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

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Online shopping is now easier than ever before, enabling consumers to purchase everything from socks to a dining room table from a computer at their home to a mobile phone in an airport terminal. While this is good news for many ecommerce retailers, it has also become more and more expensive to deliver those goods to customers.

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The New Toolkit for Supply Chain Agility

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Global conflicts, economic uncertainty and volatile demand patterns have thrown supply chains (and the retailers that rely on them) for a loop. Experts agree that the supply chain has more impact on the customer experience than ever before. Top Supply Chain Investments.

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ShipBob Alternatives for Cost-effective and Speedy Ecommerce Fulfillment

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You may find that ShipBob doesn’t service a particular country, or maybe they’re not pros at storing and shipping specific products, like with Hazmat services or cold storage. You might also find that some 3PLs are simply more affordable for your ecommerce business, whether that’s due to your shipping volume or the type of product.

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Retail’s Future Requires a Shift from Mobile-First to Mobile-Only

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The turmoil also proved that mobile technology enables needed flexibility in times of disruption and drives superior customer experiences that make retailers more competitive. As retailers plan for the future, getting and keeping the flexibility needed for retail success will require mobile-only strategies. ” What’s Next?

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The Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on E-commerce Shipping

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The global supply chain has had a really wild time for the past couple of years. How the Russia-Ukraine War Has Impacted E-commerce and the Global Supply Chain. First of all, it is wise to understand that the supply chain has already been rattled since the pandemic. To run the supply chain, you need oil. In the U.S.,

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Ulta Beauty, American Eagle Share How Supply Chain Investments Can Drive the Entire Company

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Supply chain and last mile challenges have been grabbing headlines for months, and executives from Ulta Beauty , American Eagle and others shared their advice on how retailers can turn these troubles into opportunities at the Home Delivery World logistics conference. Ulta’s Three Pillars Connect Supply Chain, Associates and Shoppers.

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Kroger Doubles Ship Assortment Via 3rd-Party Marketplace

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For Kroger , the expansion of its Ship e-Commerce assortment through a third-party marketplace is the latest example. Starting this fall, more than 50,000 additional items will be available to Ship customers across multiple categories including natural and organic, international food, specialty items, housewares and toys.