Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
It already has opened nine, after testing the concept in its hometown of Minneapolis. Gretchen McCarthy, Target’s chief global supply chain & logistics officer, said Target has to keep up with customer expectations — namely getting online purchases conveniently and quickly. .” And now on to this week’s logistics news.
Enterra Insights
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Justin Swanson ( @ejsnyt ) reports, “Retail sales in the United States jumped nearly 11 percent this season compared with the holiday period in 2019, the year before the pandemic upended the global economy.”[1] Digital Path to Purchase taken more often. Swanson reports, “Online sales made up 20.9 Journalist E.
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Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 2, 2020
Many of my clients talk about a customer-centric supply chain but rely on useless metrics from an annual survey or a net promoter score. Historic processes are inside-out tightly integrated to orders and purchase orders. In the discussion, you may even receive insights from one of the world’s largest database of sleep data.
Enterra Insights
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
Khadeeja Safdar ( @khadeeja_safdar ) and Imani Moise ( @MoiseNoise ) report, “Retailers had their best holiday sales since 2011, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks payments in stores and online.”[1] The growth in mobile purchasing continues. These mobile moments matter. 6] They are: 1. 7] They are: 1.
6 River Systems
JULY 25, 2019
However, we’re starting to leave the era of big, centralized data that is entirely controlled by a few large entities. Companies can overcome this challenge by optimizing the supply chain through data, information and using automated processes to make decisions. And firms can only grow so big before they become unmanageable. .
Inmar
MARCH 21, 2019
At the same time, we learn from Chicago magazine’s 2012 coverage of a Joint Center on Political and Economic Studies report that life expectancy may be lower for those living in food deserts. One example is the North Market in North Minneapolis, an Inmar client in one of the country’s largest food deserts.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 13, 2017
Uber debuts Movement, a new website offering access to its traffic data (TechCrunch). Target invests in Minneapolis start-up that helps retailers monitor supply chains (Star Tribune). Moving on to third-party logistics (3PL) news, UPS announced the purchase of Freightex , a U.K.-based UPS Acquires Freightex Ltd.
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