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Case Suomalainen Kirjakauppa: A Proactive Markdown Process for Optimizing Stock Levels

RELEX Solutions

Founded in 1912, Suomalainen Kirjakauppa is Finland’s leading bookseller, and one of RELEX’s oldest customers, having used its replenishment solution for over 10 years. The bookseller needed a more dynamic process that would identify books nearing the end of their commercial life and mark them down to clear them out of stock.

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Amazon’s Relationships with Carriers are Starting to Fray

Intelligent Audit

From their humble roots as an online bookseller to being one of the few tech companies to survive the dot com bust to their position today as a monolith of the eCommerce world, Amazon always seems to be just a few steps ahead of everyone. There has been no greater disruptor of the way business is done than Amazon, possibly ever.

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E-commerce and the Digital Path to Purchase

Enterra Insights

Retailers have always been curious about the paths consumers take when they decide something needs to be purchased. ” It was that year he started his online bookselling business called Amazon. A journey down memory lane is always interesting; but, retailers want to know what’s next. ”[2]. The rest is history.

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The Power of a Customer-Centric Business

American Global Logistics

Amazon has transitioned from a mere bookseller to the most valuable retailer globally. Customers are spoiled for choice from retail to software to automotive. Its customer retention rates exceed 96% , making it the envy of the insurance industry. Amazon's relentless commitment to customer experience is another prominent example.

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Case WHSmith: Optimizing Food-to-go And Weekday Profiles

RELEX Solutions

Founded in 1792, WHSmith made its name as a bookseller and stationer. Over the years it has diversified its range of products to include food-to-go, such as sandwiches, salads and pastries, and is today one of Britain’s best-known retailers, with a fast growing international business. How can RELEX help your retail business?

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Probability tells us that your company is shrinking

Proxima

It seems strange to use a global giant as an example of dynamic change, but think about Amazon for a second; they’ve grown since founding in 1994 as an online bookseller in to a multi-national technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, entertainment, and most recently bricks and mortar retailing.

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Amazon’s Australia Launch Highlights Fulfillment Challenges Evolving Retailers Face

BlueYonder

A lot of attention was focused on the full launch of Amazon’s retail operations in Australia this week. had remained an online bookseller, but in the early morning hours of Dec. The reason lies in the evolution of retailing in Australia, said Patrick Viney, VP of Retail Industry Strategy for APAC at JDA Software. “In