Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2024

With the 2024 holiday season not too far away, it’s an opportune moment to evaluate your fulfillment operations and determine which technologies require an upgrade or replacement to secure your future success. That’s where a modern fulfillment management system (FMS) steps in to meet both internal and external needs.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Amazon has relaunched its ground shipping services for sellers after pausing operations in 2020. The offering, Amazon Shipping , allows sellers to deliver orders made through Amazon and other ecommerce sites in two to five business days. Amazon Shipping will provide delivery service within the U.S. It will tap into the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2022

Shopify will acquire fulfillment solution provider Deliverr for $2.1 With the Deliverr acquisition and integration of its 6 River Systems ’ warehouse automation technology, the ecommerce platform plans to fortify its Shopify Fulfillment Network (SFN).

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As discount shopping app Wish continues its comeback effort , parent company ContextLogic outlined its plans for 2023 at a summit for its merchants — including a major overhaul of the platform’s shipment pricing structure in order to bring down shipping costs for customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2023

By my recollection, the world of flexible fulfillment hit an inflection point about 15 years ago. It was at that point that putting the technology and operations in place to fulfill from an increasingly complex supply chain network embarked upon its next frontier. Checking inventory in a local store but not placing an order?

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

But everyone is talking about brand delivered, brand fulfilled, e-concessions and digital concessions. Brand fulfilment and digital concessions are on the rise, which is more or less a form of dropshipping, except the goods are shipped directly from the supplier in branded packaging. E-commerce is undergoing a structural change.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Fulfillment technology company Fulfillment IQ has expanded its portfolio with an investment in Tusk Logistics, a regional delivery network. Fulfillment IQ will now implement Tusk Solutions into its consultation services for ecommerce clients that need regional shipping support.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The problems with getting products to people quickly and cheaply are well-known: consumers want fast fulfillment, which is costly to provide, but they don’t want to pay high (or really any) shipping fees. Even Amazon , the trendsetter in fast fulfillment, isn’t immune to higher labor costs.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2024

Now, Sephora is a clear leader in omnichannel execution — and fulfillment has become a key differentiator in the brand experience. To achieve that goal, fulfillment has to be embedded into other functional discussion areas, such as marketing and merchandising. “We The retailer even ran a flash shipping program as early as 2015.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

CFO Adrian Mitchell said the new store-based DCs are “a low-cost complement to our existing fulfillment network” and will help reduce shipping costs, improve delivery speeds and ensure better utilization of inventory. “We’ve

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Benefits include 5% back in rewards across Wayfair and its specialty and luxury brands, AllModern, Birch Land, Joss & Main and Perigold , as well as free shipping regardless of order size; both of these features are subject to some restrictions.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This presents a dual shipping dilemma for businesses: how can they keep shipping costs on the business low, while also offering customer-friendly return policies? This means that when ecommerce retailers can’t provide the peace of mind that clear return shipping policies can offer, customers will take their money and run.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2021

They can trumpet their sustainability efforts by displaying a banner on their shipping detail pages, assuring their customers that their deliveries are carbon neutral. Funds collected by Onfleet are sent to Pachama , which in turn distributes them to American Carbon Registry and Verified Carbon Standard forestry projects.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2023

Sam’s Club is embarking on an ambitious expansion of its physical footprint, beginning with five new fulfillment and distribution centers opening this year — the first, in Georgia, in Q3 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2022

The early-season surge can be attributed to shoppers’ awareness of potential shipping delays , which also made omnichannel fulfillment a winning solution during that final rush: stores with curbside or in-store pickup options captured 62% of global sales during the Dec. 18 and Dec. 18-31 window. “In

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2023

The idea of transforming malls into “mixed use” gathering spots has become popular, but an aerial view of these complexes provides an interesting perspective on another potential evolutionary path for the mall: as a fulfillment center. “ All those back-of-house loading docks are just perfect for fulfillment.

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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. Each option has its benefits and disadvantages.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Building a future-proof tech stack To survive and thrive during Black Friday, retailers must invest in tech solutions that integrate seamlessly with their current systems – inventory management, CRMs, and shipping tools. Optimising shipping with automation Shipping logistics are a make-or-break factor during Black Friday.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2024

The technology will help Aldi centralize global shipping volume, increase cost transparency and improve its control over the movement of goods throughout the supply chain, as well as develop a strategic ocean freight procurement strategy.

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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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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

To meet these demands and elevate its fulfilment strategy, Freedom partnered with Shippit , ANZ’s leading commerce delivery platform, and Fluent Commerce’s Distributed Order Management System (OMS), Fluent Order Management. Shippit has allowed us to be more agile in our fulfilment, especially in New Zealand,” said Rich.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Walmart ’s latest sustainability initiatives combine changes to its fulfillment processes as well as customer-facing options for reducing waste, including allowing online shoppers to opt out of plastic bags for store pickup orders and to request consolidation of multiple items into fewer boxes. in a statement.

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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. Creating Joy Amid Uncertainty.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2023

Each plane will ship thousands of packages every day from the 1.1 million sellers in India across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai, India, helping to move goods faster and more cost-effectively from fulfillment centers to last-mile carriers.

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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. Everything from shipping materials to labels to printer ink are very important.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2023

Cephalofair Games , which recently released its Frosthaven game following a nearly $13 million Kickstarter campaign, had to manage fulfillment to both 83,000 backers and 600 independently owned retailers worldwide. There are a few Kickstarter fulfillment companies in the industry, but they never handled a project anywhere near this big.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2023

GoBolt ’s Merchant Portal is a web-based app with a suite of features designed to enable retailers to manage their orders, inventory and shipments more effectively so they can stay on top of their fulfillment and delivery operations and make better informed decisions.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 1, 2025

An OMS is a software solution that simplifies the management of inventory, orders and fulfillment and plays a vital role in the post-purchase experience by ensuring timely communication, providing real-time updates, improving customer support and facilitating smooth returns and exchanges. Contact center support is critical as well.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Returns negatively impact brands in several ways including processing costs, shipping fees, unsellable merchandise and more. With the growth in ecommerce and higher consumer expectations for convenience, it is essential for retailers to make returns processes as efficient as outbound fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 21, 2024

The transition began at the company’s automated fulfillment center in Ohio and offered a test-and-learn opportunity for the larger rollout. I’m so excited we’re changing over to paper,” said Christian Garcia, a fulfillment associate at the BFL1 fulfillment center in Bakersfield, Calif.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The company will ship the items to US customers directly from a facility in Guangdong, China. Amazon will also charge sellers lower fulfilment fees for products sold through the new storefront. Citing The Information , Reuters reported that Amazon’s price limits include US$8 for jewellery, $13 for guitars and $20 for sofas.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Postal Service has launched an online ecommerce catalog powered by Toys ‘R’ Us for the fulfillment of gifts in its Operation Santa program. The online catalog features a selection of toys and gifts from Toys ‘R’ Us and integrates a number of USPS shipping options to ensure that gifts are affordable to ship and arrive in time for the holidays.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2024

Walmart already has opened four of five planned next-generation fulfillment centers , designed to expand access to next-day and two -day shipping for Walmart customers as well as to support clients of Walmart Fulfillment Services.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

These facilities are significantly smaller than traditional fulfillment centers but are designed to prepare items for immediate delivery — and Amazon is poised to expand from 45 same-day sites (as of 2019) to at least 150 in the next several years, according to MWPVL International. per package, compared to $1.75

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Wayfair introduced its paid loyalty program Wayfair Rewards last month , offering 5% back in rewards across Wayfair’s brands and free shipping regardless of order size for a $29 annual fee. In May 2024 Wayfair opened its first large-format store in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, Ill.,

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 6, 2025

This, combined with Amazons dedicated focus on building a vast fulfilment network to underpin its delivery proposition, has allowed the brand to achieve the size and scale it has in the UK. Fulfilment expansion Amazon Australia is heavily investing in expanding its fulfilment capabilities in the local market.

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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. After all, they will be the ones to bring to life in-store pickup, ship-from-store fulfillment, the endless aisle and other omnichannel experiences.

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