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6 Trends Driving Store Design Innovation in 2024

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Retail TouchPoints asked experts across the store design, experience and technology realms to share the trends they believe will drive brick-and-mortar innovation. For example, they need to support omnichannel services like BOPIS, ship-from-store and seamless returns. operational efficiencies) has a negative effect on another (i.e.

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Top 10 Contactless Trends to Watch in 2022

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Buzek, who has studied and quantified retail technology for decades, shared the top 10 contactless trends to watch for in the coming months and years. More Dark Kitchens Over the next five years, QSR chain Wendy’s is planning to add 700 kitchens in converted shipping containers to support delivery.

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

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These four emerging trends elevate the urgency for supply chain execs to move distributed order management (DOM) to the top of their lists. #1: The presence of kiosks linking buyers to the online store The ability to ship from other stores and warehouses Your store going dark completely, becoming a micro-distribution center (DC)?

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Shipping Insurance Guide for Small Parcel Shippers

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Did you know that over 50 million parcels are shipped in the U.S. Large businesses that ship out thousands of parcels can both afford the costs of these issues and have systems in place to recover such costs. Despite shipping just a tenth of what they do, these frequent issues can be expensive and damaging. Here’s how.

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Walmart Debuts 300-Item Private Label Food Line, Opens Third Consolidation Center

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The slate of Bettergoods items falls within three pillars: Culinary experiences spotlighting innovative recipes, elevated ingredients and trend-forward offerings such as Hot Honey Seasoning for under $3 ; Plant-based products carrying distinctive green branding, such as Oatmilk Non-Dairy Frozen Desserts for $3.44

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2021 State of Holiday Shipping in the US

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The pandemic has largely disrupted holiday shipping in 2021, with a surge in online purchases, record shipping costs, port congestion, and inventory shortage. An Analysis of Shipping Performance by FedEx and UPS in 2021 Right Before the Holiday Season. While 15.34% of packages shipped to Illinois via FedEx faced the most delays.

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Data-Driven Sustainability: How Supply Chain Efficiency and Clienteling Drive More Sustainable Operations and Customer Choices

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With sustainability set to continue its growth in influence in the industry, upscale retailers must be prepared — or miss out on this particular trend. These services allow customers to shop online and pick up their purchases at a physical location rather than having items shipped directly to their homes.

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