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Brooklinen Plans to Operate up to 30 Physical Stores by Late 2024

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Brooklinen’s digital operations remain an important part of the business. The retailer already does business in Canada, but opening a dedicated warehouse in the country will reduce shipping costs and allow for expedited delivery options. You’ve been wanting to purchase from this brand and now’s your opportunity to interact with it.”.

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Shipping Carriers Compared: DHL Vs. FedEx Vs. UPS in 2020

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As a retailer who ships to your customers, have you struggled to decode which carrier is the best for your business? When it comes to choosing between carriers, there are a number of critical factors to keep in mind, such as shipping rates, services, and overall value. DHL, on the other hand, specializes in international shipping.

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The Global Reach and Sustainable Impact of Green RFID Technology

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RFID technology has been around for decades, used for purposes like car keys, employee identification, security access cards, toll billing and more, but retail businesses are beginning to find exciting new ways to integrate this technology into their operations. For example, retailers can use RFID technology to curb retail theft.

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Wine Ecommerce: How To Sell & Ship Wine in 2018

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has been the highest consumer of wine in the world since 2014. Whether you compare it to grocery stores, convenience stores, or independent wine shops, winery D2C shipping continues to be the leading retail channel. According to the 2018 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Report , there are two primary reasons for this growth.

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How Speeding up Chargeback Resolutions can Boost Retailers’ Profits

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It would fulfill and ship out orders only for them to be reported weeks or months later as fraudulent, ultimately saddling this brand with both the loss of goods and chargeback fees. Mittal joined Mastercard in 2014. Originally, the retailer was experiencing thousands of chargebacks every month.

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Clean Data, Clean Planet: How Online Retailers can use Data Analytics to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

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Operational efficiency in ecommerce has never been more important. The acceleration of the digital economy has led to technological innovation in many aspects of retail operations. Shipping companies can obtain information through GPS tags to help locate containers and ships in real time.

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How Brands Can Deliver Sustainable Instant Commerce for Consumers

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Traditional logistics networks weren’t built to handle such breakneck delivery speeds, and retailers are left trying to meet consumers’ expectations while facing ever-rising environmental impacts due to emissions-heavy overnight air shipping, cardboard overuse and even more delivery trucks clogging up city streets and spewing exhaust.

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