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Retailers and brands get on the resale wagon

Cathy Roberson

Retailers and brands are wringing out as much revenue as they can from costly inventories and returned merchandise. These providers offer retailers, brands, and others an online platform to sell gently used goods. Think of them as online consignment shops for individuals and also for retailers and brands. According to J.

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The battle for the last mile is in the cloud, but which one?

Cathy Roberson

As supply chains take a more circular approach, the last-mile and reverse logistics have become critical additions to ecosystems. Last month, Oracle and Uber announced Collect and Receive , which allows retailers to link to Uber Direct, Uber’s white-label delivery solution, via pre-integrated APIs.

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Expectations for the holiday season

Cathy Roberson

Photo 27846324 | Holiday Retail Season © Jackbluee | Dreamstime.com Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! The holiday season, November 1 – December 31, is often seen as a make-or-break period for retailers. retail, wholesale, and distribution and consumer products leader in a statement.

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UPS fights for volumes

Cathy Roberson

Despite acquiring Roadie in 2021 , UPS’ costs are too high, and they cannot compete profitably with new last-mile entrants, including gig platforms such as DoorDash and Instacart, which have partnered with retailers to provide same-day delivery services. It also can not compete against its largest customer, Amazon.

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What retailers are saying about.inventory

Cathy Roberson

Retailers and wholesalers are bringing in fresh inventories to stir springtime sales. Indeed, many retailers noted success in drawing down inventories during the holiday season. “We made progress on both our owned and retailed inventory in the fourth quarter but have more work to do. However, sales remain uncertain.

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Digital Mall: The Future of Shopping is Here

Vinculum

Many retailers have started to regain the revenues they had lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. This prevents the stores from spending tremendously on reverse logistics. There Are some additional advantages the mall retailers can enjoy by selling their products digitally. The need for the digital malls.

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Top 8 E-commerce Trends in 2022

Vinculum

Online retail sales have dominated the market significantly, and some of them are listed as Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, and Etsy. Customized emails and newsletters to fetch the customer’s behavior towards it. Logistics. The reverse logistics helps minimize the cost of return over the cost of shipping the products.