Earlier this week, esteemed retail industry publication Luxury Daily posted a feature article on Wrap & Send’s President Mike Jamali. The publication’s editor, Sarah Jones, conducted a Q&A with Jamali on retail trends to look for, insights on packaging and shipping, and advice on planning for the holidays. Read the full article: Wrap & Send… Read More on Wrap & Send’s President Mike Jamali Featured in Luxury Daily
Today’s top retail trends are quickly establishing themselves as industry norms. By Shelley E. Kohan, Vice President of Retail Consulting at RetailNext Retailers have faced a number of challenges this year, from record-setting inclement weather in the winter to shaky consumer confidence over macro-economic conditions. In response, retailers are developing and deploying new strategies to… Read More on Top Retail Trends of 2014-15
Patience is not a virtue lauded in modern society. We don’t like waiting around for anything, but this is especially true for items that we buy online or get shipped to our home. Once we purchase that item, we just can’t wait for our package to arrive. More companies are catching on and making efforts… Read More on Expedited Delivery Trends are Only Getting Faster
In-store and warehouse services available for the 2014 holiday season During the holidays, in an effort to compete with online retail giants like Amazon, many brick-and-mortar stores pull their associates from the sales floor to pack and ship website or ship-to-home orders. To allow these retailers to maintain its sales staff and meet increased shipping… Read More on Retail Holiday Shipping: Wrap & Send Services Announces Professional, Affordable and Fast Packing and Shipping for Luxury Retailers
By Shelley E. Kohan Shoppers interact with retailers across multiple touchpoints, and delivering a consistent, branded experience that exceeds customer expectations is key to success at the store. Shoppers never stop shopping. If there’s one reality in retail, that’s it. As such, one might think success in retail is inevitable, a given. Of course, nothing… Read More on Touchpoints key to retail success
In 2013, the National Retail Foundation (NRF) reported more than 1 in 5 holiday shoppers started shopping before October. Last year’s Cyber Monday was the heaviest online spending day, reaching $1.735 billion. It’s no surprise that the omni-channel supply chain is being heralded as the next big thing in retail. Supply chain consulting and IT… Read More on How to Get Ready For the Omni-Channel Holidays
Since 2006, Millward Brown’s brand equity database generates a list of the top global brands known as BrandZ. The database holds data from more than 650,000 consumers and professionals across 31 countries, comparing over 23,000 brands. BrandZ ranks brands’ value by their earnings and revenue potential, by measuring their worth as indicated by consumer spending.… Read More on What the 2014 BrandZ Top 100 Means for Luxury Packaging
It’s easy to know luxury packaging when you receive it in the mail — perfectly branded tissue paper, clothing that isn’t wrinkled and cosmetics that don’t shift in shipping — but not many understand the process behind it. A brand’s identity hits a customer right when they walk into a store or visits a website… Read More on 3 Cues to Luxury Packaging
Changes to Affect Online Shopping Items FedEx Corp. has announced changes in the way it charges to ship larger packages and plans for “dimensional weight pricing” on all ground shipments effective January 1, 2015. The changes will increase shipping prices on items such as shoes, suits, large paper goods like toilet paper, and other bulky… Read More on New FedEx Pricing
Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal published an article titled “Retailers Turn Store Clerks into Web Shippers,” which discusses the steps that brick-and-mortar based brands are taking to compete with online retail giants like Amazon. The article highlights several national brands such as Sears, Macy’s, Wal-Mart and Office Depot and the strategies they have… Read More on Retailers Turning Store Clerks into Web Shippers: Are they Qualified?
