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Nordstrom Issues Supplier Mandate for RFID Tagging

Retail TouchPoints

RFID-ticketed products are not yet required for drop-ship suppliers. Some are leveraging RFID data to improve workflows and supply chain visibility. ” Still, he noted that many large retailers run a data-driven supply chain, using electronic data interchange [EDI] integrations.

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Adapting B2B Integration To Support Distributed Commerce

RTP blog

Today’s distributed commerce environment — with its improved digital shopping technologies and widespread adoption of multiple commerce channels — demands greater supply chain agility to drop-ship merchandise when and where the customer wants it. For most brands and retailers, this is an untapped resource of rich data.

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Inventory Management for Scaling ($1M+) Businesses: Techniques You Need to Know Before You Go Bust

BigCommerce

Managing inventory creates data, which you can use to streamline processes and improve your inventory and order management. The data enabled us to improve inventory management and to forecast sales, which reduced unnecessary stock and cut costs. Streamline Multichannel Inventory Management to Improve Customer Satisfaction.

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7 Must-Know Clothing Dropshipping Suppliers for Fashion Retail Brands

Fabric

With all these factors affecting the fashion industry, it’s no surprise that Deloitte finds that only one-third of retail executives are confident about maintaining or improving profit margins in the coming years. Drop-shipping will increase substantially. Many retailers have already started turning to a dropshipping model.

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21 Sessions, Presentations and Workshops You Can’t Miss at IRCE 2018

BigCommerce

What to Know Before You Go: B2B online sales excluding automatic EDI initiated orders is set to hit $7.7T For instance, does shaving a day off delivery actually improve repeat customer metrics? E-retailers today manage sales coming from a multitude of channels—such as their own sites, online marketplaces and drop ship partners.

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Multi-Channel Retailing and the Buyer’s Journey: Opportunities and Challenges

BigCommerce

Home improvement websites (39%). Similarly, fulfillment options such as Amazon FBA, drop shipping, and third-party logistics (3PLs) help accelerate growth. But according to a study by BazaarVoice , 76% of Prime Day shoppers plan to visit other channels before purchasing from Amazon. They are looking at: Walmart (46%).