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NRF 2022: 4 Big Session Themes from Retail’s Big Show

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Download guide: 8 Winning Strategies to Combat Supply Shortages ? Washington Post ). As for goods and labor inflation, “We’ve lived through these before and we can anticipate macro changes,” says Cornell. Target will provide alternatives. Consumers vote with their wallets and footsteps.” Photo credit: National Retail Federation.

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Peak Shipping Season: A Review of Trends from the 2018 Holiday Peak Season

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Download Here. As few as 44 percent of retailers offer free returns shipping, notes the Washington Post, but the day with the highest returns rates arrived in mid-December. million returns, reports the Washington Post. Meanwhile, inventory levels rose 3.6 How Surface Mode Shippers Can Compete in E-Commerce Logistics.

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Bringing Digital Inside the Grocery Store

Enterra Insights

At a Food Forward summit in Washington, D.C., Ahlbom’s revelation is supported by other evidence, especially as it relates to digital coupons people can download on their smartphones and use in stores. she noted, “In 10 years, the term ‘consumer’ will be dead. ” Bringing digital inside the grocery store.

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A Better Solution for SMB Shippers with Ryan Collier

The Logistics of Logistics

Ryan earned a Master of Science in Human-Centered Design and Engineering from the University of Washington. If carriers download the Convoy app to their phone, they will get quick pay with no factoring cost. Prior to joining Convoy , Ryan designed and led design teams in education, healthcare, and government services. About Convoy.

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New Report Reveals 5 Trends Reshaping Government Procurement

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WASHINGTON, Aug. Read or download the complete report here. National survey of state procurement officials finds states are moving toward a more modern approach to buying. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — States are becoming more data-driven and value-focused in their purchasing.

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The Big Miss: The Critical Success Element Most Retailers and Industry Analysts Are Overlooking When Talking about Surviving and Thriving in the Age of Retail Disruption

BlueYonder

The lone bright spot comes from Walmart; The Washington Post reports that the retail giant is now testing a package-delivery program where employees are paid extra to deliver online orders on their way home from work. Some of those gigs have to be in the retail space, right? Retail is lagging far behind in adopting gig workers.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27-31, 2014)

Talking Logistics

” Gary Hufbauer, senior trade expert at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, put it best in a quote from the Wall Street Journal : “[Reid’s opposition] is a one-two punch against trade policy.”. Now it’s 2014. I predict more talk and more commissions, but little substantive action in the months ahead.