{"id":2831,"date":"2024-12-16T13:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.rithum.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/how-retailers-can-optimize-shipping-join-rithum-at-nrf-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T17:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:18:07","slug":"how-retailers-can-optimize-shipping-join-rithum-at-nrf-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rithum.com\/blog\/how-retailers-can-optimize-shipping-join-rithum-at-nrf-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"How Retailers Can Optimize Shipping &#8211; Join Rithum at NRF 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>Managing shipping and returns continues to be a significant challenge for retailers, with online order return rates averaging 21% higher than in-store purchase returns, according to NRF\u2019s latest <a href=\"https:\/\/nrf.com\/research\/2024-consumer-returns-retail-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a>. Combined with tighter margins, retailers must find innovative and cost-efficient shipping solutions to stay ahead of the competition.\u00a0Rithum\u2019s industry-leading Delivery Solutions can help retailers solve these challenges while expanding their business profitably. Discover how our features, including Shipping Optimization and Delivery Promise can help retailers optimize costs and provide precise delivery dates for a seamless and satisfying customer experience.<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more? Visit us at NRF 2025 in New York at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, January 11-14, at <strong>booth #4139<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Rithum\u2019s Solutions for Smarter Shipping<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Shipping Optimization: Optimize costs by selecting the best shipping method<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What is Shipping Optimization?<\/strong> Rithum leverages supplier data to automatically select the best warehouse and shipment method for each order to ensure on-time delivery for the lowest price. According to Rithum data, Shipping Optimization saves retailers on average 10% on 3P shipping costs, or millions in savings each year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How it works:<\/strong> Through Rithum\u2019s existing dropship integration, Shipping Optimization leverages suppliers\u2019 warehouse inventory and locations to find the optimal origin for each shipment. Using catalog data to determine package size and weight, Shipping Optimization gets shipping cost and delivery dates directly from carriers. The best method can then be selected and sent to the supplier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Delivery Promise: Provides precise delivery dates for an enhanced customer experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rithum.com\/blog\/prepare-for-peak-season-rate-shopping-and-e2e-monitoring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delivery Promise<\/a>?<\/strong> Delivery Promise helps retailers increase conversions by providing customers with accurate and timely delivery dates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How it works:<\/strong> Machine learning models predict order processing and transit times to determine estimated delivery dates based on real-time data including order backlogs, warehouse fill rates and weather conditions. This is combined with dozens of historical supplier and carrier performance predictors to further refine delivery estimates, ensuring customers know exactly when to expect their orders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Meet us at NRF 2025<\/h2>\n<p>Discover how Rithum\u2019s delivery solutions can help you stay competitive in an evolving retail landscape. Visit us at booth #4139 during NRF 2025 or <a href=\"https:\/\/go.rithum.com\/NRF2025_Request-a-Meeting.html?utm_campaign=na_event_landing_page_nrf_q42025&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_source=web&amp;utm_content=schedule%20a%20meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">schedule a meeting here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Managing shipping and returns continues to be a significant challenge for retailers, with online order return rates averaging 21% higher than in-store purchase returns, according to NRF\u2019s latest study. Combined with tighter margins, retailers must find innovative and cost-efficient shipping solutions to stay ahead of the competition.\u00a0Rithum\u2019s industry-leading Delivery Solutions can help retailers solve these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[613,615],"tags":[344,386,389,390],"coauthors":[643],"class_list":["post-2831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-delivery-fulfillment","category-retailers","tag-e-commerce","tag-fulfillment","tag-inventory-management","tag-shipping"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Retailers Can Optimize Shipping - Join Rithum at NRF 2025 | Rithum<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rithum.com\/blog\/how-retailers-can-optimize-shipping-join-rithum-at-nrf-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Retailers Can Optimize Shipping - Join Rithum at NRF 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Reading Time:  2 minutesManaging shipping and returns continues to be a significant challenge for retailers, with online order return rates averaging 21% higher than in-store purchase returns, according to NRF\u2019s latest study. 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