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Want to Cut the Cost of Fast Fulfillment? It All Starts with Inventory Placement

Retail TouchPoints

The problems with getting products to people quickly and cheaply are well-known: consumers want fast fulfillment, which is costly to provide, but they don’t want to pay high (or really any) shipping fees. Even Amazon , the trendsetter in fast fulfillment, isn’t immune to higher labor costs. Unemployment is at 3.5%

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Due Diligence: Winning October Prime Day Prep Strategies

Retail TouchPoints

Don’t oversell products if you don’t have the supply to fulfill orders. Advertising 101 Advertising strategies should be aligned with inventory levels and sales strategies. It is not possible to have a good sales strategy without a solid advertising strategy and vice versa, but oftentimes these teams operate in silos.

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Understanding the Operational Side of Flexible Fulfillment Strategies

Kibo

90% of consumers view 2-3 day shipping as a baseline expectation. In response, leading companies are replacing their traditional fulfillment methods with flexible fulfillment strategies. BOPIS offers customers the convenience of online shopping with the added benefit of being able to avoid shipping fees and wait times.

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Why Does Delivery Experience Matter More Than the Shipping Cost for an Ecommerce Business?

Retail TouchPoints

Free shipping days are behind us. Does your order fulfillment strategy live up to your customers’ expectations? Having the best product or lowest shipping fee will no longer guarantee you a sale. Delivery transparency : Real-time updates about location and shipping status notifications. What Can You Do?

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The Fulfillment Lab Review: Is This the Fulfillment Solution for You?

Ecommerce Platforms

With so many fulfillment options on the market, how can businesses decide which offers the best overall service? In this article, we discuss one option worth considering: The Fulfillment Lab. Quick verdict: Overall, The FulfillmentLab stands out as one of the top choices for fulfillment services.

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Automation: The Driving Force Behind Warehouse Management Growth

Retail TouchPoints

A growing retail and ecommerce business can turn an efficient process into a multi-step nightmare with inaccurate purchasing, order fulfillment and returns processes. Hence the undeniable need for robust warehouse management technologies that are future-focused and effortlessly scalable. A One-Size-Fits-All Strategy Won’t Work.

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Order Routing: The simplest and fastest way to optimize fulfillment—without writing code

Fabric

With fabric OMS, any retail operator can configure order routing rules to reduce order errors, get closer to customers, and reduce shipping expenses. As businesses grow, so does the complexity of allocating resources to fulfill customer orders across multiple locations. Determine which are the best locations to ship orders from.