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Carter’s Plans 50 New Stores this Year; CEO says Stores Provide ‘Best Presentation of Our Brands’

Retail TouchPoints

Children’s specialty retailer Carter’s plans to open more than 50 new stores across the U.S. We believe our multi-brand, multi-channel business model and leading market position in essential core products will enable Carter’s to benefit from the market recovery in the years ahead,” said Casey.

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The Labor Shortage: Is Your Brand Simply Surviving or Thinking About its Long-Term Impact?

Retail TouchPoints

The pandemic forced alternative fulfillment to the forefront, but every brand interpreted it in a different way, which has left consumers reeling over the lack of clarity and control over their own experience. It has all but erased consistency from retailers’ and restaurants’ schedules.

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Hudson Uses COVID Shutdown to Shave 5 Months off Transaction Platform Deployment

Retail TouchPoints

At the beginning of 2020, Hudson kicked off its deployment of the Flooid platform to provide a new backbone for all transactions across its 1,010 travel convenience stores and specialty retail, which includes proprietary book and tech stores, duty-free shops and food and beverage concessions.

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What is GMROI in Retail? (Formulas, Benchmarks, Examples)

Retalon

It is a measurement of the cost of purchasing, transporting, and holding inventory, plus the cost associated with fulfilling customer orders for that inventory — compared to the gross margin you receive from selling that same inventory. Ultimately, a “good GMROI” will depend on how much control a retailer has over costs and prices.

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234 American Business Owners on Starting, Scaling and Staying Inspired

BigCommerce

I run a marketing company and Sandy runs a fulfillment company. Lastly, having an understanding of attribution is critical to understanding multi-channel campaigns’ value. Out of all paid-advertising channels, Facebook has been the most effective by far. Video is king right now on all marketing channels.