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ToolsGroup Acquires Mi9 Retail’s Demand Management Business

ToolsGroup

BOSTON (Nov 8, 2021) – ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, today announced its acquisition of Mi9 Retail’s Demand Management business. Mi9 acquired this division through its acquisition of JustEnough Software in 2018. Accel-KKR initially invested in ToolsGroup in 2018. .

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Medical Device Manufacturing in 2021 – The 3 Key Challenges

Unleashed

Whether 2021 will see a return to previous growth trends (2.7% Here are three key medical device manufacturing challenges that will affect the industry in 2021. Regulations and Medical Device Manufacturing in 2021. Accurate serial number tracking becomes increasingly relevant for medical manufacturers in 2021.

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Amazon Prime Day 2021 Consumer Survey: Four Trends From This Year’s Annual Shopping Event

BlueYonder

Consumers increasingly use Prime Day for back-to-school shopping needs: 38% of consumers said they made back-to-school purchases on Prime Day this year 23% of consumers said they made back-to-school purchases on Prime Day when asked the same question in a 2018 survey. Retailers, what did Amazon Prime Day 2021 teach you?

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Retailers receiving inventories any which way they can

Cathy Roberson

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. “We feel good about the composition of our inventory. It's been difficult to plan inventory flow with much precision.

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This Could Be Scary: A Halloween Candy Shortage

Enterra Insights

He notes, “The combined chocolate and candy industry saw an 11% sales increase in 2021 compared to the year before. When you boil it down, a product’s shelf life is very short and if you don’t sell it, that inventory will be discounted shrinking already razor thin margins. 2021, by item ,” Statista, 8 November 2021. [4]

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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

In 2017, Flytrex successfully launched the world’s first fully autonomous urban drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland, and we covered that initiative in these pages on June 15, 2018. The cost to transport containerized goods peaked at unprecedented levels in late 2021. I gotta admit, I’m intrigued. Maybe try Boston next?

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Self-Checkout Turns Customers into Employees and Employees into Security Guards

Enterra Insights

”[3] All retailers, not just grocers, are suffering from inventory losses. Knowles reports, “The National Retail Federation estimates that retail shrinkage — the discrepancy between advertised inventory and actual stock on hand — represents an approximately $112 billion problem.

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