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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. Sears is not the only store cutting back on real estate. It was now just half its size.

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Doing Business in India

QAD

Financial services, travel and tourism, consulting, telecommunications, real estate, and media and entertainment are also important industries in India. Primary export commodities include petroleum products, precious gems, vehicles, machinery, iron, steel, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, cereals and apparel. of the GDP.

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Doing Business in India

QAD

Financial services, travel and tourism, consulting, telecommunications, real estate, and media and entertainment are also important industries in India. Primary export commodities include petroleum products, precious gems, vehicles, machinery, iron, steel, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, cereals and apparel. of the GDP.

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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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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? Item-level RFID is also being piloted at many retailers, particularly in garment and apparel centers.

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Nine West Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

BlueYonder

Women’s apparel and shoe retailer Nine West Holdings filed for bankruptcy protection Friday as traditional stores struggle to get back on their feet amid declining mall traffic. Nine West Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection. “The old model of having a food court … it was a precursor to having a food hall.”

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Nine West Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

BlueYonder

Women’s apparel and shoe retailer Nine West Holdings filed for bankruptcy protection Friday as traditional stores struggle to get back on their feet amid declining mall traffic. Nine West Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection. “The old model of having a food court … it was a precursor to having a food hall.”