Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Misfits Market has introduced Fulfilled by Misfits (FBM) , offering its logistics platform for perishable brands to store, pick, pack, fulfill and deliver their products nationwide. FBM already is working with consumer brands including Spot & Tango , Cometeer and Little Spoon. “At

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

fulfillment operations. By handing operations off to Cart.com, Pacsun will be able to tap into the company’s “scale, proprietary technologies and operational expertise” to “enhance our efficiency and increase customer satisfaction,” said Russell Bowers, COO and CFO of Pacsun in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Walmart , which had announced plans to open four next-generation fulfillment centers in June 2022 , will build a fifth location scheduled to open in 2026 in Stockton, Calif. The 900,000-square-foot facility will help Walmart fulfill online orders for West Coast customers more quickly and efficiently. “In in a statement. “In

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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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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2023

Taking steps now to prepare your warehouse for the increase in orders and to ensure fulfillment processes are optimized is essential to make your ecommerce peak season a success. Knowing how much of each item is in stock at any moment, and forecasting how much inventory is needed, are critical components to holiday fulfillment success.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2024

There’s an analogy here to what is happening in retail, as retailer leaders have become increasing immersed in technology-driven innovation over the past decade. Retailers are being slowly pulled along with technology’s evolution without feeling any sense of impending doom. No army of humans can do this. That sounds good.

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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

MARCH 24, 2023

Walmart is reportedly eliminating hundreds of jobs at five ecommerce fulfillment centers, according to Reuters and CNBC. The affected fulfillment centers are located in Pedricktown, N.J.; Fort Worth, Texas; Chino, Calif.; Davenport, Fla.; and Bethlehem, Pa.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Fulfillment technology company Fulfillment IQ has expanded its portfolio with an investment in Tusk Logistics, a regional delivery network. Tusk is designed to integrate easily into a shipper’s existing operational software, such as a warehouse or transportation management system.

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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.

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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. For example, Ikea is testing technology that can virtually extend display space setups within its stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2022

as it seeks to enhance online shopping and fulfillment operations while maintaining its connection with shoppers. “We Over the last few months, Vallarta has been bolstering the technology supporting its omnichannel approach. By partnering with stor.ai

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

To compete, the robots will be required to grasp and lift various items from standard pallets; place them accurately into open cardboard boxes, maximizing space use and ensuring stability; and to operate autonomously and collaborate safely with humans in close quarters. An information session will take place on Dec. 16, 2024. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Amazon unveiled a number of new technical innovations set to be deployed across its operations, including a lighter, more durable drone for deliveries and a new robotic system than can handle individual product sorting. New Fulfillment Robot: Sparrow. Next-Gen Drones. Just as customers in a few select U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2022

million-square-foot fulfillment center in China Grove, N.C., Once the automated direct-to-consumer fulfillment center is fully operational, the retailer said it will employ approximately 2,800 workers and account for 30% of Macy’s digital supply chain for customers nationwide. scheduled for completion in 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 24, 2023

Walmart has opened an in-store Market Fulfillment Center (MFC) at Store 100 in its home town of Bentonville, Ark. the new center uses the Alphabot automated storage and retrieval technology developed by Alert Innovation. Like the retailer’s first MFC , which opened in 2019 in Salem, N.H.,

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

While people have been shopping online for decades, it’s important to recognize that warehouses, as we know them, are still operating and organized to replenish the stock in brick-and-mortar stores. Many warehouse operations are looking to technology to upgrade every facet of their daily operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 21, 2020

billion in Tech Hubs in Dallas, Detroit, Denver, New York City, Phoenix and San Diego, creating a total of 3,500 new technology and corporate jobs. 11 Fulfillment And Delivery Centers To Open In Metro Phoenix. The company’s decision to expand their operations here will create thousands more job opportunities for our citizens.”. “We

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iVend

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Successful retail requires operational efficiency – the more streamlined the business processes the greater the potential for reduced costs and increased business growth. So retailers are looking for ways to optimize retail operations, across every process – and retail technology is a powerful enabler.

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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

AUGUST 9, 2023

The idea of transforming malls into “mixed use” gathering spots has become popular, but an aerial view of these complexes provides an interesting perspective on another potential evolutionary path for the mall: as a fulfillment center. “ All those back-of-house loading docks are just perfect for fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2022

Amazon is creating a $1 billion venture investment program, the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund (AIIF), with the goal of supporting innovation in customer fulfillment, logistics and the supply chain. Amazon is primarily interested in robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomy and other emerging technologies. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In the pandemic’s wake, many retailers set up flexible fulfillment services in order to meet new safety guidelines and consumer requirements. Nicholas believes that to make store fulfillment a truly profitable initiative, retailers need to find new ways for their tech, operations and design teams to collaborate.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2023

But it’s how those stores operate that allows them to effectively serve as fulfillment hubs. Fast, efficient store fulfillment also made advances in Walgreens’ delivery services possible. “We Another technology that has boosted convenience is a real-time in-store communications solution from Theatro.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2021

Majid Al Futtaim , the exclusive franchisee of French hypermarket chain Carrefour in the United Arab Emirates, has opened a fully automated micro-fulfillment center (MFC) at the Carrefour store in Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai. Majid Al Futtaim operates 350+ Carrefour locations in 17 countries across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Bealls has adopted a workforce management (WFM) platform from Legion Technologies for demand forecasting, automated scheduling, time and attendance tracking and frontline communications across its 650 stores. The retailer operates across 22 states under the Bealls, Bealls Florida and Home Centric banners.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The tags are designed to improve found rates, efficiency and order accuracy, and they provide retailers with the opportunity to integrate their functionality with other Instacart Connected Store technologies. This comprehensive approach allows retailers to create cohesive, branded experiences that truly resonate with customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The changes follow news that recently appointed Foot Locker President and CEO Mary Dillon would halt a planned expansion into Japan as the company changes course to grow ecommerce and adjust its global operations. The retailer’s executive leadership changes, which will become effective Dec.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This trend has already become evident with curbside pickup, which has become one of the fastest-growing models within fulfillment. On the back end, retailers have had to strengthen their technology in order to ensure a seamless operation takes place. Each of these steps is essential for a scalable, efficient pickup operation.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2022

Walmart will open four next-generation fulfillment centers over the next four years as it seeks to reach 95% of the U.S. The retailer will utilize technology developed by Knapp and tested in a Pedricktown, N.J. The retailer will utilize technology developed by Knapp and tested in a Pedricktown, N.J. population. population.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

For their part, more mall operators are looking to diversify their tenant mix and incorporate additional brands that resonate with younger audiences. As a result, emerging brands, especially those operating primarily online, have a unique opportunity to break into brick-and-mortar by leveraging prime real estate.

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BigCommerce

JUNE 8, 2017

While product-market fit and user acquisition are undoubtedly crucial to your business, ecommerce fulfillment is the engine that keeps your car running. What is order fulfillment? Fulfillment encompasses the entire process of receiving an order and delivering it to a customer. Third-party ecommerce fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2024

Walmart will increase support for its grocery operations with enhancements to its perishable network, including five new high-tech perishable distribution centers (DCs), expansions to four traditional perishable DCs and a retrofit of the retailer’s Winter Haven, Fla. DC with the latest technology. One of the new DCs, in Shafter, Calif.,

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Kibo

MARCH 17, 2023

In response, leading companies are replacing their traditional fulfillment methods with flexible fulfillment strategies. This strategy typically requires a modern order management system that can manage complex inventory and omnichannel distribution models and has extensible fulfillment capabilities.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

Wolt CEO Miki Kuusi will oversee the combined company’s team and operations outside of the U.S., The Wolt consumer app will continue to run separately with support from DoorDash, and Wolt will maintain operations in all of the markets where it currently operates. reporting directly to DoorDash CEO Tony Xu.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2024

Putting Today’s Technology to Work for Retail Healthcare It’s no secret that traditional healthcare can be frustrating — for patients and staff — due to repeat requests for the same information, long waits, inconsistencies between estimates and final bills, insurance claim mistakes and on and on.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2024

Today, however, retailers — particularly those that rely heavily on outbound calling and contact center operations — are no longer content with sitting on the sidelines. They desire outbound CX technologies that deliver brand security and protection. AI further complicates the CX picture.

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