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Retail Apocalypse Predicted to Continue

Enterra Insights

”[2] She continues, “Sales per store is a key (and perhaps obvious) indicator when it comes to predicting where and when a retailer might reduce its physical footprint. At the same time Bloomberg folks were predicting retailers were just entering an apocalyptic tunnel, other analysts were seeing a light at the end of the tunnel.

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Consumers Are in Charge of the Digital Path to Purchase

Enterra Insights

Tom Standage ( @tomstandage ), editor of The Economist ‘s ‘ The World in 2021 ‘, writes, “The adoption of new technological behaviors in response to the pandemic, from video-conferencing to online shopping, means usage has already reached levels that were not expected for many more years.”[1] Cognitive Technology and E-commerce.

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Building Resilient Supply Chains is Hard — but Essential

Enterra Insights

Merilee Kern , Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Publicity Officer at Ascendant Group Executive Branding, suggests leveraging digital twin technology can help make supply chains more resilient. This simulation provides an additional level of visibility that would otherwise be impossible without leveraging technology.”[6]

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The Essential List of Logistics Acronyms and Abbreviations for Retailers

Locus

trillion by 2026, surpassing the current GDP of all European Union member states combined. This blog delves into essential acronyms and abbreviations, from BOPIS to WISMO, that are pivotal for optimizing supply chains and elevating customer satisfaction. If there is one industry that continues to scale robustly, it is Retail.

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2021 Manufacturing Trends: Connecting Workers Will Be Key

IQMS

Whether assisting workers on the shop floor or helping back-office employees to continue their jobs remotely, smart manufacturing technologies have been central to enabling business continuity in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. 2021 manufacturing trends will be driven by the lessons learned in 2020. Bridging the Skills Gap.

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Learnings and Insights From the 2023 Gartner® Supply Chain Symposium

BlueYonder

This blog highlights these themes, as well as how the Gartner Magic Quadrants are evolving. For TMS technology trends, she highlighted that sustainability is hotter than ever. by 2026, with a CAGR of 12.8%. Key Supply Chain Themes There is a path to supply chain reinvention! in 2022 and is expected to reach $11.4B

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Using Customer Delivery Personas as a Growth Tool

Multichannel Merchant

With 131 billion parcels shipped globally in 2020, the Pitney Bowes 2021 Parcel Shipping Index predicts parcel volume will double in the next five years, with an 11% CAGR from 2021-2026. The post Using Customer Delivery Personas as a Growth Tool appeared first on Multichannel Merchant.