Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Beloved New York City off-price department store Century 21 has partnered with logistics provider Fillogic ahead of its spring 2023 relaunch. The NYC-headquartered Fillogic will support the retailer through ecommerce and store-based fulfillment, reverse logistics and returns, forward-staging of inventory and final-mile delivery.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The problems with getting products to people quickly and cheaply are well-known: consumers want fast fulfillment, which is costly to provide, but they don’t want to pay high (or really any) shipping fees. Even Amazon , the trendsetter in fast fulfillment, isn’t immune to higher labor costs.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2023

Sam’s Club is embarking on an ambitious expansion of its physical footprint, beginning with five new fulfillment and distribution centers opening this year — the first, in Georgia, in Q3 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 21, 2023

2023 Prime Day Sales Expected to Top Previous Years Rising inflation last year had a less-than-expected impact on Prime Day 2022 — sales rose 8.5% Prime Day 2023 is widely expected to make sales gains on 2022, and indeed, research from RetailMeNot indicates that the event has overtaken Labor Day as the primary summer retail sale for U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

net sales decline in Q4 2023, Tractor Supply still plans to open up to 95 brick-and-mortar stores in 2024, as well as complete its 10th distribution center. Comp store sales in Q4 dipped 4.2% ; for the full year of 2023, Tractor Supply’s net sales increased 2.5% , while comp store sales remained even with the prior year.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The first new store concept recently opened outside of Houston, and Target plans to utilize the format in half of the 200 store remodels and almost all of the 30 new stores planned for 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Mall operator Simon revealed big plans to expand its Woodbury Common Premium Outlet center in Fall 2023, including the addition of 155,000 square feet of retail stores and restaurants, a 200 -key luxury hotel, a second parking facility and upgraded amenities. powered AI technology to assist shoppers during the 2023 holiday season.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2023

The 2023 Brand Experience Award winners are brands and retailers taking innovative approaches to all things “experience” — from advanced influencer marketing strategies to immersive store designs and even thoughtful approaches to the metaverse.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

The youth-oriented retailer chose the Nedap solution for its ability to help improve inventory accuracy and enhance omnichannel fulfillment capabilities, including increased usage of buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) functionality. This followed Pacsun’s debut of a new store format to spotlight its activewear collection in July 2023.

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Ecommerce Platforms

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Whether you work alone or with staff, the fulfillment process is bound to take heaps of time away from other, more important, money-making tasks. Fortunately, plenty of third-party solutions can handle the entire fulfillment process for you. With that said, here we're going to look at how to choose an ecommerce fulfillment service.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

But, while they continued to make headlines in 2023, marketplaces themselves were no longer the hot commodity this year , marketplace sellers were. There’s fulfillment costs and advertising costs. Online marketplaces have been the talk of t h e town for the last couple of years.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2023

BJ’s Wholesale Club is replacing its legacy order management system with Nextuple OMS Studio, which includes three “Tuples” — each an ordered set of microservices that the retailer can mix and match to create solutions for flexible fulfillment.

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Fabric

MARCH 27, 2023

Retailer Shipment and Tracking Vendor Shipment and Tracking fabric Marketplace BigCommerce Integration Vendors using BigCommerce can directly integrate with Marketplace for inventory, orders, and fulfillment details, which will be synced between the two systems automatically. No need to juggle between systems.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Analysts predict the off-price retailer will perform well into 2023 as consumers continue to reduce their spending due to inflation, according to NASDAQ. The recent openings bring Ross’ store totals to 2,019 Ross Dress for Less and dd’s DISCOUNTS locations in 40 states, the District of Columbia and Guam.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

To combat the climate impact of all those deliveries, Amazon has teamed up with Infinium to begin powering its transportation fleet with ultra-low carbon electrofuels beginning in 2023. Infinium develops ultra-low carbon fuels that can be used to power cargo trucks, airplanes and marine freight without engine modifications.

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Practical eCommerce

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This installment of our weekly industry rundown includes new website builders, supply chain tools, fulfillment services, AI marketing platforms, and more. The post Ecommerce Product Releases: December 4, 2023 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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RetailDive

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Prepare for the 2023 holiday season with expert strategies for effective order fulfillment. Discover how to meet high demand, handle order spikes, and optimize your supply chain to ensure customer satisfaction and avoid holiday anxiety.

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365 Retail

APRIL 18, 2024

Delivery management platform, Scurri , today reported an increase in the total gross merchandising value (GMV) of goods processed through its platform, which totalled over €12 billion in 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2023

billion ) to improve its network of 2,500 stores in 2023. The changes at the top follow a global talent search that was initiated in August 2022 in anticipation of Robert Sawyer’s planned retirement as Loblaw COO at the end of 2023. Loblaw Companies Ltd.,

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2023

Retailer-owned cooperative Ace Hardware has opened more than 100 new stores this year and plans to push the total to 170 by the end of 2023. This rapid expansion pace follows last year’s impressive numbers: by August 2022 the retailer had added more than 100 stores, with plans for an additional 60 by that year’s end.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Walmart has introduced parcel stations — essentially mini “post offices” designed to streamline stores’ receiving and delivering of orders — and will have them operating in more than 40 stores by the end of 2023. Many are operating now, in time for the holiday season, and Walmart plans to expand the stations to additional stores next year.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2024

Pros need a partner with the right product, depth of product, fulfillment capabilities, sales support and management tools to help them get their jobs done,” said Chip Devine, SVP of Outside Sales for Home Depot in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2024

— parent company of Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock.com — has acquired the intellectual property of defunct flash-sale retailer Zulily , following that platform’s abrupt wind-down of its business in late 2023. Newly appointed Beyond, Inc. Beyond paid $4.5 Beyond paid $4.5

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Following a 15 -store pilot project that kicked off in May 2023 , SpartanNash has deployed Tally, an autonomous inventory robot, in 60 more company-operated stores across the Midwest. The retailer operates 144 supermarkets, mostly under the Family Fare, Martin’s Super Markets and D&W Fresh Market banners.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The retailer plans to rationalize and monetize its supply chain asset portfolio, streamline fulfillment, improve inventory planning and allocation and deliver a scalable technology platform. Macy’s executives unveiled the new strategy along with disappointing Q4 and full-year 2023 financial results. Q4 net sales of $8.1 billion were 1.7%

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Ecommerce Platforms

APRIL 26, 2023

The Best Etsy Alternatives for 2023 Etsy represents one of the most popular platforms for creative professionals selling handmade products on the market today. Shopify Review 2023 – Pros, Cons, and Is It Right for Your Business? Shopify Pricing Plans and Fees 2023: Which One is Right for You?

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Ecommerce Platforms

APRIL 16, 2023

This highly versatile print-on-demand solution integrates with a wide range of ecommerce platforms, and comes with a host of powerful features, from a convenient mockup generator, to custom packaging options, warehousing services, and global order fulfilment.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JANUARY 12, 2023

Today, we’re going to be looking at some of the best T-shirt printing companies available to entrepreneurs in 2023, and what makes them so special. The company handles everything from fulfillment to packaging for you, and even allows you to track orders in real-time so you can keep your customers up to date on progress. Let’s dive in.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JANUARY 12, 2023

Today, we’re going to be looking at some of the best T-shirt printing companies available to entrepreneurs in 2023, and what makes them so special. The company handles everything from fulfillment to packaging for you, and even allows you to track orders in real-time so you can keep your customers up to date on progress. Let’s dive in.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Forrester predicts retailers, which are already facing operational and supply chain challenges, will react to the uncertainty in 2023 by shifting to managing rising costs by rolling back offers such as free returns or delivery, and investing in optimization technologies such as order management systems.

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Ecommerce Platforms

APRIL 5, 2023

The platform includes everything business leaders need to get started, from a custom mock-up generator, to warehousing services, and a global order fulfilment network. Go to the top What are the Best Redbubble Alternatives in 2023? Runner up Printify Following closely behind Printful, Printify offers a similar level of POD excellence.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 15, 2023

Today, 76% of the products customers order are fulfilled from facilities within their region, Amazon said, and as a result the company said it expects 2023 will be the fastest year yet for customers in terms of delivery speed. Amazon has been overhauling its logistics network to “regionalize” where inventory is located across the U.S.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JUNE 22, 2023

Shopify is a wonderfully easy-to-use tool , with affordable pricing, diverse payment options, and a range of fulfilment tools, to help you deliver exceptional experiences to customers. You can automate returns and refunds, implement warehouse management tools, and track order fulfillment all at once. Further reading ?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

Current COO John Mulligan announced his retirement plans in October 2023. As COO, Fiddelke will oversee Target’s nearly 2,000 stores, its global supply chain network, fulfillment services, network capacity planning, enterprise operations and the teams responsible for building and remodeling Target stores and facilities.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The emergence of eCommerce has transformed traditional shopping habits, with a growing number of parents and students turning to online platforms to fulfill their annual back-to-school shopping needs. Here’s what happened in the 2023 school year. It’s not just about selling basic school supplies anymore.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2023

This was evident at Prosper Show in Las Vegas, March 13-15, 2023, an event originally developed for Amazon sellers. More than half ( 52% ) of sellers said they plan expand to additional platforms in 2023, up from 30% in 2022. Source: Jungle Scout Ebay, however, may be coasting on its long tenure.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 28, 2023

year over year in Q2 2023, which ended on July 29. Q2 2023 results included no sales from Canadian operations, compared with a full quarter of sales from Canadian operations in Q2 2022. loss in Q1 2023. Nordstrom ’s net sales decreased 8.3% YOY but still represented 36% of total sales for the quarter. . in a statement.

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