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Here, you can test the entire solution but in a less risky market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch3>Benefits of DOM\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>There are material benefits for each stakeholder: customers, business owners, and the environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch4>For customers\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\u003Cp>A single, unified view of a brand’s inventory will improve its ability to fulfill customer demand for a best‑selling item or that special, must‑have last piece spotted on a social media post. Fulfilling this demand (and maximizing your sell‑through) will create a positive brand experience for your customer. If the customer’s need is fast delivery, the flexibility of choosing from multiple stock locations can help achieve this goal. This is all made possible without exposing customers to the complexity behind fulfillment. \u003Cstrong>The customer will receive their order on time and to their desired destination: at home, in the store, or at a specific pick‑up point.\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>A positive customer experience doesn’t end with the delivery. Having a flexible and simple return process sets you up for repeat purchases and positive word of mouth. DOM provides smart tracking of return locations, enables returned goods to be easily restocked, updates inventory counts, and processes customer refunds. It further offers the flexibility of return locations, not necessarily  the  original location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch4>For business owners\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>From a business perspective, the benefits will be inventory efficiency, cost savings, and scalability.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The entire order management process, due to its greater flexibility, will allow businesses to fulfill orders in a way that meets customer expectations but is also optimized in terms of shipping costs for the merchant. Having a smart routing system for orders will result in choosing the best shipping provider in each situation. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Global businesses will derive even more from DOM. New sales channels are now multiplied by the countries the merchant operates in. This means much more complexity in terms of stock locations, delivery costs, and lead times. DOM is a must for global brands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch4>For the environment\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\u003Cp>As merchants look to do their part in reducing carbon emissions, one area of focus can be order fulfillment. DOM can improve the way orders are fulfilled by optimizing the stock location for the shortest path to the customer and selecting from multiple delivery service providers. \u003Cstrong>By considering this approach, merchants are embracing the environment as a stakeholder.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch3>Commerce Layer's DOM service\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>Commerce Layer, as a headless commerce platform for global brands, manages DOM in a simple, yet powerful way through its APIs and OMS.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>With Commerce Layer, you can define one or more inventory models that will give you the ability to look at your different stock locations as a whole, and define prioritization and cutoff rules to support your fulfillment strategy. \u003C\u002Fp>\n",[],{"_modelApiKey":400,"title":410,"preTitle":411,"linkText":59,"darkTheme":11,"link":412},"Inventory models.","Data model",{"_modelApiKey":203,"text":413,"label":280,"subtitle":280,"icon":280,"isExternal":11,"url":280,"link":302,"anchor":280,"openForm":11,"form":302,"htmlClassNames":280},"Inventory models",{"_modelApiKey":366,"copy":415,"listStyle":368,"darkTheme":11,"buttons":416,"color":370,"indent":11},"\u003Cp>This business service, together with the platform’s market‑based approach, will enable global brands to scale their DOM as their business grows — through organic sales, new channels, and expanded geographies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch3>Conclusions\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>With global expansion and the growing number of customer interaction points, the complexity of modern retail is increasing in a way that traditional ways of managing operations can’t keep up with. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>By using a Distributed Order Management system, merchants can gain better control over their fulfillment process by having a unified view of their stock locations that include warehouses and\u002For physical stores and define fulfillment strategies that are efficient and cost‑effective.\u003C\u002Fstrong> A flexible, parameter‑driven DOM, will also scale with your business and ensure that quality customer experiences — from purchase to delivery and returns — are not disrupted. \u003C\u002Fp>\n",[],{"_modelApiKey":418,"copy":419,"darkTheme":11},"large_copy","Distributed Order Management allows merchants to manage orders efficiently, reducing costs and improving the customer experience from purchase to delivery and returns.",{"_modelApiKey":366,"copy":421,"listStyle":368,"darkTheme":11,"buttons":422,"color":370,"indent":11},"\u003Cp>Commerce Layer embeds DOM features in its \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.commercelayer.io\u002Fapi\u002F\">commerce API\u003C\u002Fa> platform. It offers a simple yet powerful way to configure a solution for your environment and adapts as your business scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[],{"displayTitle":424,"cta":302,"ctaText":280,"cards":425},"Your next read",[426,444,459,478],{"_modelApiKey":212,"link":427,"subtitle":431,"date":431,"author":432,"additionalAuthors":439,"icon":440,"abstract":441,"tag":442,"displayTitle":428,"cardRatio":299,"featured":443},{"text":428,"isExternal":11,"url":280,"link":429},"Omnichannel vs multichannel: the key differences.",{"_modelApiKey":212,"slug":430},"omnichannel-vs-multichannel-the-key-differences","July 28, 2021",{"name":433,"picture":434},"Simone Fiorucci",{"url":435,"alt":436,"title":436,"width":289,"height":289,"format":290,"focalPoint":437,"customData":438},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.datocms-assets.com\u002F35053\u002F1614874508-commercelayeravatarsquareff7e27.png","Simone Fiorucci — Marketing Manager at Commerce Layer",{"x":292,"y":292},{},[],"arrows-out","Terms like omnichannel and multichannel are often used interchangeably, but the two approaches are quite different. Learn where they diverge and how Commerce Layer can help you develop true omnichannel experiences.",{"color":298,"name":100},0,{"_modelApiKey":212,"link":445,"subtitle":449,"date":449,"author":450,"additionalAuthors":454,"icon":455,"abstract":456,"tag":457,"displayTitle":446,"cardRatio":11,"featured":458},{"text":446,"isExternal":11,"url":280,"link":447},"Understanding omnichannel payments.",{"_modelApiKey":212,"slug":448},"understanding-omnichannel-payments","February 23, 2021",{"name":433,"picture":451},{"url":435,"alt":436,"title":436,"width":289,"height":289,"format":290,"focalPoint":452,"customData":453},{"x":292,"y":292},{},[],"credit-card","Creating a seamless customer journey across all channels isn't an easy task unless you can leverage a reliable omnichannel payment framework.",{"color":298,"name":100},1,{"_modelApiKey":212,"link":460,"subtitle":464,"date":464,"author":465,"additionalAuthors":474,"icon":475,"abstract":476,"tag":477,"displayTitle":461,"cardRatio":11,"featured":38},{"text":461,"isExternal":11,"url":280,"link":462},"5 reasons you need to start doing ecommerce personalization on your online store.",{"_modelApiKey":212,"slug":463},"5-reasons-you-need-to-start-doing-ecommerce-personalization-on-your-online-store","January 27, 2022",{"name":466,"picture":467},"Esat Artug",{"url":468,"alt":469,"title":469,"width":470,"height":470,"format":471,"focalPoint":472,"customData":473},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.datocms-assets.com\u002F35053\u002F1643045525-esat-artug.jpeg","Esat Artug — Content Manager at Ninetailed",640,"jpeg",{"x":292,"y":292},{},[],"handbag","Personalization is one of the key ingredients for boosting repeat purchases and increasing customer retention. That's why it is a must in ecommerce and you simply cannot let your competitors beat you at this.",{"color":298,"name":100},{"_modelApiKey":212,"link":479,"subtitle":483,"date":483,"author":484,"additionalAuthors":488,"icon":489,"abstract":490,"tag":491,"displayTitle":480,"cardRatio":11,"featured":492},{"text":480,"isExternal":11,"url":280,"link":481},"Introducing our hosted checkout application.",{"_modelApiKey":212,"slug":482},"introducing-our-hosted-checkout-application","January 20, 2022",{"name":433,"picture":485},{"url":435,"alt":436,"title":436,"width":289,"height":289,"format":290,"focalPoint":486,"customData":487},{"x":292,"y":292},{},[],"shopping-cart","Not only an out-of-the-box, hosted payment solution for developers who are working with Commerce Layer and looking for a one-stop integration, but also and above all a powerful reference tool to build your own custom checkout experience with unlimited flexibility.",{"color":298,"name":8},3,[494,495,497,499,501,503,505,507,509,511,513,515,517,519,521,523,525],{"attributes":302,"tag":303,"content":304},{"attributes":496,"tag":308,"content":302},{"property":307,"content":304},{"attributes":498,"tag":308,"content":302},{"name":311,"content":304},{"attributes":500,"tag":308,"content":302},{"name":314,"content":315},{"attributes":502,"tag":308,"content":302},{"property":318,"content":315},{"attributes":504,"tag":308,"content":302},{"name":321,"content":315},{"attributes":506,"tag":308,"content":302},{"property":324,"content":325},{"attributes":508,"tag":308,"content":302},{"property":328,"content":329},{"attributes":510,"tag":308,"content":302},{"property":332,"content":333},{"attributes":512,"tag":308,"content":302},{"name":336,"content":325},{"attributes":514,"tag":308,"content":302},{"property":339,"content":340},{"attributes":516,"tag":308,"content":302},{"property":343,"content":344},{"attributes":518,"tag":308,"content":302},{"property":347,"content":348},{"attributes":520,"tag":308,"content":302},{"property":351,"content":352},{"attributes":522,"tag":308,"content":302},{"property":355,"content":280},{"attributes":524,"tag":308,"content":302},{"name":358,"content":359},{"attributes":526,"tag":308,"content":302},{"name":362,"content":363},[528],{"name":285,"picture":529},{"url":287,"alt":288,"title":288,"width":289,"height":289,"format":290,"focalPoint":530,"customData":531},{"x":292,"y":292},{},1790593725431]