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Dr. Squatch Focuses on Shipping Experience to Drive Global Growth  

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To combat this, companies should “look beyond a single-carrier and utilize multi-carrier shipping experiences. To combat this, companies should “look beyond a single-carrier and utilize multi-carrier shipping experiences. Multi-carrier shipping options help expand delivery and last-mile services, and customers like to have options.”

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Small Business, Big Ideas: Inside the Luxury Advent Calendar Boom with DTC Brand Cheese Brothers

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Wholesale marketplace Faire , which can act as a barometer of where the retail winds are blowing, saw a 500% increase in searches for advent calendars in August 2023 compared to the same period in 2002, and the number of advent calendars available for sale on the platform has increased 4X this year. .” In fact, the Cheese Bros.

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Jewelry Retailers: Prepare Your Curbs, not Your Cases, for 2021

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Its wholesale sales had dried up and its retail stores were forced to close in early lockdowns. In 2021, multichannel is definitely the model for jewelry retailers to go with, since it allows more consumers to purchase their desired items in whatever way is most convenient — and safe — for them. Conclusion: Pivot Fast, Pivot Smart.

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What Does ‘Omnichannel’ Mean in 2021? How Marketplaces are Reshaping the Digital Landscape

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Merchants, particularly large retailers, who historically had this wholesale relationship where they had vendors and buyers now recognize there’s a benefit to a third-party marketplace model. Can it be shipped to me? We’re seeing it with Walmart. RTP: What are the biggest challenges to creating an omnichannel operation?

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DoorDash Debuts Package Pickup Service to Streamline Returns

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Consumers can attach prepaid shipping labels to their returns or send a shipping QR code directly to their “Dasher” via the DoorDash app. DoorDash will charge a flat fee of $5 ( $3 for DashPass members), and shoppers will get their first package pickup for free during January 2023, traditionally a heavy month for post-holiday returns.

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Amazon FBA Boosts Sustainability Efforts With Two Circular Commerce Programs

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FBA Liquidations will provider sellers the option to use Amazon’s existing wholesale liquidation partners and technology to recoup potential losses on returned and overstock inventory. by the end of 2021. In June 2021, Farfetch partnered with ThredUP to launch a donation program for its U.S.

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DTC Activewear Brand Vuori Valued at $4B After Latest Funding

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Launched in 2016 as a DTC business, Vuori has since expanded to brick-and-mortar via wholesale at retailers including Nordstrom and REI , as well as with 10 standalone stores. Currently the brand is offsetting its carbon and plastic footprints while taking steps to eliminate 80% of plastics from its shipping and supply chain by 2022.

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