Unleashed

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Retail software is a range of technological solutions that can help retailers improve customer satisfaction, profitability, efficiency, and productivity by streamlining manual tasks. Retail software automates critical business processes in a way that traditional systems cannot. What is retail software?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2024

Autonomous supply chains can help businesses by enabling faster and more accurate demand forecasting, optimizing inventory levels and distribution networks, automating warehouse and delivery operations, and enhancing customer service and satisfaction.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 25, 2021

The light shining in many a retailer’s eye is a reflection of hope that the pandemic is beginning to wind down. Despite growing optimism about the end of the pandemic, retail correspondent Lauren Thomas ( @laurenthomas ) reports, “Coresight Research predicts as many as 10,000 stores could close in the U.S.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 10, 2022

Several factors contribute to customer loyalty, but providing excellent customer service—and a top-notch experience–is one of the most important in driving retention. There are lots of reasons for retailers to love loyalty programs. They increase customer spend, lifetime value, and profitability.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 14, 2023

In 2012, after managing advertising campaigns for top-tier brands for many years, Paul and his wife co-founded Bulu Box, a health and wellness subscription box service that provides product samples to customers. Their full-service 3PL model includes everything from warehousing and fulfillment to customer service and marketing support.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA), a leading provider of innovative AI-powered supply chain management and advanced retail planning platforms, today announced that Allan Dow, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Vincent Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, will present virtually at the following investor conference: Jefferies Virtual Software Conference.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Blue Yonder has been named as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Order Orchestration and Fulfillment Applications for Retail 2023 Vendor Assessment (doc #US49615623, December 2023). Since every retail organization is different, the IDC MarketScape also looked at the flexibility of the software.

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Logility

JANUARY 13, 2022

NASDAQ: AMSWA ), through its operating entities, delivers an innovative technical platform with AI-powered capabilities for supply chain management and advanced retail planning that is accelerating digital supply chain optimization from product concept to customer availability. Atlanta-based American Software, Inc. Logility, Inc.

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Vinculum

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Retail organizations across the globe are implementing supply chain management systems to control the movement of inventories and maintain product quality. Effective implementation of supply chain management helps to differentiate various terms of delivery along with the service offerings. appeared first on Vinculum Group.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 25, 2019

Retail Shrinkage is a serious retail challenge, especially when its causes can’t be accurately determined. retailers just under $50 billion combined. ” Regardless of how inventory is lost, shrinkage costs retailers a lot of money. ” Every retailer knows carrying inventory comes with costs. ”[3].

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2022

The motivations and explanation are common to what has transpired among other high profile online retail platform provider announcements of late. Similar discounting is underway among brick-and-mortar retailers. In the specific case of Wayfair , this online provider has struggled in achieving consistent profitability.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA), a leading provider of innovative AI-powered supply chain management and advanced retail planning solutions, today announced that it will release its Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 financial results after the U.S. ATLANTA, GA (November 3, 2021) – American Software, Inc. Atlanta-based American Software, Inc.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As a retailer, so much of your time and energy goes into managing your inventory , streamlining your logistics, building partnerships, and curating the customer experience. To find out, you’ll need to track Key performance Indicators, or KPIs, for your retail business. What is a retail KPI?

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 31, 2023

In a soon-to-be released survey conducted by Blue Yonder, 97% of the retail executive respondents stated it was a priority to adopt AI for omni-channel applications. It also aimed to look at insights into where retailers are already getting started with AI and where they see the near and far opportunities.

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Logility

JANUARY 18, 2017

Many customers regularly cross channels between in-store, online and catalogues. Omni-channel retailers must be able to leverage their inventory and supply chain visibility more intelligently, or risk being swamped by these “new world orders.” Invest in merchandise to cost-effectively serve all channels.

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o9 Solutions

AUGUST 12, 2021

In the meantime, customer preferences and shopping behavior keep changing, impacting the entire retail supply chain industry. Technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have had increasing success in driving profitable growth in many retail sectors. Sensing Demand. Shaping Demand.

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o9 Solutions

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Rapidly changing consumer item and channel preferences, along with the recent step-change transition to omnichannel fulfillment and global sourcing risks, have made retail supply chains a textbook example of a system subjected to VUCA – Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. billion on AI technology compared with $9.36

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ShipBob

MARCH 2, 2023

The type of retail experience speaks volumes about the quality of your products and how much you value your customers. So, how exactly do you create an exceptional retail experience? This article discusses what it takes to create a great retail experience for your customers, plus some unique examples from renowned brands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

For Mars, digitalization has focused on improved customer service, cost reductions, and making their supply chain associates more productive. What a Supply Chain Digital Transformation Means Unsurprisingly, a company as large as Mars has a highly complex supply chain involving global sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution.

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Herlitz Inventory Management

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Maurice Sporting Goods selected HIMPACT, a best of breed supply chain solution for retail and wholesale. Since implementing HIMPACT, Maurice Sporting Goods is fully equipped to improve customer service levels, lower inventory, and increase profits. It has products that are sourced both domestically and internationally.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 4, 2022

In the past two years, there has been a shift in how supermarket & retail grocery supply chains function. Store replenishment is one a core operational process for retail planners and one of the biggest challenges faced by them is the trade-off between stock availability and excess stock. Importance of Demand-driven Replenishment.

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Zipline Logistics

JULY 13, 2021

What was once believed to be a temporary disruption is leaving a lasting impact on the retail industry. As we hit the back half of 2021, let’s explore what current retail trends are doing to the freight market and how CPG brands are affected. While last month’s retail sales declined by 1.3% percent and 13.5

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o9 Solutions

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Retailers are looking for an automated and low-touch way of executing replenishments to the store since it is impossible to manage thousands of items with intra-day, daily, weekday, and weekly deliveries. Overall, the benefits of robust store replenishment processes are numerous and critical to maintaining razor-thin grocery retail margins.

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Veridian Solutions

JANUARY 8, 2020

What’s Keeping Retailers in the Dark Ages and Away From Advanced Systems? Ways an Order Management System Helps Retailers Succeed. An order management system is essential to success in retail. An order management system is essential to success in retail. Schedule your consultation with Veridian online today.

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ShipBob

JULY 30, 2021

This is one example of omnichannel retail in action. A powerful omnichannel retail strategy allows your customers to move through multiple channels, engage with your brand, and eventually make a purchase. . What is omnichannel retail? I t’s no surprise that 83% of retailers already have an omnichannel strategy in place.

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o9 Solutions

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Consumers are now showing a strong preference for locally sourced, organic, fresh options and meal kits. Grocery retailers shape demand through promotions and campaigns across stores and online channels. Read our white paper to learn more about how AI/ML techniques can strengthen your grocery retail supply chain. Demand Shaping.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The ability of an organization to deliver reliable and consistent results for revenue, margin, customer service, and quality in the face of demand and supply variability. Interestingly, in Q3 2023, 38% of manufacturers, distributors and retailers missed their target for revenue guidance for the quarter. My conclusion?

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

These are all forms of retail logistics. From managing inventory flow to ensuring that customers receive shipments on time, retail logistics streamlines the different stages of your ecommerce supply chain to keep your business running smoothly. What are retail logistics? COVID’s impact on retail logistics.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

In particular, the landscape is being challenged with a number of fundamental drivers: The changing consumer preferences with the move towards fresh, natural/organic/healthy, convenience foods and locally sourced products but at the same time looking for value. Stijn-Pieter van Houten, both Vice President, Industry Strategy, o9 Solutions.

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Vinculum

APRIL 21, 2020

The eCommerce, retail and fashion industry seem to get asignificant hit. Retailers, large and small are experiencing falling footfall across their brick-and-mortar and digital presence. Similarly, due to supply chain inadequacies, and anticipated delivery delays, retailers are experiencing a decline in their online sales as well.

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Elementum

APRIL 12, 2018

Since the 1990’s, when little-known clothing retailer Zara announced it could take a garment from concept to rack in just 15 days, “fast fashion” has captured the minds of consumers. However, this dynamic industry is now facing the same challenges as some traditional retailers —unsold inventory and profit losses. Inventory Woes.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 29, 2023

Having a disjointed view of inventory and customer data across both physical and online channels is no longer an option for retailers. Most retailers are aware of this need but struggle to determine the value of an implemented Order Management System (OMS).

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Without a kitchen, I depended on the drive-thru services of outlets like Starbucks and McDonalds. Starbucks redesigned their cups for the Grande product, and the flimsy cups were a source of constant spills and burns. Customer Service Failure. The target market was the customer that could not sleep due to back problems.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 29, 2024

Retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers are facing pressure from both the supply and demand sides of their businesses. The growing realization that competing on customer service, rather than costs alone, means B2B companies can focus on providing the flexibility, transparency and sustainability that customers want.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2022

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and their end-customers constantly engage in a complicated dance that has no choreographed steps. When retailers join in — which is most of the time — dance steps become even more complex. Demanding Great Customer Service. Changing Nature of Consumer Behavior. ”[3]. .”

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. Panic Buying Challenged Retailers and Suppliers. The demand caught off-guard those retailers and suppliers who relied on just-in-time inventory practices.

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Elementum

APRIL 12, 2018

Since the 1990’s, when little-known clothing retailer Zara announced it could take a garment from concept to rack in just 15 days, “fast fashion” has captured the minds of consumers. However, this dynamic industry is now facing the same challenges as some traditional retailers —unsold inventory and profit losses. Inventory Woes.

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