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Retailers Increasingly Turning to Third-Party Resources to Handle Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

Store-based fulfillment of customer orders got an enormous boost during the COVID pandemic, when both curbside pickup and delivery offerings became survival tactics for so many retailers. Want to find out more about how retailers are meeting omnichannel and fulfillment challenges?

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The Complete Comparison Guide Between Your 3 Ecommerce Fulfillment Options: Drop-Shipping, 3PL or Self-Fulfillment

BigCommerce

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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Shopify to Acquire Deliverr in $2.1B Deal to Fortify Fulfillment Offerings

Retail TouchPoints

Shopify will acquire fulfillment solution provider Deliverr for $2.1 With the Deliverr acquisition and integration of its 6 River Systems ’ warehouse automation technology, the ecommerce platform plans to fortify its Shopify Fulfillment Network (SFN).

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eCommerce Managed Services: What They Are and When You Need Them

Groove

From digital marketing to inventory management and order fulfillment, eCommerce store owners have a lot of different responsibilities. Lack of Internal Resources: Smaller businesses and those without dedicated IT teams can benefit immensely from managed services. But the good news is that you don't have to handle all of them alone.

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Contactless Delivery Becomes A Necessity For BOPIS Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

BOPIS Fulfillment Options. How retailers fulfill BOPIS is the hot topic. This method is time- and resource-intensive and requires person-to-person contact. A contactless way to fulfill BOPIS has become a public health necessity virtually overnight. To make curbside/drive-up viable the retailer must do some heavy lifting.

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Sensing, Not Seeing, with Vision AI as Retail’s Crystal Ball for the Future

Retail TouchPoints

This cutting-edge technology is capable of understanding and analyzing its environment, to support retailers by making the most of their resources and ultimately improving the overall experience for shoppers and employees. Vision AI is becoming more central to creating that retail experience consumers desire.

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Handling Holiday Fulfillment: How BOPIS, Transparency and Multiple Delivery Options Can Win the Season

Retail TouchPoints

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.