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Will the Rapidly Shrinking Store Save Retail?

Supply Chain Brain

The apparel departments were smaller, and the store’s many cash registers had been consolidated into one sleek, white checkout counter that looked like it had been borrowed from the Apple store. “The Sears is not the only store cutting back on real estate. It was now just half its size. Read Full Article.

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The State of Supply Chain Management: An Interview with CSCMP’s Rick Blasgen, Part II

BlueYonder

And what happens to the real estate? What does that mean for all of the real estate out there and the fact those locations are not going to be traditional “cash and carry” stores any longer? This is being rapidly pushed upstream in the supply chain to help with forecasting. We still need that information.

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Retail Apocalypse Predicted to Continue

Enterra Insights

There will be displaced low-income workers, shrinking local tax bases and investor losses on stocks, bonds and real estate. UBS store closure estimates for various sectors are: Apparel (21,000 closures), consumer electronics (10,000), and home furnishings (8,000). The spillover will likely flow far and wide across the U.S.

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Resiliency; the Fine Art of Balancing E-commerce & Brick and Mortar Investments

BlueYonder

This past week, Forever 21, a fast-fashion apparel retailer with over 700 stores and 30,000 employees worldwide announced filing for Chapter 11. Often, the broader the assortment, the larger the volume of inventory, which leads to more potential waste if a product doesn’t sell as anticipated. you may ask. E-commerce is on the rise.

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Resiliency; the Fine Art of Balancing E-commerce & Brick and Mortar Investments

BlueYonder

This past week, Forever 21, a fast-fashion apparel retailer with over 700 stores and 30,000 employees worldwide announced filing for Chapter 11. Often, the broader the assortment, the larger the volume of inventory, which leads to more potential waste if a product doesn’t sell as anticipated. you may ask. E-commerce is on the rise.

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Fast Fashion—Mastering Affordable Distribution in a Flash

FLEXE

Small to mid-size retail and apparel companies can tackle a fast fashion strategy despite the absence of large capital outlays and the scale and volume afforded to other giants like H&M and Nike. Stores monitor customer purchase patterns in real-time and incorporate the data into demand forecasting and replenishment schedules.

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Fast Fashion—Mastering Affordable Distribution in a Flash

FLEXE

Small to mid-size retail and apparel companies can tackle a fast fashion strategy despite the absence of large capital outlays and the scale and volume afforded to other giants like H&M and Nike. Stores monitor customer purchase patterns in real-time and incorporate the data into demand forecasting and replenishment schedules.