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Retail Returns: The Key to Driving Business Growth

ToolsGroup

Returns come with plenty of challenges around logistics, inventory, and predicting volatile sales trends. 84% of buyers read the return policy before making an online purchase. Knowing the importance of managing the return of merchandise, let’s look at the goals and benefits of a customer-centric return policy.

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Are You Feeding the Beast? Or Driving Progress in Your Business?

Supply Chain Shaman

Then it is off to Dallas to speak on Supply Chain Metrics That Matter at the Dallas CSCMP roundtable and complete some more client work. There is a need to plan for the future when there is a lack of definition in items, markets and policies. The first challenge, is to define a job position and process for inventory management.

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Help Supply Chain Planners Be More Successful In These Uncertain Times

Supply Chain Shaman

As I flew to Dallas, I worked on this post. With the downturn in the financial markets, the looming recession, and the fundamental shifts in demand—less travel and stay at home work policies—demand is changing. With greater pressure on shorter cycles and less asset availability, getting good at inventory processes increased.

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Top Digital Supply Chain Cities in the U.S.

Material Handling & Logistics

Content Summary: Chicago ranks number 1 among the seven metro areas in projected supply chain management and technology employment growth; in net job creation for supply chain-related industries; in freight flow; and in inventory holding. Printer-friendly version. San Francisco Bay area. Media Type. Media Caption. San Francisco Bay area.

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How to Sell CBD Online: Information and Tips on Selling CBD From Home

ShipBob

From that information, build a list of products that you know are legal for you to sell and stick with your regular inventory to avoid any legal mishaps. Be careful to cover the terms of service and community policy to make sure you’re advertising and selling your products within the boundaries set by the platform.

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Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022

Elementum

Over the last 2 years, Supply Chain teams have been struggling to procure and manufacture enough inventory. Global supply constraints have come from (1) supply-side disruptions like China’s Zero-COVID policy and the Russia / Ukraine conflict and (2) from demand pressure as federal stimulus flooded the market with extra cash in 2020 and 2021.

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How rate transparency grows SMBs: Introducing the FBA Index

Freightos

It wasn’t all rosy though; FBA imports dropped off in July and August, likely in response to new restrictions Amazon placed on how much inventory third party sellers can hold in its warehouses. . Dallas, TX. In other words, while demand and sourcing was able to keep up, last-mile distribution became a key bottleneck for SMBs.