Ted Baker<\/a> has fulfilled an extra 101,000 online orders in one year after launching a new omnichannel plan that sees a proportion of orders packed and shipped by stores<\/strong>.<\/p>\nThe fashion and lifestyle retailer, currently ships online orders from 30 stores<\/strong>, and said that the extra orders it has achieved represents an 8% increase in its e-commerce turnover in the UK<\/strong>.<\/p>\nTed Baker is working with order management specialist OneStock<\/strong>, whose order management system (OMS) enables the retailer to deliver orders from the most convenient spot. If a warehouses is out of stock of a customer\u2019s desired item, \"stores have the opportunity to claim the order via a dedicated app and win the sale, adding an element of gamification<\/strong>.\"<\/p>\nOneStock also works with a number fashion retailers including Reiss and LVMH\u2019s power brands.<\/p>\n
Ted Baker\u2019s Director of Operations, Clare Harrison-Empson, added that the tech is \u201cenabling us to broaden the e-commerce offering in our stores, driving margin through extra sales along with the improved management of our total inventory. Results in the first year have exceeded our expectations<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\nShe added the retailer now sees fewer stock-outs, an increase in the number of items sold at full price, a reduction in seasonal markdowns and less logistical costs related to order fulfilment<\/strong>.<\/p>\nLast December, Ted Baker stores fulfilled 30,000 online orders \u2013 equivalent to 13% of its total UK e-commerce turnover for the period<\/strong>. Previously, those orders would have been lost.<\/p>\nThe OMS also supports click and collect from stores \u2013 and since starting to use it, Ted Baker said its click and collect orders were up six-fold five months after launch<\/strong>.<\/p>\nChief executive of OneStock, Romulus Grigoras said: \u201cLike many retailers in recent times, Ted Baker has seen significant growth in ecommerce, with sales surging 35% year-on-year \u2013 bringing its stores into the mix to create a unified operation and service extra demand has provided excellent results in terms of sales, motivation of store associates and above all customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n
\u201cShoppers also receive an enhanced delivery promise due to the accuracy and reliability of stock and delivery information.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ted Baker currently sells online and from 564 stores in the UK, Europe and North America. The retailer is now looking to use OneStock technology in its international stores as well<\/strong>.<\/p>\nA number of retailers have embraced ship from store options as they seek ways of driving their digital sales in an increasingly online-focused world and also ways to utilise the value of their physical spaces.<\/p>\n
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