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

Enterra Insights

The checkout kiosks bleat and flash when you fail to set a purchase down in the right spot. ”[3] All retailers, not just grocers, are suffering from inventory losses. Target, for instance, is restricting the number of items self-checkout customers can purchase at one time. And 96% of retailers surveyed offer self-checkout.”

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What You Need To Know About The State Of The Retail Worker Shortage

ToolsGroup

Yet according to retail advisory firm IHL , “The most significant challenges to inventory distortion are the availability of workers and the disruptions outside of the immediate control of the retailer.” Leaked internal research reveals Amazon is at risk to run out of workers for its US warehouses by 2024.

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Seasonal Inventory and 7 Ways to Manage It Effectively

ToolsGroup

More than ever, seasonal inventory needs to be carefully accounted for during the demand forecasting and inventory planning process , ensuring right-sized inventory that can meet customer expectations while limiting the spend and use of working capital. Benefits of Effective Seasonal Inventory Management.

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COVID-19 accelerates four trends and changes within global supply chains

Proxima

billion in 2018 and is expected to reach $96.2 billion by 2024. Lockdowns have given a new edge to e-commerce as returns for online purchases tend to be three-fold compared to in-store purchases. According to MarketWatch , the logistics automation market totaled $49.2

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Unlocking crossborder B2B e-commerce: launching Freight-as-a-Service

Freightos

The real enablers for e-commerce today are the building blocks that have been developed over the past two decades – plug and play payments, fulfillment, returns, inventory management, and more. In 2018, the anticipated growth of B2B e-commerce passed the one trillion dollar mark , one year earlier than anticipated, on track to hit $3.6

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The craft beer industry in numbers: 14 key stats

Unleashed

The global craft beer industry is worth $38 billion according to 2018 research, with a forecasted Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 14.1%. Defining ‘high strength’ as over 5% ABV, they pointed out that in 2018 alone the increase was 21 percent. Managing craft beer inventory. US$38 billion. 424,000 jobs. 300 billion.

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The Evolving Landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Supply Chains & Logistics

ThroughPut

At the same time, global spending on IIoT Platforms is predicted to grow from $1.67B in 2018 to $12.44B in 2024, attaining a 40% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in seven years. ACCURATE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT. Accurate inventory management can ensure the right flow of items in and out of a warehouse. ENHANCED SAFETY.