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Small is the new big: Millennials & the future of retail

DELMIA Quintiq

trillion annually and represent 30 percent of total retail sales” ( source ). Millennials are the ones checking in at locations where they work, dine, and play, advancing the growth of crowd-sourcing apps. Use innovative technology. By 2020…[Millenial shoppers’] spending in the United States will grow to $1.4 Keep things simple.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 13-17, 2018)

Talking Logistics

My family and I spent more than a week in Costa Rica, where everyone greets you with “Pura Vida,” which means “Pure Life” in Spanish. Customer Experience is Driving Supply Chain Innovation, Says Report from BluJay Solutions and Adelante SCM. I’m back from vacation. Well, back physically. But as the U.S.

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The Journey of One Banana! A Supply Chain in Motion! (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

The majority of banana export comes from 3 countries, which top the list for 2016: Ecuador, Guatemala and Costa Rica. Source: South East Asia Globe. “[…] Cultivation, harvesting and selection of the fruit is very labour intensive, and as previously indicated require a highly organized and integrated chain” ( Robinson 2013 ).