Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

For example, when you shop online at Amazon or ASOS, you’ll notice that the recommendations are specific to your browsing and buying behaviour. This helps retailers optimise inventory levels, staffing, and promotions for smoother operations and waste reduction. This improves productivity and reduces costs.

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Inventory Management Markdowns Checkout Customer Experience 162

Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Features like booking an in-store pickup online or returning online purchases in person are now viewed less as perks and more as baseline expectations. Cross-Channel Returns and Exchanges Returns and exchanges can be a significant sticking point, particularly when orders are made through one channel and returned through another.

Payment Services 147

Payment Services Returns Technical Support Promotions 147

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Research shows that a lousy customer experience will deter 76 per cent of customers from returning to shop on your platform. They trust your business to fulfil their purchases on time and in full – and for returns to be convenient. So, it is critical to optimise service and customer experience online.

Fulfillment 130

Fulfillment Returns Customer Experience Management 130

Inside Retail

JANUARY 2, 2023

Social commerce and live shopping. Browsing and shopping directly on social media platforms has long been a hallmark of e-commerce in China, now, it’s finally coming to Australia. Half of the GTV of e-commerce in China now comes from live shopping. Live shopping is essentially the modern-day, more sophisticated version of TVSN.

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Shopping Social Commerce Wholesale Specialty Retailers 264

Retail Focus

MARCH 7, 2025

With smartphones and tablets becoming integral parts of daily life, consumers are increasingly shopping on the go. Benefits of M-Commerce: Convenience : Shopping on mobile devices offers a seamless and convenient experience for consumers, allowing them to shop anytime and anywhere.

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Social Commerce Payment Services Inventory Management Consumer 130

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2022

The goal is to provide a turnkey end-to-end solution for independent brands through localized fulfillment and enhanced last-mile options, regardless of whether or not they use the Shopify platform.

Fulfillment 312

Fulfillment Merchant Services Inventory Management Wholesale 312

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2024

With this acquisition, Trove will integrate its resale capabilities, which include store trade-ins, digital trade-ins, returns processing, non-new inventory management and resale site building and management with Recurate’s peer-to-peer expertise, operational network and Shopify integrations.

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Inventory Management Returns Management Marketing 278

Independent Retailer

AUGUST 1, 2022

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. COVID-19 lockdowns accelerated a shift to online shopping that was already well underway. Common Inventory Management Headaches. by Paula Biste.

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Inventory Management Management Inventory Turnover Supply Chain Management 96

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.

Inventory Management 98

Inventory Management Wholesale Management Markdowns 98

I Vend

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Retail is still in the post-pandemic shake-down, with some shoppers loving the return to stores, but others now entrenched with ecommerce as their ‘normal’; inflation is still impacting shoppers’ discretionary spend and the cost of living crisis is making many think twice about purchases they would have made without a care a few short years ago.

Inventory Management 90

Inventory Management Management Point of Sale Returns 90

Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2022

Unified commerce is the new holy grail for retailers, promising previously unheard-of levels of customer insights and control over all elements of sales and inventory management. Buy online, return in-store. Smarter inventory management enabled by unified commerce allows stores to resell the item or return it to the warehouse.

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Checkout Drop-Shipping Payment Services Inventory Management 246

Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2025

Likewise, omni-optimisation is a key focus in its mission to provide a seamless customer experience regardless of the channel used to shop, according to Celine Sommacal, e-commerce operations manager. However, because it also adds complexity to inventory management, it makes transparency and proactive communication critical.

Fulfillment 130

Fulfillment Shipping Customer Retention Inventory Management 130

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 30, 2023

The pickup-only store does not allow in-store shopping; instead, the store serves as an onsite warehouse designed solely for stocking, storing and bagging groceries. As such, the store itself features a “completely reimagined” layout and inventory management system developed to enable “accurate and affordable grocery pickup in minutes.”

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Grocer Planning Supermarket Inventory Management 312

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. 4: Return rates. Returns are an inevitable part of retail. shoppers returned more — and earlier — than in the previous holiday season.

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Fulfillment Returns Shipping Promotions 310

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 27, 2021

The nested doll, or outpost, brings excitement and new shoppers to a physical shopping experience that needs new energy. However, the idea of one shop nested in another can bring complexity for store organizations. The growing trend of “Russian nesting doll” stores is when larger stores host small outposts for well-known brands.

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Inventory Management Department Stores Management Shopping 279

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Enhanced Inventory Management Effective inventory management is vital for retail success. A centralized database provides retailers with a comprehensive view of stock levels across all stores, warehouses, and online platforms, allowing them to make informed decisions regarding inventory replenishment and distribution.

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Inventory Management Location Management Supply Chain Management 111

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. Customers can access products from any channel, enjoying a seamless shopping experience. Instead, the holy grail solution is unified commerce.

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Inventory Management Fulfillment Store Layout Shipping 260

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

Above all, they must keep the customer experience top of mind, and Amazon sets the benchmark for customer experience and expectations when it comes to online shopping. New Solutions for Ecommerce Fulfillment (and Returns). As you might imagine, this is incredibly time consuming. Accepting our New Reality.

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Merchant Services Fulfillment Shipping Inventory Management 279

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

A better bottom line can be achieved by minimizing returns, leveraging user-generated content (UGC) and implementing smart forecasting solutions. Visual search is designed to help people shop the way they’re used to in-store. and is one way for younger customers to shop responsibly. Minimize returns. In the U.S.,

Returns 289

Returns Consumer Inventory Management Customer Experience 289

Retail Focus

MARCH 29, 2022

One of the ways in which retailers can more accurately monitor and therefore predict how consumer behaviour will change is having access to accurate data about what’s impacting the sale and return of their products. . Trying before buying’ will play a big part in contributing towards the growing volume of returns in 2022.

Consumer 211

Consumer Inventory Management Payment Services Returns 211

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2025

The return of sweeping tariffs under the new administration has sent ripples through global supply chains, creating a landscape of uncertainty that businesses need to navigate carefully. A supply chain management system that utilizes AI/ML and real-time analytics can transform inventory planning into an intelligent and responsive process.

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Supply Chain Management Planning Fulfillment Inventory Management 173

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

For more than two years into the pandemic, digital transformation and investment accelerated, and customers increasingly turned to online shopping as an alternative to traditional shopping. . However, as lockdowns and movement restrictions become more rare, what does this mean for the future of physical stores?

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Payment Services Fulfillment Advertising Inventory Management 320

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Smart stores are still viable tactics in retailers’ broader business strategies, but recent news has proven that retail leaders must think ahead of the curve when it comes to their smart store implementations if they hope to see a return on their digital investments. Shoppers also highly value convenience.

Payment Services 287

Payment Services Checkout Inventory Management Kiosk 287

Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2023

She believes that the inefficiencies that have existed such as a lack of representation, poor fit and high returns have been amplified by the shift to online shopping which was accelerated by Covid, fast fashion and an increasingly global world. There’s a huge amount of waste due to a mismatch of supply and demand, and poor fit.

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Fashion Fast Fashion Returns Inventory Management 245

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Retailers are integrating AI with bricks-and-mortar shops and online platforms to give the shopping experience a remarkable transformation, enhancing both customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. Inventory management Predictive analytics: This helps optimise your stock levels, preventing overstocking and stockouts.

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Loss Prevention Checkout Shrinkage Supply Chain Management 245

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2021

You can’t just repurpose your B2B website and add a shopping cart to turn it into a shopping platform. You will need their talents when it comes to: Design Customer experience (CX) Search engine optimization (SEO) Web maintenance Customer engagement Product returns. Fulfillment and Returns. Digital Marketing.

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Wholesale Payment Services Fulfillment Returns 279

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2024

In 2021 the retailer opened its first store outside the Northeast and now operates 13 stores in Florida, and in 2022 The Paper Store opened its first Signature Store, featuring a 12,000-square-foot footprint — double its previous stores’ average size — and new ways for customers to shop.

Inventory Management 264

Inventory Management Point of Sale Promotions Jewelry 264

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

The first Amazon Style store is set to open later this year at The Americana at Brand shopping mall in Los Angeles. “We We obsessed over designing a shopping experience focused on helping customers find great looks, and it led us to create Amazon Style,” said a company blog announcing the new store format.

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Payment Services Apparel Inventory Management Department Stores 263

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In previous years, much of the activity around grocery stores and robotics involved front-of-store processes, where autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) moved up and down aisles to scan inventory levels, clean floors or scan the area for spills. The shift in where robots will perform automated tasks can be attributed to two things.

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Fulfillment Inventory Management Returns Shopping 277

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2022

The pandemic threatened the livelihood of brick-and-mortar retailers, especially those with a strong presence in shopping malls. After successfully implementing ship-from-store services, Build-a-Bear and Deck Commerce introduced buy online, pickup in-store (BOPIS) and buy online, return in-store (BORIS) services.

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Fulfillment Shipping Inventory Management Location 306

CJ Retail Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2024

The significance of shop display maintenance cannot be overstated in the retail environment. When displays are clean, organized, and visually appealing, they not only attract customers but also enhance the overall shopping experience. Moreover, regular maintenance of shop displays contributes to the longevity of the products showcased.

Shopping 52

Shopping Boutique Clienteling Store Layout 52

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Australians’ shopping behaviour has evolved significantly over the past 14 months as Covid-related store closures and lockdowns accelerated the trend towards shopping across a broader range of channels, including apps and social media accounts, via smartphones, computers and tablets. .

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Returns Merchant Services Shipping Payment Services 130

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

However, instead of relying on individual store managers to navigate local purchases, corporate procurement teams can add value by organizing the effort, evaluating and sourcing local suppliers, negotiating best pricing and delivery options, and automating the process by using technology to simplify local inventory management.

Merchant Services 264

Merchant Services Clienteling Shipping Inventory Management 264

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Our focus remains on seeking to drive further and sustainable cost efficiencies and inventory management,” he added. King has been on a 12-month rolling contract with Myer since 2018 and has decided to retire at the end of this financial year to return home to Florida to be with his family.

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Department Stores Inventory Management Planning Returns 264

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.

Shipping 312

Shipping Fulfillment Inventory Management Customer Experience 312

I Vend

JANUARY 13, 2022

iVend Retail Management Suite iVend’s retail technology helps retailers in returns management. Check out our flexible POS, loyalty program and inventory visibility systems. Learn more After the crazy busyness of the holiday shopping season comes…the crazy busyness of the returns season.

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Customer Experience Returns Management Inventory Management 98

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 19, 2023

There’s a high likelihood that, as an American shopper, you’ve been at a store, seen an item completely unrelated to the purpose of your shopping trip, and suddenly — you have to have it. When Prime members visit physical retailers for a desired item, they experience out-of-stocks 55% more of the time than when online shopping.

Inventory Management 276

Inventory Management Department Stores Consumer Shopping 276