Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Party City has been faced with both challenges that are affecting retail in general — such as inflation and higher shipping costs — and those that are unique to its business, such as a helium shortage. The retailer had about $121.5 billion in debt. However, the retailer is still struggling on the sales side. Net sales were down 1.6%

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

Let’s dive into some small ideas that can help tackle big goals: 1) Think Big: Increase customer engagement with more interactive marketing. If shipping is delayed and orders are late, tell your customers. 4) Think Big: Improve supply chain and inventory management. Act small: Use a QR code! The QR code is back.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 7, 2025

The e-commerce industry has experienced rapid growth and transformation in recent years, driven by technological advancements, changing consumer preferences, and global market shifts. These technologies are enabling retailers to provide personalized shopping experiences, optimize pricing strategies, and streamline inventory management.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2021

To say everyone is worn out is probably an understatement, and by all accounts marketers in particular are feeling the pressure — a staggering 70% of marketing executives said the pandemic has left them “completely exhausted,” according to a new report from Accenture Interactive. Forget About Personalization, Focus on Relevancy.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2024

This is a comprehensive approach that extends beyond online sales to encompass various critical aspects of retail operations, with inventory management and pricing at its core. But the two channels had separate inventory tracking systems, leading to lost sales when stores couldn’t check what stock was where.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Chico’s FAS has entered a strategic partnership with solution provider fabric to improve its speed-to-market for initiatives designed to accelerate growth. Chico’s will leverage fabric’s technology, including omnichannel order management and inventory systems, to power its commerce offerings across the entire company.

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Independent Retailer

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This is why inventory management is key, especially as retailers look to deal with unsold merchandise after the holidays. “Seemingly overnight, shortages are flipping to inventory surpluses in certain categories. Donate Excess Inventory. Adopt a Probabilistic Model of Inventory Management.

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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. Also, packaging can be fully customizable.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2021

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. It’s also important to examine reject rates for ship-from-store and buy online, pick up in-store purchases. You’re Losing Money on Every Order Due to High Shipping Costs.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

However, not having an ecommerce channel today will almost certainly guarantee losing market share and revenue. Good warehousekeeping leads to better customer service through improved inventory management, faster receiving, put-away, picking and shipping times, savings in labor costs and reducing expensive errors.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 13, 2023

For retailers selling products online across multiple markets on- and off-shore, selecting shipping partners can be a significant pain point in time, cost and convenience. We save our customers time, trouble and money on all their shipping needs,” explains Nicholas Woodward, country manager for Pack & Send Australia. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2023

While that’s attractive marketing fodder for retail CMOs who want to appeal to environmentally minded consumers, CFOs will appreciate the potential profitability of selling an article of clothing not just once but twice or more in the circular economy. Opportunity #1: Cost-efficient inventory management.

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Retail Bound

APRIL 13, 2024

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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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Shipping delays and stockouts lead to frustration and disappointment, especially when logistical problems impact time-sensitive purchases, such as special occasion gifts, event tickets or prescription medications. In manufacturing, product substitution can be a valuable tool for optimizing inventory management.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Accurate demand forecasting is the bedrock of efficient inventory management — a vital logistics function that should be operating at peak performance levels during the holiday shopping season when consumers expect the inventory they want to be available. 3: Order accuracy. Peak season is not forgiving of errors.

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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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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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. Meanwhile, with traditional dropshipping, the goods will ship blind, without any marketing material that reveals the identity of the supplier.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It was no longer enough to route orders to a handful of DCs and drop ship vendors. The digital channel typically had one or more dedicated facilities, which ironically were often planned and managed like an individual additional brick-and-mortar location. Checking inventory in a local store but not placing an order?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 6, 2021

Elder, founder of Black Label Advisor , a firm that advises sellers on how to maximize their marketplace business, shared what he wished he’d known before becoming an Amazon seller, and why many distinctive brands remain wary of selling via Amazon despite its massive market power. Everything comes down to inventory and profit margins.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

Those disruptions, and their ripple effects on shipping, distribution and warehousing, are expected to continue for months to come and into 2022, meaning that decentralization will remain a core strategy for ensuring business continuity. Vishal Patel is VP of Product Marketing and Technology at Ivalua.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2024

Ecommerce has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, and warehouses must consistently deliver a seamless, end-to-end consumer experience to remain competitive in this evolving market. That’s where a modern fulfillment management system (FMS) steps in to meet both internal and external needs.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 27, 2025

Coresight Research estimates that the global GenAI applications and hardware market will total $125.0 2025 is expected to be a pivotal year for the development of AI, with many GenAI projects seeing deployment, so retailers need to shape up or ship out when it comes to the AI curve. billion, $39.6 billion for applications and $85.4

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2022

Developing and refining strategies within the following five action areas can help secure and fortify positioning on the digital shelf: Connect products to more channels Market at the right time Sell wherever consumers shop Optimise every channel Fulfil customer expectations. Bringing it all together.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2021

Building an online presence starts with a well-designed website supported by an effective digital marketing plan. Digital Marketing. While you are no doubt familiar with brand marketing, online customer acquisition is a whole different animal. Wholesalers are used to shipping pallets and containers from one warehouse to another.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2022

Here’s the evidence: The rise of branded podcasts (stay tuned for additional coverage on this BTW); An explosion of shoppable content initiatives; The ongoing refinement of influencer marketing strategies, including increased repurposing of this custom content across other platforms; and An ever-growing slate of social commerce functionality.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Among the essential components of a retail tech stack is a powerful shipping and logistics solution like ShipStation, which stands out due to its extensive integration capabilities. Inventory management systems For retailers, managing inventory efficiently is crucial to meeting demand without overstocking.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2024

Our 2024 report features C-level executives with decades of leadership experience, alongside start-up founders and digital specialists with a wide range of skills, from marketing to logistics. It’s been a gamechanger, not only for our end-mile and fulfilment but also for my approach to inventory management, customer support and data.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2023

For one thing, it can lead to increased costs as companies may need to pay for additional storage space to hold the excess inventory. In addition, excess inventory can also tie up capital that could be used for other purposes, such as investing in marketing or other growth initiatives. Negotiate better terms.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2022

Due to ongoing disruption, some retailers have adopted a “just in case” inventory management system for their imports as opposed to a “just in time” method, according to Sheerin. Meanwhile, many others are opting for more airfreighting of products, although this is costly.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

With potentially fewer items available on the shelves this year and shipping timelines longer than ever before, retailers must be able to identify where items are located at a given moment, at the right price. Ashish Sahu is Head of Product and Solution Marketing at Redis. Expect the Unexpected.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

million on inventory management solutions; $1.2 Where our model in the past has been historically a brick-and-mortar one, now it’s really about becoming a multi-dimensional platform for health and wellness and the market leader. We also launched a new system, Relex , for inventory management. That’s our goal.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2022

It’s those retailers that can most quickly and accurately react to these turbulent market forces and behaviors that are creating the most innovative and positive customer experiences. This is problematic because customer data should guide a majority of business decisions including marketing, inventory management, merchandising and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2023

plastic waste is being recycled, making it one of the most wasteful materials on the market. Lowering Excess Optimizing inventory management can reduce a business’ production costs over time if more focus is given to efficient packaging design. Packaging & Wrapping strives for fast and affordable shipping.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2022

Foxtrot is taking its own approach to the rapid delivery market by embracing a fully omnichannel operation. RTP: How does Foxtrot set itself apart from other companies in the rapid delivery market? What really matters, and what drives us, is an obsession around merchandising, and finding the best products for our customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2020

The final prong was in Burton’s customer-facing solutions, comprising technologies for e-Commerce, marketing, social media, customer service and a retail POS. If a customer walks into a store and says, ‘My hands are full, ship it to me,’ that’s one experience we have to offer. Store Associates Gain Access To Up-To-Date Data.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

A number of major retailers have had some form of adoption because of its ability to materially improve inventory management, but it hasn’t offered the same benefit to the customer experience. It had tremendous benefits because it put the product in the right place at the right time, increasing full-price sales.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Order Fulfillment When outsourcing, retailers can benefit from streamlined inventory management, order processing, and shipping. Digital Marketing and SEO To thrive in a competitive retail landscape, your business needs a strong online presence.

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