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Pacsun Taps External Partner to Streamline U.S. Fulfillment

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fulfillment operations. The retailer has been investing heavily in its unified commerce strategy, including a new POS rollout that will support associate-driven clienteling, omnicart capabilities and customer-controlled fulfillment options.

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

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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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Freshmart Deploys Ecommerce and Fulfillment Solution

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Natural food products retailer Freshmart has adopted online sales and fulfillment solutions from eGrowcery. The customized system features a focus on fresh and prepared foods and fulfillment options including store pickup and integrated delivery.

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Every Retail Worker is Now a Supply Chain Worker

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Shoppers increasingly want the convenience of online shopping and anywhere fulfillment. Retail workers traditionally occupied point-of-sale positions or customer services positions, but now they are central to the success of complex and sophisticated supply chain operations. .

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Walmart Canada Will Invest $3.5 Billion To Modernize Stores, DCs And Supply Chain

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At the store level, the funds will go toward: Renovations to nearly one-third of its locations; Expansion of curbside pickup ; Piloting “micro fulfillment centers” within supercenters to speed up fulfillment of pickup and delivery orders ; and Deploying digitization, robotics and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to make stores smarter.

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How to Navigate Ecommerce Logistics: 3PL, Shopify Fulfillment, and Fulfillment by Amazon

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In this piece, we’ll examine the pros and cons of using a 3PL over in-house logistics, and compare popular solutions like leveraging Amazon or Shopify fulfillment. Here are a few advantages of using a 3PL: Less investment/risk: You don’t have to invest in an expensive warehouse, storage, packing, or shipping supplies. What is a 3PL?

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How Hot Topic and Lamps Plus Mastered Inventory Management and More

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Smart retailers are realizing that their increasingly complex omnichannel offerings have made strong supply chain management more important than ever. For Hot Topic’s Young Customers, ‘It’s All About Breadth’ At Hot Topic, two factors put additional pressure on an already complicated supply chain. It manages our BOPIS component.