Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2018

While I thaw out a bit, here are the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Tight Trucking Market Has Retailers, Manufacturers Paying Steep Prices (WSJ – sub. Retailers Offer Myriad Returns Options to Retain Customers (WSJ – sub. per mile, including a fuel surcharge, in the week ended Dec.

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Ware2Go

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

When Amazon Prime launched in 2005, 2-day shipping was a novelty and what Jeff Bezos himself said felt like “an indulgent luxury”. Many major retailers, seeing Amazon’s expanded offerings cutting into their top line revenue, quickly followed suit. Consumers have a tough choice when shopping in a 1-click-purchase retail environment.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2017

In their June 2005 paper titled, “ The Effect of Supply Chain Disruptions on Long-term Shareholder Value, Profitability, and Share Price Volatility ,” Kevin Hendricks and Vinod Singhal report the following findings from their research: Disruptions have a negative across the board effect on stock price, profitability, and share price volatility.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 12, 2022

According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal , Angove was part of the management team that took retail technology provider Retek public in 1999, and later general manager of the retail business unit of Oracle , when the enterprise software provider acquired Retek in 2005.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 5, 2022

The National Retail Federation (NRF) notes, “Americans across the country will celebrate Mexican food, culture and traditions. Their influence has been so powerful during the last decades that in 2005 the U.S. Retailers import $1.2 Since then, beer companies have promoted the celebration in order to spike their sales.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The first moment of truth in retail, as coined in 2005 by former P&G President and CEO A.G. Even worse, you may drive the consumer to a competing retailer to buy the product or the brand may lose the customer for life if they buy a competing brand and end up preferring it.

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AB&R

APRIL 12, 2022

The retailing giant was the first to introduce the idea, but history shows, it was not an overnight success. Walmart announced in 2003 that its top 100 suppliers must tag their pallets and cases starting by 2005. Walmart is not the only retailer that requires RFID – and you can expect many to follow suit.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The introduction of Amazon Prime and its free two-day shipping perk in 2005 drew many consumers to online shopping. However, expect free shipping offers to get a new look as retailers invest in omnichannel strategies and address higher supply chain costs. year-over-year, according to the US Census Bureau.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. The Amazon Impact is having an impact on Wal-Mart and retail in general. I expect a somber mood at the National Retail show. As a result, both retail and consumer products processes are being redefined. Retail generic products sold through new channels.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

For some online apparel retailers, returns now average 40% of sales. The annual retail value of returned goods in the U.S. Before internet shopping truly took hold, retail returns had risen to more like 8% or 10%. Returns to online retailers now average close to 20%, and returns of apparel are often double that.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

In the period of 1998-2005, there was an infatuation with the CPFR process. Most retail forecasts were just not good enough to drive success. I believe that it is deeply rooted in the organization’s orientation to want to chase fads and not be grounded in building the foundational elements listed above. Was it CPFR? The problem?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Lafley defined back in 2005. And it’s not just retailers that are transforming their networks, it’s manufacturers too — including P&G. I encourage you to watch the archive of the webinar for the full presentation, including the content presented by Brian Hodgson from Descartes. production to reach stores within 24 hours.”.

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Turvo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As an innovator in customer service across multiple industries, this market giant has forever transformed the face of retail as it is known today. Fast and free reliable shipping became the norm for consumers, putting pressure on retailers to pivot their own logistics to compete at the same level as Amazon. .

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SupplyPike

JULY 8, 2020

Walmart is among the fastest-growing retail giants and has consistently been coming up with features that help sellers and brands reach out to Walmart’s sprawling consumer base. Payoneer was founded in New York City in 2005 and has expanded to 21 global offices with 1,500 worldwide employees. In contrast, Amazon charges $39.99

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Elementum

MAY 3, 2018

The company's jingle famously declared "I don't wanna grow up"—but it is exactly this reluctance (or at least inability) to mature amidst a rapidly-evolving retail landscape that led to the company's ultimate downfall. But the full story is one of more than just another retailer falling victim to the astronomical rise of e-commerce.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. Manhattan Associates Adds Breakthrough Capabilities for Omni-Channel Retailers. UPS, FedEx Want Retailers to Get Real on Holiday Shipping (WSJ – sub. The MetaPack Group Acquires U.S. North American Freight Numbers July 2014.

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Elementum

MAY 3, 2018

The company's jingle famously declared "I don't wanna grow up"—but it is exactly this reluctance (or at least inability) to mature amidst a rapidly-evolving retail landscape that led to the company's ultimate downfall. But the full story is one of more than just another retailer falling victim to the astronomical rise of e-commerce.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

Each year at Supply Chain Insights , we study the progress of public companies in manufacturing, retail and distribution sectors. C2C improved in retail apparel, mass retail, pharmaceuticals, chemical, food and consumer packaged goods industries. Only pharmaceutical and grocery retail companies drove improvements in ROIC.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 24, 2015

In my post last week about Descartes’ user conference , I commented on how the company had made 28 acquisitions since 2005, including 7 acquisitions since 2013, and how global trade content was a growing focus for the company (evidenced by its acquisition of Customs Info). and Convergence is the Word for 3PLs.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 11, 2022

These disruptions include Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Sendai disaster, the start of trade wars between the US and China in 2019, and the Covid-19 pandemic. 4 in the above list, which led to supply shortages at the retail end of the supply chain. retail and online stores and processes). Distribution to Customer.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 10, 2013

The retailer’s emergency response operations deliver business benefits that make it more resilient. In my 2005 book The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage (MIT Press, 2005) I wrote that continuous security, resilience and risk mitigation efforts can be hampered by their own success.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2017

The balance sheet performance (impacted by supply chain decisions) is not as strong in the period of 2010-2016 as it was in the period of 1980-2005. They are losing ground in growth to both dollar store format retailers and eCommerce retailers. The reason why? Orbit Chart of P&G and Reckitt Benckiser. What Can We Learn?

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

I believe we are in the midst of a radical transformation, not just in retailing, but also in how offers are designed, produced and delivered. In Part I of this series , I discussed why retailers, manufacturers and distributors are struggling to adjust to the new demands of the omni-channel consumer.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 1, 2016

Amazon has reshaped the Retail experience, and is in the process of reshaping the distribution industry. 1999-2005 – Carly Fiorina. 2005-2010 – Mark Hurd. However, that spending has come to fruition, in terms of revenue growth. Amazon was #1 in Gartner’s Three Year Weighted Revenue at 20.40%. 1992-1999 – Lew Platt.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Thanksgiving is less than a week away and the retail supply chain continues to ramp up for the holidays. According to Forbes, Cyber Monday – November 28 this year – is still the largest shopping day of not only the Thanksgiving weekend, but the year, having grown more than 16% since the phrase was first coined back in 2005.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

by Kirsten Watson The term crowdsourcing—the process of obtaining ideas, services or information by soliciting feedback from a large group of people—has existed since 2005. The Amazon customer satisfaction standard has changed the game for every retailer of every size. But its fundamental concept predates the name by centuries.

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RELEX Solutions

JULY 9, 2018

RELEX Solutions, leading provider of unified retail planning solutions, today announced that experienced retail and supply chain planning sales executive Stefano Scandelli has joined the company as Senior Vice President to lead and accelerate commercial development across EMEA.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 5, 2022

The global COVID-19 pandemic accelerated an ecommerce shift that already was underway long before Amazon first introduced free 2-day shipping in 2005. Last year, consumers spent $792 billion online, accounting for 14% of total retail sales, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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RELEX Solutions

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

RELEX Solutions, leader in unified retail planning technology, today announced that Mikko Kärkkäinen, RELEX’s Group CEO, was named a 2018 Provider Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. As Group CEO, he is responsible for RELEX’s day-to day operations and relationships with clients.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 15, 2015

It was an appropriate theme for Descartes, a company that has grown and evolved its solution footprint significantly over the past decade, with 28 acquisitions since 2005, including 7 acquisitions since the last user conference in 2013.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time. When I saw Team Hoyt cross the finish line in 2005, I turned to my now-wife and said “I want to run next year.”

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

These examples are from retail, but I sense that the same customer empowerment phenomenon is happening broadly across everything we do at Amazon and most other industries as well. Consumer retail may have taken the first hit, but customer expectations are upping the ante in every vertical. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Green Retailing: A New Paradigm in Supply Chain Management. Los Angeles Times. Ali Esfahbodi, Y. International journal of production economics (Vol. 181 part B). S.Minner, Ed.) Birmingham , UK: Elsevier. Avittathur, A. Calcutta, India: IGI Global. Bhattacharjee, K. Green Supply Chain Management- Challenges and Opportunities. Abu Dhabi, UAE.:

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 19, 2016

the world’s largest network of optical retail stores is far along the path from historically being supplier-led to having a strong demand driven supply chain. After that it quickly went on to buy many other optical retailers including the French based, multinational GrandVision SA in 2005. Grandvision has grand plans.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 8, 2021

With the launch of Amazon’s Prime Membership back in 2005, the rules of the ecommerce game changed. Needless to say that retailers and ecommerce business owners are having a hard time keeping up with these demands. Featuring Our 10 Best Warehouse Order Fulfillment Articles! Get Our EBOOK HERE.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

The piece, “CPG/Retail E-Marketplaces: The Emperor’s New Clothes?” It ceased to exist in 2005 when it merged with 1Sync. Over the Memorial Day weekend, I stumbled on an old article that I wrote in 2001. At the time, I was a junior Gartner analyst. was controversial. I was dubbed by my boss as the ultimate-contrarian.

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Elementum

MARCH 8, 2018

Amazon Prime exploded on the scene in 2005. But the myth of the “retail apocalypse” at the hands of e-commerce is just that — a myth. Until recently consumers were willing to wait as long as they had to, to get their hands on hyped-up products offered by the hottest brands. They had no choice. Remember, it’s not all about e-commerce.

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