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As the holiday season approaches, brands shipping direct-to-consumer (DTC) or to retailers face the significant challenge of ensuring timely product delivery. The end goal, no matter your e-commerce omnichannel strategy, is to get products in customers' hands by the holiday gift-giving season. Proper forecasting and strategic planning are essential to meet customer expectations and capitalizeโฆ
Accelerated growth in e-commerce has led to an increased focus on optimizing last mile delivery, the final phase of the purchasing and delivery process, with an emphasis on speed, cost efficiency and sustainability. In a world where the effectiveness of a delivery process becomes a make-or-break situation for guaranteeing customer loyalty, brands are exploring bothโฆ
DoorDash has entered the home improvement category with a new partnership with Loweโs Companies. The delivery aggregator announced yesterday that it will offer on-demand delivery from more than 1,700 Lowes' stores nationwide. This partnership marks DoorDashโs first foray into the home improvement category and builds on the significant selection offerings on the platform, with more than 99โฆ
Consumers want convenience, personalization and value โ itโs what pushed the U.S. retail market to a record $5.13 trillion in 2023. As inflation subsides, what shoppers want and how they spend will keep playing a big role in how the market evolves. Retailers need to keep pace with a more connected, savvy and discerning customerโฆ
Heralded as the latest phenomenon in e-commerce, "shoppertainment" โ the convergence of shopping and entertainment โ is making colossal waves within the retail industry. According to recent research from TikTok and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), this growing trend is expected to present Asia-Pacific (APAC) brands alone with a trillion-dollar opportunity by 2025. While APACโฆ
With the leaves turning colors and the arrival of cooler temperatures, retailers are turning their attention to ensuring their e-commerce systems are ready for holiday 2023. The complex, fluctuating economic conditions this year mean theyโre facing a distinct set of challenges: ever-present inventory planning and delivery logistics challenges alongside a prediction of flat or modestโฆ
The ongoing tough economic climate is seeing retailers constantly seeking ways to control costs while protecting the experience their customers expect. One interesting trend is the emergence of "nearshoring" โ i.e., locating key operations closer to the final point of sale. Rather than having large, centralized warehouses, paying duty and customs charges, dealing with lengthy andโฆ
Walmart announced last week that it's teaming up with Wing, an on-demand drone delivery provider powered by Googleโs parent company, Alphabet, to offer drone delivery from two stores in the Dallas metro area in the coming months. The move will enable the retail giant to deliver products to an additional 60,000 homes in under 30โฆ
Each year customers are getting younger. Savvy brands are now focusing their efforts on appealing to the next generation of shoppers, including tweens, teens and young adults. As of 2022, Gen Z (currently aged between nine and 24 years old) made up 20.88 percent of the U.S. population, so it makes sense that brands are turningโฆ
While holiday shopping sprees are still months away, itโs prime time for brands to evaluate their fulfillment needs. Whether a brand is in the market for a new third-party logistics (3PL) partner or plans to bring on additional fulfillment support to manage peak season, itโs critical they conduct their due diligence now. Before diving headโฆ