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The Top 15 Retail Trends for 2022

ToolsGroup

Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. Whichever reasons fuel the motivations of your target market, here are the top trends shaping how they’ll buy – and how you can stay front of mind and ahead of the competition. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories. Data source: eMarketer.

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Philip Morris International’s Pivot to Smoke-Free Products Complicates their Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

The prevalence of smoking is going down, but the world’s population is increasing; the net result is that the forecast for the number of smokers is essentially flat in 2025 as compared to 2010. Once the analysis was done for Year One set up, Year Two was pretty much the same. Traditionally, the industry has been stable.

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Is Procurement Drowning in Data?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Would you say that these factors equal a sum that is manageable with excel and homegrown solutions for supplier management? Buying with trust and transparency, backed by data-driven insights, is a much sounder investment than going with your gut. Multiply that by an exponential global availability of data & information.

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AI in eCommerce: Benefits, Use Cases, and Risks

Unleashed

Shoppers can now enjoy more personalised buying journeys, as merchants make it faster and easier to find the products that they’re most likely to purchase. The global AI software market is expected to increase to USD 126 billion by 2025 , according to data from Statista. These examples are just the tip of the iceberg.

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Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS): A Golden Opportunity for the Supply Chain Industry

SCMDOJO

Companies with advanced supply chain practices excel in delivering quality third-party logistics management, SKU optimization, efficient transport management, and swift handling of B2B/B2C shipments. Forecasts suggest that the SCaaS market will reach nearly 7 billion USD by 2025.

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It’s Easy for Customers to Leave the Digital Path to Purchase

Enterra Insights

Thanks to smartphones, the digital path to purchase has become the preferred consumer journey in the United States. Although the digital path to purchase opens new avenues to reach potential customers, it’s a path easily abandoned if consumers have a bad experience. ”[4]. Personalization and Good Consumer Experience.

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The Future of Digital Supply Chains

DynaSys

By 2025, more than 50% of supply chain organizations will have a technology leadership role reporting directly to the chief supply chain officer. This won’t protect us from the next pandemic but it will provide more precise impact analysis and consequently more precise mitigation. And I believe to a degree that will be correct.