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Grocery Shopping and Inflation, Part One: Impact on Grocers

Enterra Insights

Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported, “The food-at-home (grocery store or supermarket food purchases) CPI increased 1.1 ”[2] The USDA went on to predict, “In 2022, food-at-home prices are expected to increase between 1.5 ” At the moment, that prediction appears optimistic.

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Disruption in China Ripples Across Global Supply Chains in April 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The report authors noted that this index, when calculated without the impact of China would have posted a 53.2 The report specifically indicated: “ Average purchase prices rose to one of the greatest extents during the past 11 years, leading to the joint-steepest increase in output charges since the series began in October 2009.”. .

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Walmart Supply Chain: Building a Successful Integrated Supply Chain for Sustainable Competitive Advantage

SCMDOJO

The ability to analyze this data enables the retail giant to make informed decisions on product procurement, inventory management, and demand forecasting. One of the key elements of the EDLC policy is the direct procurement of items from suppliers, eliminating intermediaries in the process.

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Global PMI Levels in July Remain of Concern

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives on reported July 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The July reported value of 48.7 The July reported value of 48.7 declined 0.7

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Top E-Commerce Sites in Malaysia 2022

Vinculum

Malaysia is at its peak in terms of growth and increases in population to look into the purchasing of the customer significantly. It would be interesting if such purchasing is done through an e-commerce site and operated at a premium level. It has grown both in terms of online purchasing and the sales perspective for the long-term run.

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A Conversation with Vittorio Favati, TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As part of LogiSYM Asia Pacific 2022, we had the opportunity to chat with Vittorio Favati, Chief Executive Officer – TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS. We’ve invested in ensuring every step of the journey for the customer, from quote to reporting, is digitalised, and we’re moving on this roadmap with pace.