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AI Robotics will Drive the Future of Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

Supply chains have always been critically important. When retailers invest correctly, logistics presents the opportunity for not only hard cost savings but long-term value creation as organizations find innovative ways to deliver products into the hands of consumers. At the same time, the labor pool disappeared practically overnight.

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4 Ways Brands Can Prepare Their Email Marketing Program for BFCM

Retail TouchPoints

Between inflation, increased marketing costs — especially paid ads — seasonal shipping costs surcharges and potential supply chain disruptions, finding every last opportunity to increase profits during the busiest time of the year is critical for brands.

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The Rise of Shopper Promiscuity Calls For a New Approach to Market Research and Marketing

Retail TouchPoints

A whopping 84% of home fitness equipment shoppers said they consulted online retail sources on the purchase journey, with 57% saying that the information they found was influential. A CPG product like household cleaning supplies didn’t see nearly the same levels of usage and influence.

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Awareness and agility key to retail survival post-pandemic

Retail Technology Review

Recently, supply chain and retail technology experts, Manhattan Associates researched the impact COVID-19 has had on consumer expectations and demands, driven by an accelerated shift to digital and its catalytic effect on ecommerce growth (which looks set to continue in 2021, albeit at a slower rate of 14.3%).

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Metapack and Manhattan Associates team up to provide retailers with frictionless access to a complete suite of supply chain and delivery solutions

Retail Technology Review

Metapack, the eCommerce delivery technology provider, has launched its direct External Parcel Integration (EPI) with Manhattan Associates, the supply chain and omnichannel commerce technology provider.

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Five simple ‘health check’ questions which can help unlock supply chain efficiency and resilience

Retail Technology Review

Covid-19 has placed global supply chains under unprecedented levels of disruption and uncertainty. From consumers’ stock-piling commodities that left supermarket shelves empty, to supply issues of healthcare Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), the Supply Chain has never been under the spotlight so much as it gains new found respect.

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Woodland Group opens new e-commerce facility in Colchester

Retail Technology Review

Thanks to the continued growth of Woodland Group’s Warehouse and Fulfilment business, the global supply chain company has opened a new 45,000 sq ft facility in Marks Tey, Colchester.

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