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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. The retailer plans to double the number of sites in the coming years and currently operates more than 55 dedicated same-day sites across the U.S. As more consumers shop online and send back more of those orders, retailers have moved to crack down on fraud. Retailers estimate 13.7

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This Week n Logistics News (February 24 – March 1)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart said its suppliers have removed 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse-gas emissions from their value chains, six years ahead of the target date. The e-commerce boom didn’t just change consumers’ lives, it transformed entire regions, turning backwaters into logistics-driven boomtowns.

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Four Ways of Using Cluster Analysis in Retail Management to Improve Sales

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The retail industry is rich with data. Four Ways of Using Cluster Analysis in Retail. Retailers can apply cluster analysis techniques in different ways to find groups of customers, products, stores, or suppliers that behave similarly. However, using metrics that can be easily tracked and updated is recommended.

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What Are Retail KPIs? The Most Important Retail Metrics in 2023

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As a retailer, so much of your time and energy goes into managing your inventory , streamlining your logistics, building partnerships, and curating the customer experience. To find out, you’ll need to track Key performance Indicators, or KPIs, for your retail business. What is a retail KPI?

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

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Retailers know firsthand how quickly the market can change. Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. The retailers feel the impacts of the recession fast and deeply.

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What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022

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What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. Original Article: What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. In addition, retailers are struggling to move inventory initially ordered in the first quarter of 2022 to make way for back-to-school and holiday merchandise.

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The Future Of Retail: Technologies Enabling Q-Commerce Growth

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According to OECD, during the pandemic, brick-and-mortar retail services such as food services saw 7.7% drop in sales while non-store retailers (mostly E-Commerce providers) achieved 14.8% It is now possible for Q-commerce companies or retailers to use this model. He specializes in the digitization of Retail & CPG companies.