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Key Insights from NRF 2024: Navigating the Future of Retail

ToolsGroup

However, this time, the spotlight shifted from the promise of these innovations to their real-world applications on the sales floor. However, the jury is still out on evaluating the trustworthiness and practical applicability of these innovative solutions.

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The Quietly Growing Conundrum of Online Returns

Logistics Viewpoints

As online shopping continues to grow – retail e-commerce sales are expected to make up nearly a quarter of total retail sales worldwide by 2026 – returns will become more prevalent. In the U.S, 21% of online orders were returned in 2021, up from 9% in 2019. Compare this to the 9% returns rate of purchases made in-store.

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Power Your Business Sustainably Through Solar Energy

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A champion of green logistics, it partnered with Sembcorp to build a rooftop solar installation at their facility, Supply Chain City, at the heart of the Jurong Innovation District. The Need For Supply Chain Innovation: Why You Should Watch These Four Trends ? 5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations.

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Want the Best Supply Chain Talent? Offer the Best Technology 

Logility

for corporate and technology jobs In Germany, 780,000 additional technology specialists are needed by 2026 to meet the estimated demand Globally, more than three million cybersecurity positions were open as of 2020. Business leaders are feeling pressure. ” More Tech Doesn’t Equal More Value to the Customer.

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Top Transportation & Logistics Influencers

The Logistics of Logistics

Trillion by 2026 according to IMARC Group and the overall total U.S. Podcast, which focuses on trends and innovations in supply chain and logistics. CEO, Roambee A strategic thought leader with over 17 years of entrepreneurial experience, Sanjay creates value through technology innovation to disrupt old school industries and domains.

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Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

billion USD by 2026. Investing in data analytics along with innovations in big data will have a significant impact on the business. billion by 2026. Dubai CommerCity, the first e-commerce free zone in the MENA region opened in April 2021 in Dubai. The UAE’s logistics industry is all set to reach USD 31.4

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Building Resilient Supply Chains is Hard — but Essential

Enterra Insights

This as Gartner predicts that ‘by 2026, more than 75% of commercial supply chain management application vendors will deliver embedded advanced analytics (AA), artificial intelligence (AI) and data science.’