Inside Retail

APRIL 1, 2025

Yet we still saw an appetite amongst retailers for investing in technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) to drive efficiencies across operations, finance and compliance obligations. We sat down with leading retail finance experts from The Reject Shop, Forever New, Taking Shape and Vinomofo to find out.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

With new services like Supply Chain by Amazon and Amazon Shipping joining existing offerings such as FBA and Amazon Lending, Amazon is firmly positioning itself more and more as a tech-powered service company and less and less as a retailer.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In light of well-publicized shipping delays and inventory shortages, they may find some empty shelves. Top Consumer Stress Factors. Let’s back up for a moment and consider some recent pre-holiday consumer data. adults revealed that, while expectations around delivery and shipping are split, concern has begun to rise.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2023

A car is one of the biggest purchases most consumers make, but the process of buying one, especially used, has long been one of consumers’ most dreaded retail experiences. What customers do want is the ability to complete parts of the process online, said Lyski, “for example, applying for financing.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2023

After three years of supply chain logistics and shipping delays, retailers have too much inventory sitting on shelves, and consumer demand continues to be in flux as inflation maintains a strong grip on budgets everywhere. This means the way consumers shop has drastically changed as new financing options rise in popularity.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2021

Modular replacement parts are available, allowing consumers to repair broken items rather than simply tossing them away. Packaging is made from post-consumer paper, printed with vegetable-based inks and uncoated for 100% recyclability. for millennial and Gen Z consumers” with products people are “proud to use.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2022

The loan will provide BB&B with greater liquidity and give a confidence boost to suppliers regarding shipping items to the retailer. The retailer filled two top finance positions in June 2022 , but its stock price tumbled earlier this month when activist investor Ryan Cohen, head of RC Ventures, revealed he was selling his 11.8%

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The brand has filed numerous motions with the bankruptcy court to continue paying employee wages and benefits, as well as vendors and suppliers for goods and services, without interruption.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The company has successfully helped retailers like American Eagle Outfitters leverage RFID and computer vision-based inventory tracking technology to create a holistic, near-real-time view of inventory across stores to empower both associates and consumers. The pandemic accelerated new consumer behaviors, such as BOPIS.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

According to the Corporate Finance Institute , “Inventory shrinkage occurs when the number of products in stock are fewer than those recorded on the inventory list. Distribution centers (DCs) now need to be able to provide supplies directly to stores but also shift to direct-to-consumer (DTC) for online purchases.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

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. Shipping companies can obtain information through GPS tags to help locate containers and ships in real time.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2021

Driven by the explosive growth of ecommerce and shifting consumer preferences, on-demand, also known as cloud manufacturing, is now poised to revolutionize the supply chain industry. In contrast, traditional manufacturing requires large quantities of products to be made and then stored in facilities until they are ready for shipping.

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Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2024

That involves operations, customer service, logistics, warehousing, currency and finance. In 2008 and 2009 we had a lot of customers from around the world knocking on our door wanting to purchase from us, however, we didn’t ship to [every] country. This is because of the similarities in language and consumer behaviours.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 4, 2020

Today, retailers need to change that mindset in order to keep up with consumer demands — a diversified supply chain is no longer a bottom-line booster, but a competency needed to survive. An offering that retailers may want to keep top of mind, especially during this time, is ship-from-store.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2024

Although her Wall Street background gave her a clear advantage in finance, her time working under Mary Beth Laughton — Sephora’s VP of Ecommerce at the time — unlocked new career possibilities. The retailer even ran a flash shipping program as early as 2015. In most cases, items are dropped at consumers’ doorsteps within two hours.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2023

As the oldest members of Gen Z move into their mid-20s and the youngest enter their teen years, personal finance concerns are high on their list of worries. That’s according to a recent study by the ICSC that surveyed Gen Z consumers, defined by the Pew Research Center as those born between 1997 and 2012.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2024

Without a good system for tracking materials, products or equipment, you’ll be weighed down with time-consuming, tail-chasing efforts to keep track of your inventory. Mislabeled stock can snowball into a customer service dilemma — with wrong items shipping out to buying customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Consumer preference for online shopping continues to rise, as more purchases are being made online than in stores with each passing year. Because of this ease, merchants have begun relying on POS financing to drive sales growth. In 2019 , the total market share of online U.S. According to McKinsey, merchants face up to 2.4X

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 23, 2023

For example, by redeeming an NFT or a set of NFTs, loyal consumers could automatically unlock exclusive content. An element of gamification comes from how consumer participation in brand-related activities can turn NFTs into earnable assets that can also function as tradeable assets by interacting with fungible utility tokens.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 31, 2023

Even for fast-growing retailers – in a world with finance options – it’s difficult to commit to a deal. One thing the Covid pandemic has done is made consumer demand more erratic than ever before; retailers suffer the risk of building stockpiles of products that cannot be sold at profit. Make ship happen with Dropshipzone today.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2022

But ongoing pressure from consumers, employees and even regulators has forced businesses — especially retailers — to reprioritize sustainability along with broader corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies. Consumer Demands Accelerate Sustainability Priorities. of purchases.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2024

Speaking to merchants in Australia, it’s clear that the retail landscape is more competitive than ever, intensified by the influx of global e-commerce players and price-conscious consumers. This also allowed it to offer ship-to-customer services to sell items that were available online but not held in store.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2022

We use data to gain consumer insights, test market reception and decide when and where we’re going to advertise. This deeper and faster method of surfacing, predicting and acting against real-time consumer activity benefits CPG companies that are restructuring for omni commerce. Understanding the Consumer Journey.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2021

Otherwise they may struggle to track every level of their supply networks and provide the transparency that today’s consumers demand. As such, traceability makes all aspects of the supply chain transparent, enabling fashion companies to exhibit ethical sourcing practices to consumers, stakeholders and the necessary authorities.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

By examining shared IP addresses, shipping addresses and payment methods, retailers can uncover hidden associations that might indicate organized fraud rings. Scurfield’s expertise aids retail giants like Urban Outfitters and Boohoo.com through cutting-edge parcel shipping and ecommerce fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 22, 2024

For Wilson that means reaffirming the broader business impact of marketing and identifying new ways to reach and resonate with consumers, especially the elusive Gen Z. These insights help the team understand consumers’ behaviors and expectations in terms of marketing, but also products and in-store experiences, as well. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2022

And this year saw a welcome focus on not just identifying these brands but also creating the tools and infrastructure that would allow them to scale: the nuts and bolts of sourcing, distribution, financing and placement on store shelves and ecommerce websites.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The proliferation of the number of small and mid-sized startups give early employees a leg up: they gain supply chain, finance, capital raise and merchandising knowledge in a compressed period of time. No agency or brand can fully absorb these costs, which means they are passed on to the client and ultimately the consumer.

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VMS

OCTOBER 13, 2021

With a record holiday season looming ahead, retailers are altering their messaging to set consumer expectations regarding “supply chain challenges,” “longer delivery times” and “lower inventories,” reports Reuters. consumers are expected to spend up to $1.3 trillion over the holiday season, according to Deloitte.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2020

It would seem that scales have long been tipped in favor of the retail giants — those with massive footprints, established brands, warehouses chock-full of supply to meet global consumer demand and the resources to offer a wide array of products. That reality is likely one reason why Amazon controls nearly 50% of all U.S. e-Commerce.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 27, 2025

rise in profits in its current financial year to 1.06bn, spurred by a 5% sales increase despite remaining cautious on consumer outlook. Perhaps his caution comes as Next recorded its second impairment charge worth 13m from JoJo Maman Bb, the kids brand it jointly acquired in 2022 with a group of finance firms. Fluke or form?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Significantly, it has also been linked to the financing of terrorist activities, offering a lucrative and relatively low-risk source of funds. Brands already deploy a variety of techniques, including product authenticators for consumers and inspectors, supply chain monitoring and consumer education.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 27, 2023

The key downfall of a D2C brand in the eyes of a consumer is the lack of physical presence where you get the chance to pick up, turn on or try on its products. My advice – Once you have some locations in mind, visit them in the days of the week you are planning to activate to understand how these locations will work in reality. #3

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 11, 2020

But why would Amazon be better than IKEA at shipping furniture around? If you order four AA batteries Amazon charges you $2.16 , but it costs them at least $4 to ship it to you. Is that an overall positive for consumers, manufacturers, the economy and society in general? Robin Gaster: Amazon does have a weakness — in retail.

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Cisco Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We recognize businesses no longer want a static technology investment plan since they are consuming technology differently and want to pay for it differently, too. It is fully warrantied, deeply discounted, Smart Net eligible and can often ship faster than new Cisco products. Supporting a More Sustainable Future.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2020

This shift by the consumer was intentional: they told us that they wanted to find less crowded stores to support better social distancing. Retailers are already warning shoppers to get out early to avoid shipping delays. including as the Director of Corporate Store Operations and Finance.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2024

The cost-of-living crisis and decreased discretionary consumer spending continue to wreak havoc on established retail businesses, as evidenced by the collapse of several Australian retailers in recent months, including Booktopia, Tigerlily, Nique, Dion Lee and Godfreys. Units shipped were also down 21 per cent to 3.1 million, down $12.8

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