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Preparing for the Rise in Online Retail Returns

Retail TouchPoints

How online retailers handle merchandising, use technology and approach return policies can mean the difference between waste and wins. This often gets the item back to the retailer in a quick enough turnaround to resell the items at the same price, avoiding margin loss. There’s no time for ill-fitting, poorly described items.

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2023 Ecommerce Fulfillment Statistics: What the Data Tells Us

Ecommerce Platforms

Today’s top ecommerce Fulfilment statistics provide us with some useful insights into the current state of the online shopping landscape. In a world of instant gratification, same-day delivery, and evolving consumer expectations, ecommerce retailers can’t afford to underestimate the power of rapid Fulfilment.

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

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers with sufficient international presence should maintain stock levels in local territories to reduce transport of product across the globe. For example, a UK-based business with traction in Europe should consider warehousing stock in Germany, Poland or the Netherlands to shorten the fulfillment process.

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Has Online Grocery Delivery Plateaued?

Retail TouchPoints

Its growth had been slow for a decade as so many other retail channels or categories continued to take off. In 2011, less than 1% of grocery shopping was done online. Even eight years later, in 2019, it was only 3% of all grocery shopping, according to LEK Consulting. COVID obviously changed that, almost overnight.

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Are your fulfillment logistics ready for peak season?

GetElastic

According to the National Retail Federation , retail sales during 2019 are forecast to increase between 3.8 Based on growth of 10-12 percent, online sales would total between $751.1 For online retailers this poses a significant challenge. The post Are your fulfillment logistics ready for peak season?

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From Brexit to omni-channel fulfilment – a year-in-review for online retail

Retail Technology Review

Amidst ongoing political turbulence and the continued transformation of the modern high street, 2019 was a challenging year for retail to say the least. Brexit uncertainty, combined with the growing customer demand for sustainability and superior levels of customer service, has put substantial pressure on embattled retailers.

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Four eCommerce challenges from 2019 and what we can learn from them

PFS

2019 certainly came with its challenges – from ongoing political turbulence to the evolving demands of today’s customer. But, the outlook for retailers is not entirely bleak. Learning: To boost sustainability in 2020, online retailers must be constantly re-evaluating the distribution chain. Concern for sustainability.