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

Retail TouchPoints

In 2024, it won’t be your dad’s supply chain. These four emerging trends elevate the urgency for supply chain execs to move distributed order management (DOM) to the top of their lists. #1: When we talk about omnichannel order fulfillment , there can be a mistake in thinking it’s just about online. More fluid.

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How Enterprise Modernization and Artificial Intelligence are Charting a New Course for the Consumer Industry

Retail TouchPoints

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data highlights a significant deceleration in inflation, now standing at half of last year’s peak. This moderating trend in inflation is an encouraging development, but it is not without its caveats, particularly within the dynamic and complex terrain of the retail and consumer goods industries.

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How Brands Can Deliver Sustainable Instant Commerce for Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly accelerated shifts in consumer behavior and expectations, and not many have been as dramatic as the explosive rise of ecommerce. Perhaps one of the biggest pain points brands have struggled with in ecommerce over the past two years is meeting consumers’ increased demand for immediacy.

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ShipBob Review: The Ultimate Order Fulfillment Solution?

Ecommerce Platforms

Fact is, consumers have become accustomed to free shipping and even two-day delivery for online purchases. Luckily, the process becomes way easier if you outsource fulfillment to a company like ShipBob that has the technology, fulfillment services, geographic footprint, and scalability to support you as you grow.

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Misfits Market Debuts B2B Fulfillment Solution for Perishables

Retail TouchPoints

FBM already is working with consumer brands including Spot & Tango , Cometeer and Little Spoon. “At Fulfilled by Misfits is an emerging B2B offering that expands on our mission by helping consumer brands rapidly achieve a level of efficiency, cost savings and scale that would otherwise be out of reach.”

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The Order Fulfillment Process in 2022 and Beyond

Retalon

Why should retailers care about their Order Fulfillment Process? Order fulfillment may seem like a fairly straightforward process and according to the generic “high-level” definition, it is. In fact, the best order fulfillment processes become sources of revenue, profit, and even customer loyalty.

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Overcoming Labor Shortages in Logistics with Robotics and Automation to Deliver on Market Expectations

Retail TouchPoints

Despite the growing market, labor is in short supply and the warehouse workforce is facing increased pressures to keep up with customer demand stemming from online shopping, all while facing mental and physical strain from an already demanding industry. By 2025, the value is said to reach well over $1.2

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