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Is unified commerce the new holy grail?

Inside Retail

It connects, on a centralised and measurable platform, several touchpoints and interactions a customer has with the brand or business: payments, rewards, inventory, delivery options, product return, supply chain, fulfilment options, and more. The smarter fulfilment models might even make this happen on the same or next day.

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How Taking Shape is leveraging backend efficiency gains to grow overseas

Inside Retail

Since 2019, it has relaunched its online offering in Australia, rolled out dedicated e-commerce sites and fulfilment centres in New Zealand and the UK, and upgraded its warehouse management and order management systems, leading to significant efficiency gains and growth. All of our boutiques have iPads. Doubling warehouse efficiency.

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Turn Innovation into Action: Top 10 Takeaways You’ll Get From #RIC21

Retail TouchPoints

From tiny boutiques to nationwide giants, retailers are using livestreaming and live shopping to reach customers in new and compelling ways. Brick-and-mortar locations are still essential parts of the shopper journey, but they need to be reconfigured to accommodate both shopper discovery and functions like flexible store-based fulfillment.

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Holiday 2020: With $189 Billion in Online Sales on the Line, Transparency and Social Outreach are Essential

Retail TouchPoints

The pandemic’s impact on shopping habits isn’t abating: 66% of respondents will prefer home delivery over other fulfillment methods, according to a survey by Oracle. with AR activation) to Nordstrom and smaller boutique brands.”. Delivery Delay Woes Can be Handled with Transparency and Honesty. year-over-year.

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

Inside Retail

It also has a wholesale presence in over 60 boutiques across Australia, Canada and Japan, as well as major Australian retailers including Myer, The Iconic, Universal Store, Princess Polly and Showpo. 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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How personal shopping app Gimme aims to disrupt online delivery

Inside Retail

Gimme aims to offer the best of both worlds: the ease of online shopping and near-instant fulfilment of buying something in-store. . We’ve found a large number of orders going through food stores — more groceries from boutique dealers like your local butcher, rather than the big supermarket chains,” Bartalotta said. .

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The 4 challenges facing retail businesses and what Clover’s doing about them

Clover - Retail

From managing employees and payroll to order fulfillment and routing, Clover Retail Growth SaaS helps you automate the tasks you do everyday, saving you time and money. With the uptick in cost of goods, transportation, and even utilities, retailers may need to reduce operational costs by as much as 20% just to stay competitive.