Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Associates have to be omnichannel fulfillment specialists. Prepping click-and-collect orders, picking and packing ship-from-store orders, managing store-to-store transfers, etc. — the fulfillment scenarios really are endless. This is one situation you want to avoid at all costs. Did you just groan aloud?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This has never been more apparent than now, as consumers look to elevate their in-store shopping experiences and expect the same versatility and ease that they have obtained with modern omnichannel retail. Additionally, this reduces cloud costs and improves ad traction and purchases, while also taking privacy factors into account.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2022

But the retailers that invested in omnichannel capabilities were able to adapt and survive. For example, during the pandemic’s peak, Build-A-Bear Workshop successfully evolved its brick-and-mortar business to offer more flexible and efficient fulfillment services so it could capitalize on surging ecommerce demand.

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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. Checking inventory in a local store but not placing an order?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2022

Retailers who utilize Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) will be able to add Buy with Prime to their own checkout process, which will allow Prime members shopping there to utilize Amazon Pay and benefit from two-day shipping and free returns. FBA retailers also will benefit from the accelerated delivery time Prime fulfillment offers.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Labor shortages, stressed supply chains and a major emphasis on ecommerce have turned fulfillment into one of the biggest challenges retailers will face in the 2021 holiday season. With so much at stake, retailers must get fulfillment right or risk being left behind. Store-Based Fulfillment Is Key, but the Right Tools Must Be in Place.

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Fabric Blog

MARCH 21, 2025

And that’s where order fulfillment software comes ina comprehensive tool designed to streamline and optimize processes like order processing, inventory management, shipping, and returns. Yet, order fulfillment in an omnichannel environment is not without its hassles. Your customers are everywhere.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

As the company’s Senior Director and General Manager of Omnichannel, Sharon Gee has been at the center of the massive shifts taking place in ecommerce over the last year and a half. As a result, companies had to contemplate, ‘What is my omnichannel strategy? How do I make sure I’m talking to my shoppers wherever they are?’.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Shipping delays and stockouts lead to frustration and disappointment, especially when logistical problems impact time-sensitive purchases, such as special occasion gifts, event tickets or prescription medications. When customers place ecommerce orders, the last thing they want is an unhappy surprise.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 26, 2022

A Nielsen IQ Omnichannel Shopping Fundamentals Survey found that 61% of participants would like orders delivered as fast as possible, compared with 39% who indicated they would accept a slower delivery speed. online shoppers expect free two- to three-day shipping.”. Shipping everything via ground, which results in slow delivery times.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2023

Retailers can no longer turn a blind eye to the reality that today’s increasingly online shoppers are savvier than ever and quick to make snap judgements about brands for as little as delayed shipping. Data-heavy, complex operations hamper efforts to deliver positive customer service interactions, address errors and fulfill orders accurately.

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BigCommerce

JUNE 1, 2017

Ship products to customers in a timely manner. Inventory ties into every element of your store, from supply, to warehousing , to order fulfilment and customer satisfaction. We looked at sales by channel, per period, turn, costs, profit per product, and average product lifespan. Optimizing it can help you to: Save money.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 27, 2022

Retailers need to readjust their strategies business-wide as they prepare to meet empowered customers who have more choices than ever in a tough economy that’s giving them more reasons than ever to seek out the best price — wherever it may be. The result? Marketplaces Forcing Retailers to Get Unique.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

CFO Adrian Mitchell said the new store-based DCs are “a low-cost complement to our existing fulfillment network” and will help reduce shipping costs, improve delivery speeds and ensure better utilization of inventory. “We’ve

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2024

Retail’s busiest returns period may be in the rearview mirror until next year, but rising ecommerce order volumes have caused returns management to become an aspect of ecommerce and omnichannel business that warrants a dedicated year-round strategy. Returns are a major cost of doing retail business of any kind, but especially online.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Meanwhile, consumers return to brick-and-mortar stores and seek omnichannel experiences. Retailers increasingly strike balances between direct-to-consumer ecommerce and omnichannel strategies to keep products in stores and in front of consumers. 92% of consumers shop elsewhere to save on shipping , leading to cart abandonment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2022

The demand for grocery omnichannel ecommerce has been fueled by the pandemic, specifically consumers’ desire for convenience. To keep up with this demand and consumer expectations, grocers will have to invest in the right forward-looking technology to evolve omnichannel offerings to meet customer needs.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2022

As a result, many retailers are seeking to scale up their selection through models like drop ship and marketplace. But while these approaches can help reduce the supply chain costs of stocking and shipping millions of single items, they also have many retailers questioning their roles.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Relentless challenges including supply chain disruptions, weather disasters and a ship stuck in the Suez Canal slowed shipments and delivery of goods to consumers. Shipping and delivery will continue to play a major role in how retailers, both small and large, perform and provide effective customer experiences.

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BigCommerce

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Those millions sold have been made selling a variety of products, among various industries, at a mix of price points and using several different methods. The total cost of labor and materials was less than most people’s weekly grocery bill. Although Amazon’s Order Had Not Yet Shipped They Still Promoted the Product.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2021

Customers expect a seamless omnichannel shopping experience that enables them to buy anywhere and pick up anywhere with the least cost and hassle. However, successfully delivering omnichannel fulfillment requires an up-to-the-millisecond view of inventory availability across channels.

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BigCommerce

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Wrong pricing, fake reviews or just bad customer service can kill your Amazon adventure faster than you think. To many, this makes Amazon complicated, but… Your pricing strategy on Amazon must be dead simple, and lead with the customer in mind. Further, I’ll give you insight into our approach to pricing on Amazon.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Returns are a cost of doing business for any retailer. Consolidating returns at a store location is less costly than paying to ship one item from a residence, and a larger volume of customers can be moved through quickly if they don’t have to exit their cars. But despite representing $309 billion in lost sales for U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

At the same time, many retailers are reporting higher and higher shipping costs, which are affecting profits on their balance sheets. As a result, they are now allowing retailers to make accurate and faster shipping promises, which in turn helps to drive conversion and improve the customer experience.

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BigCommerce

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Amazon will charge whichever of these two is higher for each item: Referral Fee as a percentage of sale price: It ranges from 6% to 20% (45% for Amazon devices), but it’s usually 15%. This may be regarding your: Pricing. Know Your Costs. Determining Your Overhead Allocation Cost per Unit. Professional sellers pay $0.

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Wiser

JANUARY 30, 2025

Some consumers begin their journey online, browsing reviews and comparing prices, before visiting a store to interact with a product firsthand. This fluid behavior reflects how deeply intertwined todays retail landscape has become – 65% of shoppers compare prices on their mobile devices while standing in a physical store.

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Kissmetrics

APRIL 21, 2021

That’s the crux of an omnichannel e-commerce marketing campaign. This article walks you through precisely what omnichannel e-commerce looks like, why it is crucial for e-commerce brands, and how you can create your own killer omnichannel e-commerce marketing campaign. What Is Omnichannel E-commerce? Why does that matter?

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BigCommerce

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Sure, you might be able to sell your item for much less than the competition, but will shipping costs obliterate your margins? There are a few basic things you need to keep in mind while choosing an ecommerce platform for your business such as necessary functionality, cost and what types of third party integrations are needed.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2022

The updated Dynamics 365 Intelligent Order Management tool is designed to help brands access new information and capabilities to better fulfill, ship and service customer orders.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

With rising gas prices, food shortages, skyrocketing interest rates and ever-present inflation, consumers are worried and that means retailers are worried, too. In the first quarter, the average selling price (ASP) increased by 11% in the U.S. Shoppers will Buy Even Earlier to Avoid Price Hikes. This means that 2.5

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2023

BJ’s Wholesale Club is replacing its legacy order management system with Nextuple OMS Studio, which includes three “Tuples” — each an ordered set of microservices that the retailer can mix and match to create solutions for flexible fulfillment.

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BigCommerce

DECEMBER 13, 2017

creating a channel that leads to pricing problems across all other distribution channels). Cost and Time Effective Strategies to Start Selling on Amazon. This allows you to gain access to Amazon’s huge customer base and try different prices or packages without affecting your standard products and established brand. Here is how.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Apple has launched two-hour shipping on items in its store in “most metros,” according to its website. The service costs $5 and will be available for a limited time only. The deliveries can be made in a no-contact manner and utilize verbal confirmation instead of signature proof, at the shoppers’ request.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2023

However, with retailers feeling more pressure to streamline omnichannel fulfillment, supply chain visibility has risen to the top of the priority list. RFID is the killer app for this for most products, and this can be augmented by the use of computervision.” Adoption also is rising because prices are dropping.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Retail TouchPoints (RTP): How do you believe consumers’ omnichannel shopping behaviors will evolve or accelerate during the holiday shopping season? This created a ripple effect for retailers that were experiencing a higher volume of ecommerce orders and had to leverage stores as fulfillment centers to process and ship online orders.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2023

The 2023 Omnichannel Retail Index demonstrates that understanding what customers value and using that information to build long-term customer relationships is essential for survival. Loyalty Beyond the Price Tag In our hyper-connected world with increasing distractions, retailers and brands struggle with high acquisition costs.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Open Air Shopping Centers Enable Easy Omnichannel Services. One thing that’s unlikely to change in 2022 is the importance of omnichannel offerings. That means open air shopping centers have become even more attractive due to how they can make curbside and BOPIS fulfillment easier to handle.

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