Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2025

Over the past 12 months, we have been building up our selection of products, investing in our operations network, and opening new fulfilment centres, said Anthony Perizzolo, general manager of delivery and supply chain for Amazon Australia.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Great product diversity, changing consumer demands, and the expansion of e-commerce have turned inventory management into a major pain point for retailers. Poor inventory management results in overstocking and under-stocking, impaired cash flow, and losses from theft and spoilage. Here are some reasons why: 1.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

As consumer demands evolve and competition intensifies, retailers are increasingly looking to robotic solutions to streamline operations, improve customer experiences, and drive efficiencies across the supply chain. In recent years, robotics has emerged as a transformative force in global retail, and the Australian market is noexception.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

They trust your business to fulfil their purchases on time and in full – and for returns to be convenient. Supply chain predictability is everything,” asserts Egglestone: “If you don’t have the systems to deliver inventory during peak trading periods, customers will go elsewhere, which puts their loyalty to the test.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

D Cloud inventory management platform throughout 162 stores, with the objective of increasing accuracy throughout the supply chain. We can now use our stores as mini-DCs and use stock from the shop floor and back-of-house for web order fulfillment as well.”. Scotch & Soda will deploy Nedap’s !D

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Retail Focus

MARCH 13, 2025

As contactless and frictionless payment solutions continue to evolve, they are not only transforming the shopping experience but also shaping the future of seamless transactions, offering greater convenience, efficiency, and flexibility for consumers across both retail and online platforms.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Retailers know that despite high inflation and a volatile economy, consumer expectations are at an all-time high. Research shows that the majority of consumers want next-day delivery. Yet consumers don’t want to pay for speed. Single- or even two-warehouse fulfillment approaches force brands to choose between 1.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2025

Intensifying global competition, ongoing economic pressures and evolving consumer behaviours are reshaping the e-commerce landscape, forcing retailers to adapt and evolve. Consumers in Australia will gravitate towards retailers who can consistently provide quick, reliable and transparent delivery.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Retail is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by technological advancements and changing consumer expectations. Data Analytics: Leveraging big data and analytics tools to gain insights into customer behavior, inventory management, sales forecasting, and marketing strategies.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2023

Taking steps now to prepare your warehouse for the increase in orders and to ensure fulfillment processes are optimized is essential to make your ecommerce peak season a success. Having adequate inventory to ship is job one for any ecommerce business. Fulfillment operations have become more complex as order size continues to grow.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2025

Our strategy is all about creating todays Tarzhay , offering everyday discovery and delight for millions of families and ensuring Target is a consumer favorite for years to come. Target also plans to modernize its core inventory management system with AI-powered technology designed to improve reliability and reduce out-of-stocks.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In internal fulfillment, the business handles the complete process of storing, packing and shipping. The company must have a warehouse to keep its inventory, and a logistics team to manage the goods for storing, ordering and shipping directly to stores/distributors or customers. Can you fulfill the orders in a timely manner?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2022

For example, during the pandemic’s peak, Build-A-Bear Workshop successfully evolved its brick-and-mortar business to offer more flexible and efficient fulfillment services so it could capitalize on surging ecommerce demand. With a strong inventory management and fulfillment foundation in place, Build-A-Bear is ready to take its next steps.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 21, 2024

When UK and Irish discount book, games and toy retailer The Works set out to improve the accuracy and efficiency of its inventory management across its stores it turned to Zebra Technologies to revolutionise its back-end management system. Customers want immediate fulfilment.

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I Vend

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

‘Out of stock’ – a phrase that no retailer wants to utter, and no consumer wants to hear. Not being able to buy what they want frustrates consumers, who are demanding that retailers are ‘never out of stock *. This lack of inventory costs retailers an estimated up to 8% of revenue in lost sales.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2024

Digital commerce has become increasingly complex, with endlessly diverse customer journeys and pressure on brands to meet rising consumer expectations. Retailers are grappling with ever-multiplying channels, and managing disparate touchpoints while trying to create a seamless, excellent omnichannel experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Perhaps most importantly, “a decade ago, very few of you were using things like Amazon Advertising, Amazon Lending and Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), and things like Brand Registry, Seller-Fulfilled Prime, Seller University and even Amazon Accelerate didn’t exist,” said Mehta at the event.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

MARCH 11, 2022

Do you know how to manage your inventory as effectively as possible? What are the inventory management best practices? If you can’t answer these questions, it’s time to reconsider how you manage your inventory. Do you have enough stock on hand?

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Independent Retailer

AUGUST 1, 2022

Having insufficient stock to fulfill demand results in missed sales, causes reputational damage, and sends customers to competitors. Next-generation analytical and planning tools interpret vast volumes of data so that retailers can predict and react to disruptions before they affect inventory levels. by Paula Biste.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Technological innovations have optimized and enhanced almost all areas of the retail organization, from marketing to fulfillment, but the process of bringing products to market has been markedly slower to advance. Leahy worked for years in the hospitality industry helping restaurants optimize their inventory. “But

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 25, 2023

The rapid advancement of technology and social media has created a new generation of well-informed, empowered and discerning consumers. IBM’s Institute of Business Value (IBV) has just completed significant research into the priorities and decisions for supply chain operations and sustainability in partnership with The Consumer Goods Forum.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Applying this practice, retailers can proactively troubleshoot stockouts and delays to ensure that customers’ orders can still be fulfilled to their satisfaction in a timely manner. In manufacturing, product substitution can be a valuable tool for optimizing inventory management.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

This partnership is a strategic response to evolving consumer demands, with the grocery delivery market projected to grow by 18.1 Jason Parke, general manager of Deliveroo Singapore, spoke to Inside Retail about the strategy behind the partnership, evolving consumer expectations, and how technology is shaping the future of grocery delivery.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

It’s no secret that technology has radically changed buying behaviors for nearly every consumer out there, making the migration to ecommerce critical for retailers that want to remain relevant and competitive in today’s economy. It’s not uncommon for managers to think they have the best ideas to address these challenges.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

With the bustling holiday shopping season nearing, many brands have spent the last several months assessing their operational strengths and weaknesses, particularly in logistics and fulfillment. Oftentimes, these hinge on the synergy between a brand and its third-party logistics (3PL) provider.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2024

However, with consumer sentiment low and economic concerns still front of mind, this approach could backfire. With the constant pressure on revenue and profitability, retailers need to rethink their returns strategies to protect their margins while providing a frictionless experience for consumers. Inventory optimization.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 6, 2021

Jon Elder gives credit where it’s due: selling on the Amazon Marketplace and using Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) services offer brands enormous opportunities. (Of The combination of access to many millions of potential customers and the warehousing, fulfillment and returns services bundled under FBA is a powerful one, according to Elder.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

“In e-grocery, those companies with established delivery capabilities and relationships were able to respond to the new environment quickly and effectively, determining the choices consumers had,” writes McKinsey. The micro-fulfillment center will support the company’s online grocery operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2021

If you’re a wholesale retailer or brand owner and you haven’t already launched a direct-to-consumer sales channel, you’d better be thinking about it. A tech stack is the ecosystem of hardware and software platforms needed to manage the DTC order fulfillment process from end to end. Fulfillment and Returns.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

The 2021 Connected Consumer Series reflected the challenges retail (and society as a whole) have faced during the past year, but also the growing sense of optimism that is taking hold this year. How to Take Consumer Engagement and LTV to New Levels. 5 Social Advertising Trends for Retailers to Know in 2021: Featuring Under Armour.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2022

Retailers are now investing significant resources into logistics, deploying the latest inventory management systems, automating warehouses and hiring hundreds of hardworking staff in an effort to pick, pack and ship online orders as quickly as possible. Using this stock to fulfil online orders is known as ship-from-store. .

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2025

Aldi uses the same technology to help employees more quickly fulfill curbside pickup orders. According to eMarketer , in 2024, retail media impressions grew by 28% year-over-year, with clicks increasing by 20%, indicating higher consumer engagement facilitated by AI-driven strategies. Here in the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2021

The pandemic’s disruption of the retail industry has driven a lot of change over the past 15 months, from an increase in online shopping to the rapid adoption of omnichannel fulfillment options. Because for consumers, omnichannel shopping is insanely convenient. And despite U.S. And despite U.S.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 7, 2024

It noted the “substantial improvement” in profitability was driven by lower fulfilment costs and successful inventory management, which contributed to a 1.3% The German fashion giant said adjusted EBIT rose to £24.3m (€28.3m) in the three months, up from a loss of £600,000 (€700,000) for the same period last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

According to the researchers at the Auburn University RFID Lab, a typical brick-and-mortar retailer without RFID has about 60% SKU-level accuracy, which is simply not acceptable anymore to keep up with consumer demands for speedy fulfillment and a wide product selection. RFID can raise inventory visibility up to 99%.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It typically involves manufacturing, global and local logistics, storing products in bulk and distribution to multiple sales channels — and then fulfillment and that last-mile delivery that FBA offers.” Once it’s live, it will enable sellers to streamline their inventory management. Yes, that means brick-and-mortar stores.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

One of the reasons that could be, according to George Bland, commercial partnerships manager Apac at [payments gateway] Klarna, is that customers tend to go to different channels for different things. . For us, it’s about figuring out what the consumer is looking for.

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