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Smart Contactless Lockers are Helping Retailers’ Order Fulfillment Efforts

Retail TouchPoints

To understand why, we have to delve into the evolution of order fulfillment. Traditionally, when customers ordered products or goods online, they were shipped to their house. Not long thereafter, retailers started rolling out BOPIS (buy online, pick up in-store) and created the order pickup desk. What are Smart Lockers?

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With Travel Still Restricted, Simon is Bringing its Outlets to China via Livestreaming

Retail TouchPoints

For customers who haven’t been able to travel here since COVID, we’re able to virtually bring them here and enable them to shop like they are in the store. Now it’s leveraging that platform to bring these same brands to Chinese consumers, who are still facing lockdowns and travel restrictions , through its partnership with Tmall Global.

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The Complete Comparison Guide Between Your 3 Ecommerce Fulfillment Options: Drop-Shipping, 3PL or Self-Fulfillment

BigCommerce

While product-market fit and user acquisition are undoubtedly crucial to your business, ecommerce fulfillment is the engine that keeps your car running. What is order fulfillment? Fulfillment encompasses the entire process of receiving an order and delivering it to a customer. Order management. Not so fast.

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Choosing Between Self-fulfillment, 3rd-party Logistics and Dropshipping

Ecommerce Platforms

Now it's the moment of truth: Fulfilling the order. Order fulfillment doesn't come into play during the sales process, but it's arguably one of the most important aspects of maintaining loyal customers. Because if an order ships late or you don't communicate well with the customer, they're probably not coming back.

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How Enterprise Modernization and Artificial Intelligence are Charting a New Course for the Consumer Industry

Retail TouchPoints

Enhanced supply chain management : Harnessing the power of diverse datasets, AI serves as a catalyst for supply chain transformation, streamlining order fulfillment, enhancing logistics efficiency, fine-tuning demand forecasting and automating routine tasks.

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Top 3pl Companies: A Comparison of the Ideal Partners for Ecommerce Fulfillment

Ecommerce Platforms

Third-party logistics, or 3PL, is a term used to refer to one of the most popular and cost-effective ecommerce fulfillment methods. Keep reading to guide your search on the top 3PL fulfillment companies for ecommerce. Shopify Fulfillment : A top-notch 3PL if you're using Shopify or plan on migrating your website.

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A Retail Crossroads: How Automation Can Help Retailers Bounce Back

Retail TouchPoints

Now, with consumers demanding direct-to-consumer, in-store and curbside pickup, businesses must perfect omnichannel fulfillment to survive. The challenge of omnichannel and fulfilling across retail, web and warehouse sites has historically been out of the reach of most retailers. When it comes to order picking, robotic solutions can.

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