Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

While this is good news for many ecommerce retailers, it has also become more and more expensive to deliver those goods to customers. This presents a dual shipping dilemma for businesses: how can they keep shipping costs on the business low, while also offering customer-friendly return policies?

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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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Ecommerce Platforms

MAY 8, 2020

Shipping doesn't have to be free. However, studies have shown that 91% of ecommerce customers rethink their purchases from online stores when they realize that the shipping wasn't priced well or it wasn't fast enough. Customers go to those sites and expect free/cheap shipping and rapid store-to-door delivery.

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Practical eCommerce

APRIL 23, 2024

Retailers have used purchasing cooperatives for years to obtain volume pricing. The post Can Retailer Co-ops Cut Ecommerce Shipping Costs? appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Thomas Netzer, COO of Wayfair , will step down from his role at the end of 2024 after six years with the furniture retailer. marking a brick-and-mortar milestone for the digitally native retailer. marking a brick-and-mortar milestone for the digitally native retailer.

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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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Ecommerce Platforms

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Are you looking for the best fulfilment companies UK brands can offer? If you’re thinking of starting your own retail business, but you don’t have the budget to pay for storing and shipping products yourself, then a fulfilment company is a must-have. Defining fulfilment companies UK.

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Ecommerce Platforms

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The best Shopify shipping apps can be a powerful tool for ecommerce business owners. Although Shopify has its own built-in features for order, inventory, and fulfillment management, the apps, and add-ons available for the service can deliver a host of benefits. What are the Best Shopify Shipping Apps? ShipBob Fulfillment.

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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

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Free shipping days are behind us. The first wave of ecommerce was mostly about price, while the second wave is all about the customer experience. Does your order fulfillment strategy live up to your customers’ expectations? Having the best product or lowest shipping fee will no longer guarantee you a sale.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

Blue Yonder has launched several microservices under its Luminate Commerce portfolio, with the goal of helping retailers meet the last mile demands of their customers. The individually deployable, augmentative microservices are designed to improve the shopper experience by helping retailers ensure order and fulfillment accuracy.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 31, 2023

Inventory distortion, whether it’s out-of-stocks or overstocks, are a huge and costly challenge for retailers and suppliers, and too often a source of great inconvenience to consumers. A recent study by IHL Group projects that the global cost of inventory distortion in 2023 will be $1.77 IHL estimates the cost of ORC in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

However, this year, you and retailers are facing the same problem: a quirk of the calendar means there are only 27 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, five fewer days than usual, so retailers have a number of tricky balancing acts they’ll need to pull off to make sure it really is the most wonderful time of the year.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Amazon has relaunched its ground shipping services for sellers after pausing operations in 2020. The offering, Amazon Shipping , allows sellers to deliver orders made through Amazon and other ecommerce sites in two to five business days. Amazon Shipping will provide delivery service within the U.S. It will tap into the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2023

The retail landscape of yesterday is no more. Global supply chain challenges, inflation and a shift to online consumerism have upended the traditional retailer and customer relationship. Data-heavy, complex operations hamper efforts to deliver positive customer service interactions, address errors and fulfill orders accurately.

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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.

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ChannelAdvisor

JULY 27, 2022

Which would you rather choose: a $49 product with free shipping or the same product for $39 plus $10 shipping? Free shipping was once a fast-growing trend in e-commerce. The Psychology of Online Pricing. This is called the zero price effect , or the irrational urge to get free stuff. Source: Shippo, 2021.

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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 Logistics aims to help retailers navigate last mile challenges through its national network of regional parcel carriers.

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lateshipment

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

So, in this blog, we’ve covered a comprehensive holiday schedule in the form of information on shipping deadlines and peak season surcharges for the 2024 season. The holiday shopping rush can turn out to be overwhelming, leading to issues like shipping delays, inventory shortages, customer service overload, and so much more.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Macy’s has converted space in 35 of its stores to serve as mini distribution centers (DCs) for online orders as the retailer anticipates a continuation of strong digital demand. We are looking at all of our ship-alone categories to get those closer to the customer, to increase speed of delivery and also mitigate shipping costs.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 15, 2023

in an effort to reduce delivery costs while maintaining the fast shipping speeds the company is known for, multiple sources report and Amazon has confirmed. Amazon previously operated its fulfillment network on a national level, transporting products across the country as they were ordered, reported the Wall Street Journal.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Retailers know that despite high inflation and a volatile economy, consumer expectations are at an all-time high. online shoppers expect free two- to three-day shipping.”. Single- or even two-warehouse fulfillment approaches force brands to choose between 1. Shipping everything via ground, which results in slow delivery times.

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Fabric

JULY 13, 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, enterprise omnichannel retailers faced notable challenges (and opportunities) due to disruptions in the supply chain. As a result, providing customers with omnichannel retail experiences became a requirement for survival. What is Omnichannel Fulfillment? Let’s dive in!

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Smart lockers are the future of package delivery and package pickup for retailers. To understand why, we have to delve into the evolution of order fulfillment. Traditionally, when customers ordered products or goods online, they were shipped to their house. Smart lockers are a modern order fulfillment self-checkout solution.

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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

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Seeking to compete with ultra-low-price sites such as Shein and Temu , Amazon has introduced Amazon Haul , featuring maximum prices of $20 and one- to two-week shipping times. The majority of products offered are priced at $10 or less, with some as low as $1. It will be available to U.S.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 15, 2023

Today’s top ecommerce Fulfilment statistics provide us with some useful insights into the current state of the online shopping landscape. In a world of instant gratification, same-day delivery, and evolving consumer expectations, ecommerce retailers can’t afford to underestimate the power of rapid Fulfilment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2024

The technology will help Aldi centralize global shipping volume, increase cost transparency and improve its control over the movement of goods throughout the supply chain, as well as develop a strategic ocean freight procurement strategy. In the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2024

The same study suggests this trend is only expected to continue: by 2027, the global retail ecommerce market is projected to grow by 39% and surpass the $8 trillion mark. As ecommerce sales continue to grow, so does the focus on logistics, enabling retailers to meet the rising demand for shipping. trillion in 2024 to $1.57

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Perhaps most importantly, “a decade ago, very few of you were using things like Amazon Advertising, Amazon Lending and Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), and things like Brand Registry, Seller-Fulfilled Prime, Seller University and even Amazon Accelerate didn’t exist,” said Mehta at the event.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Wayfair has introduced Wayfair Rewards , a loyalty program with a $29 annual subscription price.

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Fabric

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

With fabric OMS, any retail operator can configure order routing rules to reduce order errors, get closer to customers, and reduce shipping expenses. As businesses grow, so does the complexity of allocating resources to fulfill customer orders across multiple locations. What is OFL?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2021

The dramatic increase in ecommerce volume triggered by the pandemic increased many retailers’ topline revenues, but many are finding it difficult to contain the costs of new types of order fulfillment such as BOPIS, ship-from-store and curbside pickup, according to a report from Incisiv , commissioned by Manhattan Associates Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2023

As more direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands face heightened competition and rising cost-per-acquisition rates online, many have disinvested in their branded ecommerce experiences and doubled down on unique brand opportunities found on marketplaces like Amazon. This allows us to] create a top-tier experience for the customer.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Commerce is expanding rapidly, especially within the retail sector. retail sales have increased 8.8% These sorts of requests — known as chargebacks — are very expensive and time-consuming for all parties involved. Originally, the retailer was experiencing thousands of chargebacks every month. billion per year.

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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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Fabric

MARCH 25, 2024

In the world of retail, markdowns are inescapable. retail inventories rose another 4% to reach $795 billion in November 2023. One way to improve inventory health is to use a robust pricing and promotions engine, like fabric Offers (Offers), to implement an effective markdown strategy. What causes retailers to markdown inventory?

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