Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Hy-Vee will leverage Instacart ’s Fulfillment as a Service (FaaS) to integrate same-day delivery fulfillment capabilities into its owned and operated websites and apps. New York City’s Fairway Market partnered with Instacart in December 2023 , joining Kroger , Aldi and Walmart.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2024

Walmart has opened the fourth of five next-generation fulfillment centers in Greencastle, Pa., Walmart is paving the way for good jobs and great careers in the south-central Pennsylvania region with the Greencastle fulfillment center,” said Karisa Sprague, SVP, Fulfillment Network Operations for Walmart U.S. in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The letdown customers experience when their orders don’t arrive on time, or at all, results in uncertainty and distrust that’s difficult — if not impossible — to remedy. Retailers can expect that customers will turn to other vendors; once this happens, they’ve lost both the sale and the customer’s trust and loyalty.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2023

By my recollection, the world of flexible fulfillment hit an inflection point about 15 years ago. It was at that point that putting the technology and operations in place to fulfill from an increasingly complex supply chain network embarked upon its next frontier. Let’s start with demand forecasting and inventory deployment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Inkga Group, owner and operator of 482 Ikea stores and ecommerce in 31 countries, will adopt a solution from Made4net to power fulfillment centers and store operations worldwide. Our goal is to become leaders of life at home, serving more people in an omnichannel reality, whenever and however customers choose to meet us.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2024

For example, apps with both associate-facing and customer-facing user interfaces [UIs] allow associates to support the customer’s own research and also facilitate transactions, including endless aisle capabilities and ship-from-store.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2024

Ikea stores, long known as warehouse-sized selling spaces scented with the wafting aroma of Swedish meatballs, have been shrinking and changing functions in recent months — including taking a bigger role in last mile fulfillment. This is a moment in which we are testing and trying; we want to continue to innovate,” said Del Fabbro.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 26, 2024

Despite increased investment, businesses fall short of consumer fulfilment expectations for in-store order pickup. Analyst Lauren Cevallos explains what's happening.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The problems with getting products to people quickly and cheaply are well-known: consumers want fast fulfillment, which is costly to provide, but they don’t want to pay high (or really any) shipping fees. Even Amazon , the trendsetter in fast fulfillment, isn’t immune to higher labor costs.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 4, 2023

To better serve a growing legion of West Coast customers, Tapestry , parent company of brands including Coach and Kate Spade , opened its 788,000-square-foot North Las Vegas Fulfillment Center in November. Tapestry already operates a fulfillment center serving the East Coast located in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 19, 2023

13 that has affected its ability to fulfill orders on time — a major challenge at any time, but one that’s particularly fraught so close to the Christmas holidays. detected a data breach on Dec. 15 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Although inventory visibility already plays a central role in meeting demand, maintaining service levels, and streamlining operations, its the combination of real-time inventory visibility and advanced search functionality thats reshaping your customer experience by delivering on transparency, control, confidence and reliability.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2024

Retail TouchPoints is announcing winners of the fifth annual Brand Experience Awards , a program designed to spotlight the brands and retailers that are reimagining and elevating customer experiences across all channels. 2024 Brand Experience Award Winners Category: Customer Retention & Loyalty DSW Hy-Vee, Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

“We see the value Carrot Tags offer as they help Instacart shoppers to be more independent when fulfilling online orders, allowing our associates to focus on store operations and providing excellent customer service,” said Scott Patton, VP at Aldi in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2023

The company that perfected a global fulfillment network with massive warehouses at its core is now rethinking its approach. Smaller facilities can fit into spaces closer to city centers, shortening delivery times for local customers. It turns out that bigger isn’t always better.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

“Today we have over 4,000 stores operating as delivery hubs, fulfilling and delivering a variety of different order types,” wrote Jennifer McKeehan, SVP, Transportation and Delivery at Walmart in a blog post. Parcel stations help us move goods even faster to a customer’s home by using our private fleet to transport more online orders.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2024

The VIP Suite, which is expected to open later in 2024 in the center’s luxury wing, The Adirondacks District, also will host private events and offer personalized service and curated customer experiences. powered AI technology to assist shoppers during the 2023 holiday season.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2024

That pace of advancement is only accelerating as retailers continue to find new ways to create the ultimate customer experience, leaving everyone asking, “What’s next?” The Warehouse and the Customer Experience: The Three Stages of Change The best way to understand where retail logistics is going is to first understand where it’s been.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For retailers, offering alternative delivery options like these can be a way to mitigate the impact of porch piracy on their bottom line and customer relationships. As our data suggests, the trend toward alternative delivery methods is gaining traction, signaling a potential shift in how online orders are fulfilled in the future.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 29, 2023

In today’s competitive market, it is vital that brands can deliver to customers on time and safeguard their promise of exemplary customer service. Ecommerce Customer Service Options The competition between brick-and-mortar stores and ecommerce remains fierce across all industries, and sneakers and sportswear are no different.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

10 UKs The biggest way that Amazon has improved both of these ecommerce dynamics — delivery speed and cost to serve — has been through its years-long effort to regionalize its fulfillment network in the U.S. fulfillment centers serving the whole country. Mindset Shift: Instead of One U.S., we had 10 UKs instead of one U.S.’

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Retail TouchPoints (RTP): How are the increasing demands for fast fulfillment affecting supply chains? What you offer [in terms of fast fulfillment], and to whom, is very important. On the other hand, ultra-liberal return policies are fine for the customer experience, but they’re really expensive. To provide a 99.5%

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Sell those sellers access to logistics and fulfillment services, many of which were already built for its own first-party retail business 4. Walmart serves approximately 240 million customers every week across its various channels, and as Manish Joneja, SVP of Walmart Marketplace and Walmart Fulfillment Services for Walmart U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 24, 2024

The new Boxed.com will leverage Spresso technology and MSG’s established fulfillment network to deliver an enhanced customer experience and drive growth for the revived brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

It would fulfill and ship out orders only for them to be reported weeks or months later as fraudulent, ultimately saddling this brand with both the loss of goods and chargeback fees. Tackling issues that affect the overall customer experience is crucial. Gaurav Mittal is the EVP of Ethoca , a Mastercard company.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 5, 2024

About two-thirds of companies plan to invest more in AI in the next six months, and 60% of commerce leaders recognize the value of AI in boosting customer experience to provide a competitive advantage. It’s the ideal tool for helping marketers to ensure a more personalized customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Amazon will now not only help sellers offer fast delivery and easy returns as it has for years with its Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) service, but it also will help sellers manage the entire supply chain , from manufacturer through to the customer’s door.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 24, 2024

To create a competitive experience, the back end of a merchant’s in-store and online business needs to be unified, ultimately creating a front-end experience that is consistent and cohesive.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2024

Ryan Kelly, VP of Marketing at FedEx, refers to himself as a “supply chain geek with a contrarian streak” who loves to talk “fulfillment, returns and consumer shopping behaviors with anyone who will listen.” But that doesn’t mean that the company hasn’t had to do some soul-searching about its role in the new world of commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 28, 2023

“There’s a lot to like about how our teams are delivering for customers, particularly amidst an uncertain economy,” said Jassy in a statement. Generative AI has the potential to impact every corner of the retail experience: from supply-chain optimization, personalization, predictive ordering, content creation…the list is endless.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

The youth-oriented retailer chose the Nedap solution for its ability to help improve inventory accuracy and enhance omnichannel fulfillment capabilities, including increased usage of buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) functionality. The chainwide rollout is expected to be completed in Q1 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2024

Today’s retailers need to focus just as much on the logistics side of their business operations to streamline processes, maintain profitability and provide the best possible customer experience. A connected ecommerce solution can help retailers easily connect, automate and scale their logistics operations from a single platform.

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Groove

OCTOBER 12, 2024

From digital marketing to inventory management and order fulfillment, eCommerce store owners have a lot of different responsibilities. They include: Website Optimization Making sure your website loads quickly and functions correctly is crucial for both the customer experience and SEO.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The retailers partnership with VusionGroup will include a suite of Vusion 360 solutions, including: Multicolor ESLs that can support remote price changes and are equipped with flashing LEDs to guide associates doing online order fulfillment or replenishing shelves; Captana Computer Vision and AI inventory management technology in center store and fresh (..)

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2024

As stores try to balance protecting profit margins while delivering a unified customer experience, the escalating cost of returns has reached a breaking point. Agile fulfillment. Despite a successful holiday shopping season, retailers face numerous hurdles in the year ahead. According to the NRF, U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2024

While being able to physically investigate a product in context is a clear value prop of the brick-and-mortar experience, consumers increasingly see stores as destinations for high-quality service, immersive experiences and activations, and even digital order fulfillment.

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