Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Most of the conferences on our list are in the U.S., Also, if you have a favorite industry conference not included on the list, please post it in the comments. “Who As I’ve shared in the past, here are three questions you should ask yourself: Does the conference agenda align with the key initiatives I’m working on?

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

18, 2019 -- STORD , pioneers of networked distribution, next-generation warehousing, and distribution for modern shippers, today announced its exhibition and participation at LINK2019 (formerly the Retail Supply Chain Conference), hosted by the Retail Industry Leaders Association, one of the retail industry’s largest events.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 26, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides added highlights of supply chain planning and execution orchestration provider Kinaxis ’s annual customer conference held last week, both physically in Nashville, Tennessee , and virtually livestreamed. As we noted in our prior blog, there have been significant retail customer wins added including HAVI.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Arlington, VA – Today, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) announced Sona Chawla, Kohl’s chief operating officer, will be the keynote speaker at the 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference. Retail Prophet and Futurist Doug Stephens. Retail Prophet and Futurist Doug Stephens. About RILA.

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Maine Pointe

JANUARY 26, 2023

After an exciting National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City, I spent the following weekend in Orlando, FL where I enjoyed not only warmer temperatures, but the exciting Food Industry Association FMI Mid-Winter Conference.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2021

For years now, retailers have been advancing the date for Christmas holiday sales. ”[1] And many consumers realize their gift selection could be limited to items currently found on store shelves or currently available in online retailer inventory. In the future, 2020 will be seen as a major inflection point for retail.”[4]

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retailers continue to declare bankruptcy at an alarming rate. Ben Unglesbee ( @Ben_RetailDive ) and Cara Salpini ( @CaraSalpini ) bluntly write, “Last year was a dismal one for certain retailers. Think department stores and specialty retailers, especially those selling apparel.) Bad retail is dead.”[2].

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Kinaxis

MAY 24, 2018

Supply chain skills in high demand, digital twins, disruptive technologies, and other takeaways from the 2018 Gartner supply chain conference. I just returned from the highly engaging and inspiring Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The site was launched in eight weeks. Kinaxis (@Kinaxis) May 15, 2018.

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Provenance

MARCH 26, 2021

This week, The Grocer’s conference on ‘How to build a sustainable brand’ brought together challenger brands, multinationals, NGOs and others to discuss the key issues in FMCG today. Rob Metcalfe, Richmond & Towers , argued that retailers must take the lead: “The majority of brands don’t have sustainability as their raison d’etre.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This was announced on the Retail Link portal for suppliers on January 30 th. Walmart is not the only big retailer with OTIF requirements, but as the world’s largest retailer, and a company with stringent requirements , Walmart’s OTIF requirements are top of mind for consumer goods companies.

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Stord

MARCH 5, 2019

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)’s conference attracts retail and supply chain leaders from the biggest brands in the country, providing a forum for innovation, networking, and collaboration. If you couldn’t make it, or want to refresh your memory, here are five big themes from the 2019 conference.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 26, 2016

eDelivery Conference. eDelivery Conference is for professionals who are responsible for “S-O-L-D” – Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics and Delivery. This year’s 2 nd annual conference, will explore how the infrastructural aspects of multichannel retail are creating new capabilities to turn into customer promises.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Most of the conferences on our list are in the U.S., Also, if you have a favorite industry conference not included on the list, please post it in the comments. “Who Does the conference agenda align with the key initiatives I’m working on? Below is a short list of the supply chain and logistics conferences scheduled for 2017.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 26, 2023

The physical retail store is dead…long live the reimagined phygital retail store! There was a great mix of those Direct-To-Consumer brands making their first foray into physical retail to those that have hundreds and thousands of stores, including Starbucks with 35K+ locations.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Supply chain conferences are an excellent way to connect with industry professionals, learn about new technologies, and refine your operation through the experience of others. It is up to your organization to decide which conferences to attend and how you will leverage the information presented. Download WhitePaper.

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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Diversification is one of the best defenses to mitigate supply chain risks – ports, suppliers, carriers, and customers - as retailers add business-to-business (B2B) to their focus to smooth out bumpy business-to-consumer (B2C) revenue. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains!

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Most of the conferences on our list are in the U.S., Also, if you have a favorite industry conference not included on the list, please post it in the comments. “Who As I’ve shared in the past, here are three questions you should ask yourself: Does the conference agenda align with the key initiatives I’m working on?

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 4, 2019

Almost fifty years ago, way back in 1969 the Mass Retailing Institute was incorporated, which in 1976 changed its’ name to National Mass Retailing Institute (NMRI). The focus of the event shifted to cover the entire end to end retail supply chain as highlighted in this RILA Supply Chain video.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 22, 2024

Shoptalk is one of the more enjoyable conferences in the retail world. We had the opportunity to meet new retailers, old friends, and learn about new technology along the way. Race to the bottom rarely works in the super competitive world of retail. A conference of conversation. AI transforms business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

Last week I attended the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City. The usual themes were still very present as solution providers and retailers alike were more than happy to talk about omni-channel, mobility, robotics, and machine learning, to name a few.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 3, 2023

Sahil Gupta , Chief Product Officer at ToolsGroup, shares the most important insights and takeaways from this year’s ShopTalk conference. After four days of retail insights focused on the trends, business models, and technologies that are shaping the future of retail, ShopTalk 2023 has closed a successful and illuminating conference.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The interview occurred during athe FourKites Visibility 2023 user conference on September 7th in Chicago. And at last week’s FourKites Visibility user conference, the tech pioneer reported investment in a different form of artificial intelligence, Generative AI. I attended my first Visibility conference in 2020.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This year’s CSCMP conference reinforced that we’re in the early days of a massive transformation. And at the conference it was clear that the data problem is still huge and everyone needs a better way to solve it. The Data Problem. Cleaning it takes days. The Secret to Actionable AI Insights.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

by CJ Wehlage The Supply Chain Insights annual conference was held on September 10-11, 2014 at the Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona. Reliving the old days was made even more rich, as there was a panel session at the conference with Lora Cecere, Roddy Martin, Mickey North-Rizza and myself.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Are you attending the CSCMP Annual Global Conference later this month in Denver? It’s is one of the best conferences in the supply chain and logistics industry to learn and network. Robots and the Future of Retail and Logistics Jobs. Let me help you. The Tipping Point for Natural Gas Long-Haul Trucks. See you in Denver soon!

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2015

“Contrary to what many people believe, investing in employees is not dilutive to a company’s financial results and shareholder value — it’s actually accretive,” said Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks, at the 2015 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference.

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The Network Effect

MAY 4, 2017

by Bernard Goor, One Network Enterprises The GMA Supply Chain Conference in San Diego offered fascinating insights into where the. The post Top Ten Lessons Learned from the GMA Supply Chain Conference appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 5, 2019

Nearly every week it seems another brick-and-mortar retailer declares bankruptcy and closes stores. The press has dubbed this the Retail Apocalypse and some pundits are openly wondering whether we are seeing the death of brick-and-mortar retail. He writes, “High street retailing is far from down and out.

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Locus Robotics

AUGUST 18, 2020

``We will define lasting change in the retail revolution.``. Join us at the Retail Supply Chain Virtual conference, August 20-21 2020, for this year’s most important retail logistics topics regarding the New Normal for e-commerce supply chains. Friday August 21 at 11:15.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 17, 2022

Many retailers’ inventory ear-marked for the holiday season sat on a ship, in a container waiting to be picked up, or was snapped up quickly by consumers ahead of the 2021 holiday season. Despite retail inventory woes, sales were healthy throughout 2021, rising 17.9% from 2020, seasonally unadjusted, according to US Census data.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2015

Conferences are a great example of peer-to-peer learning in action, but with so many supply chain and logistics conferences available, how do you decide which ones to attend? As I’ve shared in the past, here are three questions you should ask yourself: Does the conference agenda align with the key initiatives I’m working on?

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Alloy

JANUARY 10, 2019

The 2019 conference schedule is off to a busy start! Interestingly, several conferences are taking place at the same time, so we’ll have to make some hard choices. 2019 US conferences, in chronological order: Jan. 13–15, NRF 2019 Retail’s Big Show (NYC, NY)?—?join 16–17, NextGen Supply Chain Conference (Chicago, IL) Apr.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 26, 2020

Home delivery has become an increasingly hot topic as a result, and last week, I spoke on a panel about last mile logistics as part of the Reuters Events Retail Supply Chain Virtual USA conference. However, from a customer experience standpoint, it is also the most memorable and possibly important.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The jobs reduction will save $1 billion this year, Tomé said on an earnings conference call with analysts on Tuesday. The retailer plans to double the number of sites in the coming years and currently operates more than 55 dedicated same-day sites across the U.S. Retailers estimate 13.7 Retailers estimate 13.7

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2024

Work is ongoing to open a third channel that will allow larger vessels to pass through the bottleneck, officials announced at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. The National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail projected in December that online returns in the U.S. billion Walmart, retail: $2.1

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2018

The 2018 RILA Retail Supply Chain Conference was a great opportunity to hear what retail leaders are focused on, and excited about, as we chart the future of our evolving industry. That dialogue set the tone for the conference in some key ways. As we gathered in Phoenix, Ariz.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2018

The 2018 RILA Retail Supply Chain Conference was a great opportunity to hear what retail leaders are focused on, and excited about, as we chart the future of our evolving industry. That dialogue set the tone for the conference in some key ways. As we gathered in Phoenix, Ariz.

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