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The Top 15 Retail Trends for 2022

ToolsGroup

Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. Whichever reasons fuel the motivations of your target market, here are the top trends shaping how they’ll buy – and how you can stay front of mind and ahead of the competition. Data source: eMarketer. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories.

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Why 2021 Will Be A Breakout Year For Sustainable Manufacturing

IQMS

Bottom Line : In 2021 and beyond, customers are voting with their dollars for the manufacturers who excel at sustainable manufacturing and make a positive contribution to the environment, dominating B2B supply chains and B2C purchasing decisions. of all North American manufacturers have a sustainability policy in place, and 8.3%

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Putting the Planet First: Bringing Sustainability To The Last-Mile With Logistics Technology

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

trillion by 2025. Parallelly, expectations around the overall purchasing experience have also grown steeper. In essence, a lot of logistics planning boils down to finding the quickest possible route between various points of delivery before returning back to the source. Sales in the e-commerce sector globally, grew to $4.9

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Philip Morris International’s Pivot to Smoke-Free Products Complicates their Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

The prevalence of smoking is going down, but the world’s population is increasing; the net result is that the forecast for the number of smokers is essentially flat in 2025 as compared to 2010. We needed to simulate multiple scenarios of significantly increased capacity and sourcing complexity, at speed and over a long planning horizon.

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Is Procurement Drowning in Data?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Would you say that these factors equal a sum that is manageable with excel and homegrown solutions for supplier management? Source: PwC 2019. Buying with trust and transparency, backed by data-driven insights, is a much sounder investment than going with your gut. Source: Deloitte CPO Survey 2018. Of course not.

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Why Omnichannel is Key for Retailers in the Middle East

Locus

percent of offline retail in 2025 before the COVID-19 pandemic. As generations go by, so does the buying behavior of consumers. One such example is the Middle East. According to a study, the e-retail industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region was expected to have a penetration rate of 12.2 percent after the pandemic.

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How to Set Corporate Goals for Supply Chain ESG

SupplyShift

For companies struggling to prioritize or identify their overarching goals, SASB’s materiality matrix is another excellent starting place. Measure KPIs by a period of time —we will decrease C02 emissions by 50% in the four-year period from 2021 to 2025. Perform responsible sourcing audits on supply chain areas of deep concern.