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Building Loyalty Without Breaking the Bottom Line: the Dual Shipping Dilemma for Ecommerce Merchants

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While this is good news for many ecommerce retailers, it has also become more and more expensive to deliver those goods to customers. This presents a dual shipping dilemma for businesses: how can they keep shipping costs on the business low, while also offering customer-friendly return policies? of total retail sales.

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The Global Reach and Sustainable Impact of Green RFID Technology

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The solution may be a small but mighty technology that is already developed and in use: RFID chips. What RFID Technology will do for the Retail Sector RFID stands for “radio frequency identification.” The critical insight RFID technology provides is whether or not a product is successful.

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CPG Brands: Leverage Shipper Intelligence Technology Amid Supply Chain Challenges

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While many brands try to shave pennies off transactional transportation costs, that won’t drive long-term success in retail locations. CPG brands that DO find success are proactive and utilize technology to increase order visibility and analyze performance data.

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An E-Commerce Business’ Guide To Shipping Policy

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A little analysis of your customer behavior at this stage or simply asking for their feedback will give you an insight into how your shipping policy impacted their purchasing decision. But why are these shipping policies so crucial that 67% of shoppers check a store’s policy before making a purchase?

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Alibaba Supply Chain Exec Recommends Futureproofing with AI, Blockchain and Crowdsourcing

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In 2020 he joined Alibaba, where he is now tasked with developing the company’s strategy and building platform-level solutions around international shipping, logistics, cross-border trade and global expansion. As a result, businesses are expediting their adoption of new tools and technologies and ultimately evolving their business strategy.

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Safety, Service and Sustainability: How Connected Equipment Offers Retailers a Competitive Advantage

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These three examples are based on multiple real-life scenarios that illustrate how advances in technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), can empower retail facility managers to improve their oversight of critical equipment, including lighting, HVAC, refrigeration and more.

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Digitalization Can Help Mitigate Climate-Related Supply Chain Disruptions

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The cost of sugar has surged by more than 40% globally since the previous year, due largely to poor harvest conditions caused by dry conditions across India, China and Thailand and an unusually cold and wet spring in Europe. The cost increases are expected to increase the prices of soda, candy and baked goods, among others.

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