RTP blog

JULY 17, 2017

Consumers’ proficient use of digital channels has revolutionized the retail industry and technology has changed the way people shop today. To keep pace, retailers must innovate beyond the early technology approaches, which strived to simply coordinate discrete channel engagement strategies.

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Fabric Blog

MARCH 25, 2025

Omnichannel retail & its challenges Say hello to Saraha busy mom who’s on the hunt for a new pair of sneakers. Omnichannel retail is about creating a seamless and integrated shopping experience across all channelswhether online, in-store, or mobile. Nevertheless, implementing omnichannel retail is not without its hassles.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

While technology has continued to have a dramatic impact on the retail industry, the spread of COVID-19 has created new technology trends and accelerated current tech best practices significantly. Digital order management and fulfillment. The omnichannel experience. A-commerce” or automation tech. Geolocation.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2022

eBay will pay $295 million to acquire TCGplayer , an online collectibles technology platform and marketplace for trading card games. The company’s technology is known for connecting hobby stores and online sellers with customers and collectors on a global scale. The deal is expected to be completed by Q1 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2022

A growing retail and ecommerce business can turn an efficient process into a multi-step nightmare with inaccurate purchasing, order fulfillment and returns processes. Hence the undeniable need for robust warehouse management technologies that are future-focused and effortlessly scalable. Sophisticated Automation.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Ideally, of course, omnichannel retailers will find ways to provide a seamless experience no matter what touch point a shopper uses or where they are in their purchase journey. Moving Closer to the Omnichannel Ideal. That omnichannel view of understanding is terribly important.”. It’s true that double-digit growth in U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 29, 2023

By teaming a multi-node fulfillment strategy along with an effective Distributed Order Management (DOM) system, brands can route stock to consumers quickly and efficiently, which is an essential for bulk ordering around time-sensitive sporting events and a guarantee of successful order fulfillment.

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ESW

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

To keep up with consumer demand, brands and retailers are facing pressure to implement omnichannel commerce strategies. Why focus on omnichannel? Eva Ponce , the director of the MIT Omnichannel Distribution Strategies Lab at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. Because customers demand it.

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ROI Revolution

MAY 6, 2021

To make the customer journey between all of these channels seamless, retail leaders are making sure a holistic omnichannel strategy is a part of their digital transformation. An omnichannel approach can be a big revenue driver. An omnichannel approach isn’t new. Let’s dive in and explore the top omnichannel trends for 2021.

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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. Let’s start with demand forecasting and inventory deployment.

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Kibo

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Omnichannel shopping isn’t just a passing trend. It’s clear there’s an enormous need for retailers to provide high-quality omnichannel shopping experiences, but meeting consumers’ expectations means retailers must master omnichannel order management. What Is Omnichannel Order Management?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Early adopters have proven that the technology can provide a significant return on investment. RFID Supports Omnichannel. A study conducted by the RFID Lab in 2018 called Project Zipper proved RFID was a game-changer in increasing inventory accuracy when pairs of orders between retailers and brands were studied.

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Fabric

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Before the rise of omnichannel fulfillment , the act of someone handing you an order in your vehicle was mostly limited to drive-in restaurants and drive-thru windows. Curbside pickup is an omnichannel fulfillment strategy in which consumers place an order online and then drive to a physical store to pick it up.

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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

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As consumers increasingly adopt hybrid and omnichannel experiences, retailers must adapt to meet changing consumer expectations. Leading retailers have addressed these challenges head-on by adopting new technology such as location infrastructure.

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Fabric

AUGUST 15, 2023

Enterprise retailers are in constant pursuit of new ways to enrich the customer experience—whether it’s prioritizing faster fulfillment, optimizing for consumer convenience, or enhancing personalization along the buyer’s journey. In this guide, we’ve compiled all you need to know about BOPIS for omnichannel retailers.

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ROI Revolution

MAY 20, 2021

For consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands, in particular, this change in the way consumers shop necessitated a different approach: omnichannel. Director, GM of Omnichannel at BigCommerce. But the reassuring strength of an omnichannel sales approach is that it’s a risk mitigation strategy at its core. Integrate new technologies.

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GetElastic

JULY 22, 2019

An omnichannel approach can help retail-based retailers in a number of ways. In short, an omnichannel approach allows retailers to engage with consumers on a variety of different platforms via a number of touchpoints. The main concept behind omnichannel commerce is providing consumers with a seamless retail experience.

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ChannelAdvisor

APRIL 7, 2019

Developing an omnichannel supply chain strategy is essential to remaining competitive. This means enabling both order fulfillment and returns through various locations and methods, such as in your own or affiliate brick-and-mortar retail stores, as well as through digital stores. Improve order speed and accuracy.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Spanish fashion retailer Encuentro Moda is deploying a radio frequency identification solution across its 125 stores, both to meet omnichannel requirements and to gain visibility into the stock availability at each store and throughout the supply chain. The handheld readers also are employed for online order fulfillment.

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BigCommerce

JUNE 1, 2017

Inventory ties into every element of your store, from supply, to warehousing , to order fulfilment and customer satisfaction. Now, we use Skubana to pull in our BigCommerce, eBay and Amazon orders into one centralized platform, which saves countless hours versus logging into each system separately. Track actual sales.

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Fabric Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Margin protection: Stock imbalances force difficult tradeoffs between shipping costs in terms of split shipments, promotion depth, and inventory carrying costs when deciding how to fulfill orders and move through inventory effectively. To better serve its DTC customers, Levi Strauss & Co.

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Ecommerce Platforms

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The eCommerce service is an omnichannel commerce platform that provides the power of large-scale businesses to mid-size brands. BetterCommerce is a large-scale enterprise-grade omnichannel solution for eCommerce built to empower retailers to maximize revenue, stay ahead of the competition, and be more efficient. Omnichannel.

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Fabric

AUGUST 8, 2023

According to another survey, 85% of online shoppers said that a poor delivery experience would prevent them from ordering from an online retailer again. That’s where modern order management comes into play. This includes on-shelf, in-transit, and on-order inventory at distribution centers, retail stores, suppliers, and more.

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Kibo

MARCH 29, 2021

To meet the moment, companies must move away from multichannel or omnichannel platforms to unified ones that increase engagement and foster repeat business. Unified commerce isn’t simply an evolution of omnichannel retail, it’s its panacea. Omnichannel Vs. Unified: Evolving Toward a Single Source of Transactional Truth.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Without the Tmall partnership it would be infinitely harder for SPO to reach these Chinese consumers, said Giraudi: “ It’s not just the technology, it’s the process and the know-how of running [this kind of program] ,” he said. The way the audience built over the livestream, that’s the result of years of expertise.

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RTP blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

This sixth annual Retail TouchPoints Store Operations Survey examines the top challenges omnichannel retailers face in shoring up their brick-and-mortar locations, and reveals the strategies and technology solutions they are using to meet those challenges. Do I think not focusing on the last mile is a lost opportunity?

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OrderDynamics

MAY 1, 2018

The Missing Order Fulfillment Metric: RSO. We all know that this is true in today’s retail world, but the one order fulfillment metric no one seems to be talking about is RSO. RSO Ratio stands for a business’ Retail Shipments to Orders Ratio. It is a measure of a retailer’s order fulfillment efficiency.

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Retalon

APRIL 21, 2021

Omnichannel order fulfillment that drives customer experience (and boosts profits). Consumer expectations have evolved in the digital age, and retailers are now offering a multitude of flexible order delivery methods such as “Buy online, pick up in-store”, “curbside pickup”, “order in store, deliver home” and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 16, 2020

Now, with consumers demanding direct-to-consumer, in-store and curbside pickup, businesses must perfect omnichannel fulfillment to survive. The challenge of omnichannel and fulfilling across retail, web and warehouse sites has historically been out of the reach of most retailers. Increased Safety.

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GetElastic

APRIL 11, 2023

The world of commerce is evolving rapidly, and brands need to keep up with the latest technologies and trends to stay ahead of the game. One of the most powerful recent commerce technologies is headless commerce. These technologies can also automate back-end processes like inventory management and order fulfillment.

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Kibo

APRIL 5, 2021

Consequently, it presents a great opportunity for companies to assess their current order management software, and to determine if it has what it takes to attract and retain customers. Here’s a list of capabilities needed to deliver order fulfillment and post-sales experiences that keep customers coming back—again and again.

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OrderDynamics

AUGUST 28, 2018

What Exactly is Omnichannel Fulfillment? . Omnichannel has become more than just a buzzword in retail. Omnichannel retail is gaining momentum. What specifically is omnichannel fulfillment, in the retail environment? What is Omnichannel Fulfillment? . Omnichannel Fulfillment: Strategies.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2023

Pernot-Day shared that SHEIN is now especially passionate about next-generation materials and fabric technology, although he admitted that this is still very much a forward-looking initiative. “It’s

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Ecommerce Platforms

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

There are few things more important than order fulfillment when it comes to creating a successful business. If you’re starting an ecommerce store of your own, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with the amount of work associated with shipping and fulfillment. The Pros and Cons of Using Shippo Order Fulfillment.

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OrderDynamics

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Omnichannel Order Management – Solving Today’s Challenges. Omnichannel order management is the technology that provides inventory visibility, routes orders to the best locations for fulfillment, and accepts returns – across all retail channels. But, those are incremental technologies.

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Retalon

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Why should retailers care about their Order Fulfillment Process? Order fulfillment may seem like a fairly straightforward process and according to the generic “high-level” definition, it is. In fact, the best order fulfillment processes become sources of revenue, profit, and even customer loyalty.

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