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Exclusive Q&A: B2B Cruise Retail Player Comes Ashore to Support Resort-Based Luxury

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She is SVP at the 65- year-old company, which supports and operates shipboard retail stores on nearly 100 ships operated by 15 cruise lines. Shaw: Its going to be very similar to what were doing on ships. Then we operate the boutique itself, but we make a different financial arrangement with each partner.

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Let’s Move from Fast Promising to Smart Promising

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At the same time, many retailers are reporting higher and higher shipping costs, which are affecting profits on their balance sheets. And although omnichannel fulfillment is growing in importance, they still want to drive offline sales and bring people into the store, while also minimizing the impact of shipping costs on their bottom line.

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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. Unified commerce enables the customer to purchase an item in-store and have it shipped home.

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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. Adding to the overall shipping volume will be those consumers who would normally have purchased a gift in-store and brought it to the recipient themselves.

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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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The rise of side hustles in Australia: How dropshipping is leading the way

Inside Retail

Because its simple, low-cost, and doesnt require you to manage inventory or ship products. With business models like dropshipping making it easier to run an online business without managing inventory or shipping products, its no wonder that so many are embracing side hustles. Dreaming of starting a business but not sure where to begin?

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‘More is more’: Q&A with Camilla CEO, Jane McNally

Inside Retail

But through that period, we included things like additional global shipping destinations, we localised currency and payment options, and we selected local-language sites. We’ve expanded our omnichannel options so we include invisible aisle fulfilment and forward order digital wish lists. It’s not limited to New South Wales.

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