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Retail Returns: The Key to Driving Business Growth

ToolsGroup

Returns come with plenty of challenges around logistics, inventory, and predicting volatile sales trends. Yet, in today’s omnichannel world, retail returns are key to driving business growth, thanks to their ability to enhance the customer experience, minimize losses, and preserve long-term revenue. Retail returns are on the rise.

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Trends 2021: Megatrends, Part Two

Enterra Insights

In 2020, for the first time in twenty years, there were fewer renewable energy resources added to the energy supply than during the previous year.[2] Another trend noted by Birch is the use of “distributed energy resources (DERs) [that] enable the generation of electricity or heat at the place of its consumption.

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6 Must-Read Supply Chain Books for 2023

Resilinc

The last time we compiled a list of supply chain book recommendations was in 2016 in our blog, 6 Books Every Supply Chain Professional Must Read. Back then, the world of supply chain in a pre-covid world looked quite different. A must-read for business leaders.

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Robotic Process Automation and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

The connection between RPA and supply chain functions may not be clear until you realize just how much paperwork is involved in supply chain transactions. Brian Belcher, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Vector, asks, “When will supply chains finally move on from paper?”[1] 1] Good question.

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Trends and Predictions 2020: Retail

Enterra Insights

She explains, “Retail may be on a store closure tear — more than 9,000 announced last year, with another 757 already this year — but it’s clear from several analysts and executives speaking at the National Retail Federation Big Show that the key to the industry’s future success is found in brick and mortar.”[1]

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5 Ways to Cope with Changing Logistics Demand in 2024

Locus Robotics

Home January 02, 2024 5 Ways to Cope with Changing Logistics Demand in 2024 Inés Alcántara , Senior Sales Engineer In an era marked by unpredictability and technological advancements, understanding and adapting to the changing demands of logistics is not just an option, but a necessity for success.

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CPG Firms are Learning to Pivot During the Pandemic

Enterra Insights

Food business writer Victoria Campisi, reports some companies have managed to find a silver lining during these difficult times. ”[3] Alison Crawford, a Senior Manager for Industry Marketing at Kinaxis, reports, “Zombies have long been part of pop culture. ’ A lot, as it turns out.