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NOT Your Dad’s Supply Chain: 4 Trends Every Retail Exec Should Know for 2024

Retail TouchPoints

When we talk about omnichannel order fulfillment , there can be a mistake in thinking it’s just about online. Many of these ‘child brands’ need to leverage the same retail fulfillment methods of the parent. So your distributed order management strategy must consider the DC and the store, both for taking and fulfilling orders.

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In Bankruptcy, Brooks Brothers Explores Sale, Closes 50+ Stores

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Iconic apparel retailer Brooks Brothers has joined the ranks of retailers whose struggling businesses were tipped into Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the pandemic. The application powers store associates with mobile POS, clienteling, buy online/pick up in-store (BOPIS) and store-to-door fulfillment and endless aisle capabilities.

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Digital Transformation Propels Burton’s Omnichannel Growth Plans

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While the name Burton is almost synonymous with the snowboards the company began making in 1977, Burton has diversified over the years into new categories — including surfboards, apparel, goggles/optics and other sports gear — as well as expanding beyond manufacturing into direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail, both physical and digital.

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Walmart Offers Free At-Home Pickups for Online Product Returns

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Seeking to minimize customers’ return complexities, Walmart has partnered with FedEx for at-home pickup of unwanted gifts or ill-fitting apparel. Customers can schedule returns via the new Carrier Pickup by FedEx service for products that have been shipped and sold by Walmart.com, using either the website or the Walmart app.

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Walmart Canada Will Invest $3.5 Billion To Modernize Stores, DCs And Supply Chain

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At the store level, the funds will go toward: Renovations to nearly one-third of its locations; Expansion of curbside pickup ; Piloting “micro fulfillment centers” within supercenters to speed up fulfillment of pickup and delivery orders ; and Deploying digitization, robotics and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to make stores smarter.

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How Collars & Co. Used Multiple Data Sets to Optimize its First Physical Location

Retail TouchPoints

However, running even one store adds a complicated layer to overall operations, from staffing to stocking, which is why specialty apparel company Collars & Co. The company handles the day-to-day operations of the physical store, from staffing to POS, to help digital retailers dip their toes into physical stores with less hassle.

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What Do You Need to Know About the Shopify Amazon Integration?

Ecommerce Platforms

But first, you should know that Amazon provides all kinds of perks for online merchants , including: Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) : This service warehouses your products in Amazon's fulfillment centers. Choosing Your Fulfillment Structure Below, we’ll discuss Amazon’s primary fulfillment structures.

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