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How Supply Chain Strategy Misalignment is Killing Kmart USA

Logistics Bureau

Direct purchases from producers or manufacturers, instead of buying through wholesalers (if your company is engaged in retail commerce). Cross-docking operations to reduce the need for warehouse real-estate and resources. To implement automation in distribution centres and back-of-store warehouses.

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Markets on “Humpty Dumpty” Watch – Is Your Transportation Plan Ready?

Supply Chain Collaborator

Should the “Humpty Dumpty” market indeed fall off the wall the resulting impact on economic activity could make things very interesting for all shippers, but particularly so for those like retailers and manufacturers whose businesses are sensitive to wide swings in consumer sentiment.

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The Ultimate Guide to Beer Profit Margins & More

Unleashed

Liquor wholesalers buy beer, wine, spirits and other alcoholic drinks from manufacturers, and sell them to pubs, bars, supermarkets and other liquor retailers. Unfortunately, there is no agreed-upon benchmark for profit margins. You can also use these metrics to benchmark against similar taprooms in your neighbourhood.