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Want to Cut the Cost of Fast Fulfillment? It All Starts with Inventory Placement

Retail TouchPoints

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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Is Selling on Amazon the Cure for High Customer Acquisition Costs?

Retail TouchPoints

As more direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands face heightened competition and rising cost-per-acquisition rates online, many have disinvested in their branded ecommerce experiences and doubled down on unique brand opportunities found on marketplaces like Amazon. This allows us to] create a top-tier experience for the customer.

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ShipStation Alternatives for 3PL and Shipping Success

Ecommerce Platforms

As one of the most popular shipping apps for ecommerce order fulfillment, ShipStation often gets recommended for managing shipments, finding great deals from carriers, and sending tracking codes. But ShipStation isn’t for everyone, whether it’s due to the ShipStation pricing, interface, or geographical support. ShipStation Pricing.

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Alibaba Supply Chain Exec Recommends Futureproofing with AI, Blockchain and Crowdsourcing

Retail TouchPoints

In 2020 he joined Alibaba, where he is now tasked with developing the company’s strategy and building platform-level solutions around international shipping, logistics, cross-border trade and global expansion. This will cause the channel to continue to narrow, further reducing ship traffic.

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Shopify vs Shopify Plus (Shopify+): Which is Right For Your Business?

Groove

The three tiers are: Basic Shopify Advanced Each of these plans has its own separate pricing and features. Shopify Within Shopify Basic, there are three standard pricing plans : Basic, Shopify, and Advanced. The prices below are the starting prices. We'll go into more detail in the sections below.

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Harnessing the Potential of Returnless Refunds to Improve Profitability and Customer Experience

Retail TouchPoints

Returns are a major cost of doing retail business of any kind, but especially online. While some are charging customers fees to simultaneously slow and offset rising costs resulting from elevated return rates, others are adopting returnless refund policies.

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

Retail TouchPoints

Here are some of the ways retailers can reduce their carbon footprint using new tooling and data analytics: Improving Freight’s Environmental Capabilities. Shipping companies can obtain information through GPS tags to help locate containers and ships in real time. Predictive analytics takes things a step further.