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Walmart Debuts 300-Item Private Label Food Line, Opens Third Consolidation Center

Retail TouchPoints

Touted as its biggest private label launch in 20 years, Walmart has introduced Bettergoods , a line of 300 food products priced up to $15 , with most products available for under $5. These loads are then shipped to one of Walmart’s 42 regional distribution centers where the items are sorted for delivery to stores.

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Walmart Debuts New Ecommerce Platform to Help SMBs ‘Save Time, Money and Hassle’

Retail TouchPoints

Available products cover categories including office supplies and furniture , food and beverage , restroom , electronics , classroom and facility needs. With a curated assortment of more than 100,000 items, the new site features categorization and navigation features tailored to the needs of organizational shoppers.

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Digitalization Can Help Mitigate Climate-Related Supply Chain Disruptions

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Sourcing operations always have been subject to the whims of the weather, especially for food and beverage manufacturers that depend on vulnerable harvests. Yet most of those sites had no business continuity plans and no alternative sites lined up that could quickly be put into operation in the event of a disruption.

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Wine Ecommerce: How To Sell & Ship Wine in 2018

BigCommerce

Whether you compare it to grocery stores, convenience stores, or independent wine shops, winery D2C shipping continues to be the leading retail channel. According to the 2018 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Report , there are two primary reasons for this growth. A shipper’s license for each state to which you plan on shipping.

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The Comprehensive Guide To Selling Consumer Packaged Goods Online

Groove

General household products such as toilet paper, food, beverages, over-thecounter medicine, cleaning products and cosmetics are considered CPGs because consumers use them almost everyday, and there’s a constant need for replenishment. CPGs tend to sell quickly because they are items that are used everyday by consumers.

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Amazon, Target, Macy’s Plan to Hire Combined 388,000 Employees for the Holidays

Retail TouchPoints

Jobs in Amazon’s operations network include stowing, picking, packing, sorting, shipping customer orders and more, with employees earning between $17 and $28 per hour depending on the position and location. In select locations the company also is offering signing bonuses of $1,000 to $3,000.

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30 Great Franchise Business Ideas

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A franchise business model can also help you scale rapidly because you inherit the operation processes and framework from the licensing company. Starting a company from scratch, working on branding, operations, funding, and marketing—or buying a license for a pre-established company? Option #3: Start a “Food Franchise” Business.