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

Retail TouchPoints

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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GNC Adds Same-Day Delivery with Shipt, Enhances Ecommerce Experience

Retail TouchPoints

GNC has partnered with Target subsidiary Shipt to offer same-day delivery of its health and wellness products across the U.S., and also has teamed up with e-Spirit to enhance its ecommerce customer experience.

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How Flip is Flipping the Script on Influencer Marketing by Making Actual Customers its Stars

Retail TouchPoints

Now Flip is planning an “aggressive” expansion beyond the beauty category in the coming months that is likely to enlarge both its brand portfolio and its user base. “I The platform was very engaging, with a diverse set of reviewers, although most were women (not unexpected given that Flip is currently focused on beauty products).

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The Future of the Mall: Why Developers are Rethinking Everything from Tenant Mix to Events and ‘Adjacencies’

Retail TouchPoints

In fact, analysis of Google mobility data by CoStar Advisory Services revealed that the number of visits to retail and recreation sites has nearly fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels as of early July 2021. More than 163 million people in the U.S. That means more consumers are venturing out into the world — and going back into stores.

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Vitamin Shoppe CEO Sharon Leite Went Undercover in Her Stores. Here’s What She Learned.

Retail TouchPoints

Over the course of her 30-year career, The Vitamin Shoppe CEO has held leadership roles at Godiva , Sally Beauty , Pier 1 , Bath & Body Works , Gap and The Disney Store. RTP: You announced a lot of investments in new processes and technology on the show — was that a direct result of your experience or was some of it already in the works?

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

Ultimately, our vision is to remove shipping as a major point of friction for our customers from here on in ,” he noted. The company also wants to improve the payment experience with a new guest checkout option — which rolled out on Wish’s mobile web platform in Q2 — and is working on easier log-in options for existing users.

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Pros & Cons of Dropship eCommerce

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If you’re not familiar with the dropship business model it’s relatively simple; you set up a virtual storefront and sell items at retail (without holding inventory ), to which you forward for fulfillment by a wholesaler, and you in turn keep the profit. Is there a new craze in mobile accessories targeting the 18–24-year-old set?