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Clean Data, Clean Planet: How Online Retailers can use Data Analytics to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

Retail TouchPoints

Inflation has tightened margins and supply chain issues have caused havoc with inventory planning. Newly developed freight booking tools have made it easier and more efficient to book containers on large cargo ships, thereby reducing the need for air freight, which is generally seen as producing a larger carbon footprint.

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How Brands Can Deliver Sustainable Instant Commerce for Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

Traditional logistics networks weren’t built to handle such breakneck delivery speeds, and retailers are left trying to meet consumers’ expectations while facing ever-rising environmental impacts due to emissions-heavy overnight air shipping, cardboard overuse and even more delivery trucks clogging up city streets and spewing exhaust.

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Blue Diamond Growers Cracks the Supply Chain ‘Nut,’ Saves $1 Million in Annual Transportation Costs

Retail TouchPoints

For the past decade, Blue Diamond Growers has worked with SAP , starting with a rapid installation of SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) in 2014. A lot of the planning required was done separately, so trying to align the demand with supply was the biggest inflection point to take hold of,” Birgfeld said.

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Meet Nakedvice, the brand founded by best friends in the Sportsgirl stockroom

Inside Retail

The brand was co-founded in 2014 by best friends Sarah Miller and Jessie Gargan, who were 23 and 26, respectively, at the time. Expansion plans will be supported by the opening of a second boutique in Victoria and a third in New South Wales by the year’s end.

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eCommerce and its Profitability Issue. Why its So Hard to Make Money

Indigo 9 Digital

Since Casper launched in 2014 it has yet to make a profit. Trader Joe’s does not offer online shopping and does not plan to. In the past Morgan Stanley has estimated the average order value for a one day shipping order from Amazon is $8.32. to fulfill and ship that order which means Amazon loses money on many orders.

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Effective Strategies to Reduce Shopping Cart Abandonment

I Love Fashion

Reference image: [link] However, most of the time, cart abandonment happens due to – Charging extra costs and unexpected hidden costs like taxes, fees, or shipping costs. Transparent shipping and additional costs The cart abandonment rate has been increasing steadily since 2014. Slow delivery time.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 289 – ShipBob Co-Founder and CEO Dhruv Saxena

Retail Geek

ShipBob is a tech-enabled third-party logistics provider (3PL) that fulfills e-commerce orders for direct-to-consumer brands. We discuss ShipBob’s origin story, how the e-commerce fulfillment industry has evolved, as well as the challenges and implications of Amazon and Shopify’s various fulfillment initiatives.