for their items, which will then be authenticated and approved by the respective brands to appear on the resale page. Once an item is purchased, the seller will receive a prepaid shipping label to send it to its next owner.

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Zara Parent Joins Packaging Initiative Seeking to Protect Vital Forests

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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. This has resulted in a nearly 80% reduction in paper use within that segment of packaging along with millions in cost savings. billion in annual revenue.

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How the Fashion Industry Can Pave the Way for a Sustainable Future

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In recent decades, fast fashion became incredibly popular due to its cost efficiency, both for manufacturers and consumers. Today, with technological advancements reaching new heights, the fashion industry is aiming to phase out the use of coal and reach 100% use of electricity through solely renewable sources by 2030.

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The Global Reach and Sustainable Impact of Green RFID Technology

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In fact, some even project that the negative impact of this industry will double by 2030. Especially in this era of fast fashion, most retail products are produced overseas and shipped thousands of miles to their destination. The solution may be a small but mighty technology that is already developed and in use: RFID chips.

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Etsy’s Shipping Initiative Puts Other E-Commerce Platforms to Shame – Want to Go Green? Take a Leaf Out of Etsy’s Book

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It's official; Etsy has just become the first ever international e-commerce marketplace to offset ALL its shipping emissions – how awesome is that?! How on earth has Etsy managed to offset all their toxic shipping secretions? How Has Etsy Managed to Offset Their Shipping Emissions? Etsy's Journey. This is the big question.