article thumbnail

Sports Authority: Another Not-So-Great Moment in Supplier Relationship Management

Talking Logistics

In short, suppliers want their goods back, but Sports Authority wants to sell the inventory ($85 million worth of shoes and sports gear, including $23 million owed to shoemaker Asics America Corp.) As reported in The Denver Post : The suits are designed to determine who gets the money when consigned goods are sold, vendors or the banks.

article thumbnail

This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Another customer is John Lewis Partnership, which is featured in a case study video. Simply put, retailers and others are taking a fresh look at their supply chain networks (and those of their partners) to better balance inventory and transportation costs with service levels that are becoming more stringent. Have a happy weekend!

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

A Gartner Summit Just For The Supply Chain Planner

DynaSys

Josh mentioned the time when DHL punked its competitors by videoing their delivery staff dragging cumbersome oversized packages with “DHL Is Faster” on the front to inconvenient drop points, to drive a viral campaign. It will be at the Gaylord again in Denver. Gartner’s 2020 Conference.

article thumbnail

Activant Anticipates More Virtual Collaboration in B2B Distribution

Supply Chain Network

Distributors and other participants in the chain need to engage across a broad set of constituents, and are looking to have the same kind of individual empowerment that is currently available in the consumer IT space: information and video on demand, instant communication, and so on. ” Added William Foster, IT manager at Packard Inc.