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

DELMIA Quintiq

In the past decade, physical stores have been facing increased competition from online retailers catering to Millennials. trillion annually and represent 30 percent of total retail sales” ( source ). Here are five smart ways retailers can engage Millennials on a personal level: 1. Keep things simple.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Under the program, FedEx Consolidated Returns, consumers can bring returned items with a QR code to any of the 2,000 locations operated by FedEx Office, the company’s storefront retail operation. Online pet retailer Chewy said its third quarter results show investments it made in fulfillment and logistics are paying off.

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Striking a Balance

BlueYonder

Today’s Wednesdays for Women blog is an insightful conversation with Kirsten Piacentini, Vice President of Inventory Management at L.L.Bean; who just so happens to be one of JDA’s transformative customers in retail! From 2006-2008 I lived in Costa Rica, hiring the initial 15-person IT team. Costa Rica was it for sure.

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Coming of Age: The Digital Consumer Chain

Supply Chain Insights

Nothing is left to the imagination; and digital animation has created an entire generation of people who firmly believe that there are dinosaurs on the small islands off the coast of Costa Rica. As a longtime analyst in the consumer goods and retail industries; I have seen what technology has done to change the way we do business.

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It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without Logistics

Enterra Insights

Francisco Ricaurte, UPS’s country manager for the Andean Countries, reports, “The National Retail Federation (NRF) anticipates that Americans will spend $2 billion on flowers this Valentine’s Day, which would account for 35 percent of the holiday’s spending. .”[2] The Flower Supply Chain.

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Addressing sustainability threats to coffee supply chain using low-code technology

TrackVia

It’s likely that you’ve never heard of them because they operate behind the scenes providing the unroasted coffee beans to retail coffee companies like Starbucks and Peets that you know and love. I had the privilege to visit Volcafe in San José, Costa Rica, and learn more about the success of Volcafe Way.

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World Cup Plays that Build Winning Supply Chain Teams

MIT Supply Chain

One of the most pleasing features of the 2014 World Cup is how “small” teams such as Algeria and Costa Rica gave bigger teams a run for their money. Costa Rica reached the quarter-finals where they took soccer behemoth, the Netherlands, to a penalty shoot out. The playing field is leveling.