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Choosing a Distribution Model: Drop Shipping vs Traditional Inventory

Retail Bound

One of the topics that consistently comes up in the retail world is the logistics of shipping. From the manufacturers to the distributors, to your retail store – there are many factors and unexpected costs to consider during the shipping process that can be often overlooked. Choose a model that can scale with your growth trajectory.

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Time for retailers to take stock of shipping costs; playing the waiting game won’t win

Retail Focus

Claire Webb from Advanced Supply Chain Group looks at why playing a waiting game won’t help retailers beat soaring shipping costs. Many retailers are looking to protect margins against rapidly rising shipping costs. The factors have triggered a long-running period of disruption and caused shipping costs to escalate.

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Is unified commerce the new holy grail?

Inside Retail

Similarly, Zara allows its customers to return online store purchases free of charge within 30 days of shipping date, to any store or Australia Post drop point. Unified commerce enables the customer to purchase an item in-store and have it shipped home. Endless aisle. It changes the shopping experience for the better.

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How FTD Uses UX Analysis to Weed Out Friction Points in the Shopper Journey

Retail TouchPoints

The calendar widget we were using only showed the current month, and in a case where the cutoff for certain conditions like a shipping deadline occurred on a Friday, users were seeing ‘grayed-out’ dates, but they weren’t automatically thinking to click over to the following month,” said Powell. “

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How Retailers can Combat the Rising Threat of Theft

Retail TouchPoints

Dick’s Sporting Goods also attributed part of the brand’s 23% profit drop in the second fiscal quarter of 2023 to theft ( CNBC ). Optimize inventory management: Like damaged products and shipping errors, theft can negatively impact retail inventory management. According to a June study by the U.S.

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Time for retailers to take stock of shipping costs; playing the waiting game won’t win

365 Retail

Claire Webb from Advanced Supply Chain Group looks at why playing a waiting game won’t help retailers beat soaring shipping costs. Many retailers are looking to protect margins against rapidly rising shipping costs. The factors have triggered a long-running period of disruption and caused shipping costs to escalate.

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12 Best Ecommerce Platforms and Software for Your Online Store

Small Biz Trends

You may look for eCommerce platforms with drag and drop tools, and those with a payment gateway that allow credit card payments. It has a drag and drop interface to easily set up your online store and it comes with a variety of themes that you can customize to suit your needs. Top 12 Ecommerce Software Options for Small Business.