Cluster D · D03
Endless aisle and special order
Already described in the planned catalog (not built). Typical of: Apparel, department and specialty retail; Consumer electronics and services retail; Home improvement and building-supply retail and others.
Planned
Elements
The pieces this function usually contains in a large organisation:
- Order out-of-stock item for delivery
- Special-order deposits
- Vendor drop-ship from the till
Catalog items that already cover part of it
- Drop-ship / special order PO INV-0092
- Special order (out of stock) TKT-0031
- Special order RET-0036
Classification
- Status
- Present in catalog
- Fit
- Element candidate
- Suggested module
- New module (suggested): Omnichannel fulfilment
- Suggested attributes
- Pro; priority Optional; optional online action. Starting points only.
- Cluster
- Omnichannel, ecommerce and marketplace
- Public excerpts
- S02
Archetypes and companies
Apparel, department and specialty retail; Consumer electronics and services retail; Home improvement and building-supply retail; Big-box, warehouse club and mass merchants; Auto dealers, parts retail and service.
Example companies in these archetypes: TJX, Gap, Nike, Macy's, Ross Stores, Nordstrom, Ulta Beauty, Dick's Sporting Goods, Best Buy, Apple retail, GameStop, Home Depot. These come from general knowledge unless a source code is shown on the archetype page; it is not a statement that each company runs every element, and it implies no relationship.
Closest industry pages
- Apparel and footwear retail
- Specialty retail (books, toys, sporting goods, jewelry, pets, crafts)
- Travel retail and duty-free
- Electronics and appliance retail
- Home improvement and hardware stores
- Furniture and home furnishings
- General merchandise and big-box stores
- Grocery and supermarkets
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers
- Auto service, repair and car wash
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Status is a hand review against catalog names and descriptions and can be wrong. See the method.