lateshipment

JANUARY 24, 2025

You’re happy to make a sale, pack it up carefully, and ship it off. Unfortunately, shipping mishaps like lost, damaged, or stolen packages arent rare. This not only adds up to the cost of returns and exchanges but can also prevent customers from shopping from you in the future. What is Shipping Protection Software?

Shipping Costs 130

Shipping Costs Shipping Merchant Services eCommerce 130

lateshipment

MARCH 3, 2025

This is where proper returns management and reverse logistics come in like last-minute superheroes you can rely on to ensure your online business can handle returns without breaking the bank. In the world of e-commerce, an effective reverse logistics and returns management system is no longer a nice add-on; its a must.

Management 130

Management Shipping Costs eCommerce Shipping Labels 130

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Building Flexibility in Forecasting for Variable Advertising Costs TV advertising is still the most common form of advertising in the U.S., The law of supply and demand dictates that prices will go up as retailers compete for fewer slots across TV and other channels. with streaming also in the top five. The list continues.

Shipping Costs 274

Shipping Costs Retail Toys Games 274

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The advent calendar has long been a holiday staple, but in the last few years a new variation has soared in popularity luxury advent calendars, ranging in price from hundreds to thousands of dollars. Reader beware, googling this topic will take you down a very expensive rabbit hole, so hold onto your wallet.)

Small Business Retail 272

Small Business Retail Shipping Costs Gifts Social Media 272

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.

eCommerce 130

eCommerce Shipping Costs Shipping Operations 130

Groove

OCTOBER 27, 2024

It’s crucial to choose an eCommerce platform that will support a variety of your business needs, including complex pricing options, customer account management, and bulk ordering. B2B cycles tend to be far longer than B2C due to higher price points and the need to appease multiple stakeholders.

B2B 329

B2B eCommerce B2C Shipping Costs 329

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

For example, using dynamic filtering and sorting capabilities, customers can narrow search results to surface in-stock products, or items available for immediate shipping they can also sort by available quantity and exclude pre-order or backordered items. This helps you provide transparency on shipping windows based on inventory supply.

eCommerce 260

eCommerce Shipping Costs Supplies Fulfillment 260

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. in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

Shipping Costs 278

Shipping Costs Fulfillment Shipping Customer Loyalty 278

lateshipment

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Its the double-edged sword of online shopping; customers love the flexibility, but for you, its like unraveling a tightly wound ball of yarntime-consuming, frustrating, and often expensive (when handled incorrectly, of course). Say hello to returns management automation, the ultimate game-changer for modern e-commerce.

Management 130

Management Shipping Costs eCommerce Operations 130

lateshipment

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

For an e-commerce business, managing product returns can feel like trying to herd catschallenging and, at times, downright chaotic. Enter returns management softwarea robust tool that transforms returns headaches into streamlined operations. What is Returns Management Software? Thats a steep cost for facilitating a return.

Management 130

Management Shipping Costs eCommerce eCommerce Platforms 130

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.,

Shipping Costs 277

Shipping Costs Supplies Shipping Management 277

lateshipment

MARCH 3, 2025

It slashes your margins, jacks up your costs, and can even tarnish your brand reputation. Essentially, they’re manipulating the system for their own benefit and at your expense. A less expensive item in place of a more expensive one. Price Arbitrage This fraud takes advantage of price differences.

Shipping Costs 130

Shipping Costs eCommerce Management Electronics 130

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. In manufacturing, product substitution can be a valuable tool for optimizing inventory management.

Shipping Costs 264

Shipping Costs Customer Experience Supplies Improvements 264

lateshipment

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Returns management isnt just about slapping a label on a packaging box and calling it a day. What is Returns Management? Returns management is a part of the reverse logistics supply chain and refers to the process of handling returns requests raised by customers. If you dont have one yet, it’s time to create one.

Management 130

Management eCommerce Shipping Costs Shipping Labels 130

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2024

Flawless execution of fulfillment operations is the baseline for competing in the marketplace, and traditional warehouse management systems (WMS) can’t keep up. That’s where a modern fulfillment management system (FMS) steps in to meet both internal and external needs.

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Fulfillment Shipping Costs Management B2B 277

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2024

There’s an inventory sweet spot you’re always looking to achieve — not overstocking, not understocking, and still managing to keep up with changing buyer demands. Learning to master your inventory management processes can net significant bottom-line results in your ecommerce business. 4: Identifying inventory: Mislabeling items.

Operations 278

Operations Management Shipping Costs Merchant Services 278

lateshipment

MARCH 8, 2025

For instance, if a customer wants to make an expensive online purchase, a return policy that explicitly states, “Hassle-free returns within 30 days, no questions asked,” eases their concerns about spending a large sum of money on something they haven’t seen in person. Shipping costs: Who pays for return shipping?

Shipping Costs 130

Shipping Costs Shipping Document Shipping Labels 130

lateshipment

MARCH 16, 2025

When you ship through DHL, FedEx, UPS, or USPS most packages make it to their destinations intact and on time. This is because customers the accountability of the package from checkout to delivery falls on the business they ordered from rather than the shipping carrier, a third party. Who exactly gets blamed when this happens?

Shipping Costs 130

Shipping Costs Payment Services Document Shipping 130

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Website Security and Fraud Detection Fraud on your website can cost you far more than the cost of the fraudulent order. Shipping and Beyond Unfortunately, the security and fraud risks continue after orders are approved. Along with other types of friendly fraud, this common scam costs retailers $100 billion a year.

Payment Services 236

Payment Services eCommerce Shipping Costs Supplies 236

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.

Shipping Costs 276

Shipping Costs Customer Multi-channel Consumer 276

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.

Shipping Costs 305

Shipping Costs Shipping Small Business Retail eCommerce 305

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 25, 2024

In these cases, the return cost can often exceed the value of the item, leading to a loss in profits for retailers. The Cost of Processing Returns According to the National Retail Federation , over $100 billion was estimated to be lost to return scams in 2023 alone.

Shipping Costs 162

Shipping Costs Social Media Electronics Customer Loyalty 162

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 29, 2024

While much is often made about the cost of RFID tags, the larger barrier to adoption was the cost of the readers themselves. The upshot of the readers being too expensive was simple: from a cost standpoint, RFID was only viable for the DC. Let’s start with the costs. So what’s different this time for the stores?

Shipping Costs 297

Shipping Costs Supplies Customer Experience POS 297

Kissmetrics

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

You set your prices and fulfill orders, and you build your own brand. Still, it’s not for everyone, and it all comes down to Walmart’s price guarantee. Your product listings appear alongside Walmart’s items, meaning you may be competing with lower-priced merchandise. Don’t forget to factor in shipping fees and other costs.

Merchant Services 360

Merchant Services Shipping Costs Payment Services eCommerce 360

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. Now that the ecommerce boom is slowing though, the company is looking for ways to offset those added costs, and the logistics regionalization effort is one of them.

Shipping Costs 278

Shipping Costs Fulfillment Travel Shipping 278

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 31, 2023

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. This has mostly been worked through and demonstrates that retailers are becoming more effective in managing their inventory levels and avoiding excessive stockpiling in 2023.”

Shipping Costs 246

Shipping Costs Retail Supplies Improvements 246

lateshipment

MARCH 4, 2025

Plus, there are the costs: return shipping, processing fees, and the ever-present risk of lost revenue. Think about all the costs involved: return shipping, processing fees, restocking (or disposing of) returned items, and the administrative overhead of managing returns. Double-check everything before it ships.

eCommerce 130

eCommerce Shipping Costs Shipping Order Fulfillment 130

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.

Drop Ship 264

Drop Ship Shipping Costs Shipping Marketing 264

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.

Customer Experience 289

Customer Experience Shipping Costs eCommerce Improvements 289

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Prepping click-and-collect orders, picking and packing ship-from-store orders, managing store-to-store transfers, etc. — This is one situation you want to avoid at all costs. They need to keep track of what’s new, what’s unique to their location and what just went on sale. the fulfillment scenarios really are endless.

POS 275

POS Payment Services Shipping Costs Fulfillment 275

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Additionally, this reduces cloud costs and improves ad traction and purchases, while also taking privacy factors into account. For example, on shopping channels with multiple distributors, sellers may be deprioritized on the site for overselling or shipping incorrect items. Vision AI is supporting the retail industry in this way, too.

Omnichannel 295

Omnichannel Technology Operations Shipping Costs 295

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Party City has been faced with both challenges that are affecting retail in general — such as inflation and higher shipping costs — and those that are unique to its business, such as a helium shortage. Party City is working to ease the pressure by cutting $30 million in costs, including by laying off 19% of its workforce.

Shipping Costs 326

Shipping Costs Supplies Operations Shipping 326

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

The industry also will need to keep an eye on global conflicts that can slow down transportation and logistics, such as the attacks by Houthi rebels that slowed down ship traffic in the Red Sea in 2024. How are brands keeping up and managing the influx of channels, while still maintaining a consistent brand presence? administration.

Supplies 289

Supplies Shipping Costs B2C Channel 289

Fabric

MAY 24, 2023

Software engineers working in e-commerce are frequently faced with the decision of building or buying a pricing engine. While developing a pricing engine in-house may appear to be the ideal option, it frequently necessitates a significant investment of resources. What is a Pricing Engine? What is a Pricing Engine?

eCommerce 236

eCommerce Shipping Costs eCommerce Platforms Multichannel 236

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

In 2020 he joined Alibaba, where he is now tasked with developing the company’s strategy and building platform-level solutions around international shipping, logistics, cross-border trade and global expansion. Post-pandemic, the focus has shifted from managing disruptions to more proactive planning around supply chain resilience.

Supplies 286

Supplies Shipping Costs Small Business Retail Recommendation 286

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Smart retailers are realizing that their increasingly complex omnichannel offerings have made strong supply chain management more important than ever. Retailers need to handle inventory in stores and distribution centers, keep an eye on both digital and physical shelves and keep costs down with efficient logistics and routing.

Management 278

Management POS Shipping Costs Supplies 278

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2023

There are hefty fees for merchants when it comes to returns — shipping is costly and restocking takes time and money, which can take a toll on any business. Oh, ship… Inflation has been increasing, which likely means you’re being mindful of the economy. You might even be proactively testing out new cost-saving strategies.

Customer Retention 278

Customer Retention Shipping Costs Customer Merchant Services 278