Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

Fuelled by a strong return to normalcy, ‘revenge festivities’ is a simmering trend that picked up during this Navratri in India, leading to a 15% spike in FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) sales with kirana stores stocking up 18% more. retail and food services sales for September 2022 stood at $684.0 billion, which was an 8.2%

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 5, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Flipkart is in talks to raise a total of $1 billion in fresh funds, the Economic Times reported earlier in the day, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Two years later, it committed to importing $10 billion of goods from India each year by 2027.

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Locus

MARCH 28, 2022

A lot has been said about online shopping as a great disruptor of traditional retail marketing. But the online e-commerce space is still a tiny portion of the entire retail industry turnover. Many retailers have leveraged experience centers to gain more than just high sales. What is experiential retail?

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Elementum

AUGUST 2, 2022

Welcome to Elementum’s Supply Chain Market Report. The direct impact of this phenomenon is weakened purchasing power of other currencies relative to the Dollar. BRICS is an alliance between several countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) to do just that. Discretionary Retail, Clothing. barrels per day).

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

PepsiCo generated $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, with 23 food and beverage brands that generate more than $1 billion each in retail sales. 294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from purchased energy.

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Locus

JULY 21, 2023

At the stroke of midnight when the world was about to enter into 2023, India took a bold decision. With E-commerce user penetration in India expected to go up to 74% in 2027, there is a need to build a more level-playing field for businesses. It enables your business to maintain adequate service levels and keep costs in check.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

With peak shipping season just around the corner, the logistics industry is looking forward to a smoother supply chain than previous years have provided. However, transportation management experts caution logistics providers not to get too excited. Despite High-Profile Retail Cancellations, U.S. Container Imports Remain High.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of April 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which continue to reinforce a state of contraction level stabilization within global supply chain networks. Some good news is that the reported data reinforces that global supply chain wide pressures have eased considerably. declined 1.5

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2014

In this week’s news… XPO Logistics to Acquire New Breed Logistics. Zipments Acquires Hobson to Become the Leading Same-Day Delivery Provider for Retailers in NYC. Reports 2014 Second-quarter Results. Reports 2014 Second-quarter Results. Amazon to open five new warehouses in India (Reuters).

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Elementum

APRIL 25, 2016

As more people turn to the Internet to purchase products, industries are feeling the pressure to improve efficiency while ensuring customer satisfaction. In a recent investment research report, analysts noted that e-commerce sales will climb to over US $1 trillion by 2020 if the overall retail sector experiences even modest growth.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. According to a report from The Information , the company is imposing this fee on returns when return options at Whole Foods, Kohl’s, or Amazon Fresh locations are closer or at the same distance as a UPS Store return location. But, per the report, Amazon has now initiated a charge of $1.50

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In our summary and perspectives focused on July 2022 reporting , we opined that July data reinforced a trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The top three regions exhibiting PMI growth were noted as India, Australia and Thailand.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 19, 2017

They want a continuous, seamless experience that blurs the lines across companies, retailers and partners. Order fulfillment channels are becoming more complex as the possible combinations for purchase and returns explode. Global purchasing power. Or changing your logistics channels? Realistically, it already isn’t.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of March and Q1- 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which reinforce a state of stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. That stated, the reported 49.6 but represented 0.6

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 15, 2024

As Supply Chain Matters pointed out in our March industry specific commentary , both China and India have been strategically posturing to become legacy semiconductor fab production global hubs over the coming years. However, as Reuters indicated in its recent reporting, exports to the U.S. percent to 25 percent in 2024.

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Locus

MAY 15, 2023

According to a study, 55% of consumers prefer to buy directly from brands, and a further 40% of shoppers say they will purchase from a D2C brand in the next five years. In fact, according to a recent report by Mordor Intelligence, the Indian D2C market size was estimated to be at $55 billion in 2022. With an expected CAGR of 34.5%

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Vinculum

JULY 14, 2022

Traditionally, the manufacturer sells the brand products with the help of distributors, retailers, agencies, and wholesalers. But in the current scenario, companies that follow the D2C business models directly reach out to the vast crowd. The D2C model uses different payment methods, and the brand products are delivered in real-time.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 This provider describes itself as an AI- enabled procurement Cloud platform built for the sourcing of lower-dollar, non-strategic purchases, commonly referred to as “ tail spend.” Fairmarkit Announces $35.6

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

Looking at the broader logistics industry, we know that digital transformation remains a key priority. Their scalable solutions have proven to help companies reduce their logistics costs and optimize their supply chains. Digitization of product management speeds this process up even more.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 5, 2019

Gartner analyst Debashis Tarafdar says that the large size of a country (like India, China or Indonesia) can mean “significant polarization of population between urban and rural with distinctly different buying capabilities and purchasing preferences. fast food or retail) are rapidly expanding. Transfer taxes.

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Turvo

MARCH 1, 2022

Worldwide third-party logistics (3PL) has emerged as a viable option for meeting global distribution demands. It is a new shipper-carrier collaboration approach to enhance supply chain visibility, reducing transit times, and inventory-carrying costs for retailers and suppliers while improving carrier asset utilization levels. .

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

As Supply Chain Matters has frequently observed, considerable profits generated by the AWS unit helped to offset investments and operating expenses from the worldwide retail business unit. placement and logistics software, processes, physical operations) to create eight interconnected regions in smaller geographic areas.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Last evening, global parcel, logistics and transportation services provider Fedex Corp. Equity analysts quickly revised their analysis and outlooks for FedEx and other associated transport and logistics focused businesses. Development. It is yet another development in this new, new normal of business and supply chain developments.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. In the digital transformation age, logistics is once again undergoing a major shift. Marc Tuinier.

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Vinculum

JANUARY 30, 2024

D2C (Direct to Consumer) is a marketing, sales and customer relationship approach in which brands serve customers directly without using intermediaries such as distributors and retailers. According to recent industry reports, the expected addressable market in India is likely to be around $100 billion by 2025.The

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Vinculum

JANUARY 30, 2024

D2C (Direct to Consumer) is a marketing, sales and customer relationship approach in which brands serve customers directly without using intermediaries such as distributors and retailers. According to recent industry reports, the expected addressable market in India is likely to be around $100 billion by 2025.The

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Locus

OCTOBER 27, 2023

There’s something magical about the festive season in India. According to the 2023 InMobi Festive Season Report, 84% of Indian consumers revealed a spike in their online shopping budgets compared to just a year ago. Harnessing end-to-end visibility offers brands an expansive overview of their logistic maneuvers.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

De Beers’ Tracr can provide provenance data for diamonds and track them from the mine to the retail outlet. At least two jewellery retailers are already taking part in a pilot of the platform. This multinational enterprise counts jewellery retail chains and precious-metals companies among its vast portfolio of holdings.

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ShipBob

MAY 19, 2022

By 2014, projected online retail sales in the U.S Worldwide retail ecommerce sales reached $4.2 Worldwide retail ecommerce sales reached $4.2 Although we’ve stopped seeing pandemic-level growth, online retail sales have continued to grow albeit at a slower pace than in 2020. trillion –a 26.4% trillion –a 26.4%

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Nearly half (47%) of online shoppers globally reported frustration with everything from shipping, to returns, to lost products and miscalculated duties and taxes during the 2016 holiday shopping season. and 4% this year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), retailers ehave a lot of work to do to accommodate consumers.

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EcoVadis

MAY 15, 2016

140 procurement execs, human rights experts, analysts, NGO leaders gathered in London on May 4 last week to exchange on practices and discuss the potential impact, pitfalls and response strategies to UK Modern Slavery Act. the buyer would discover their key suppliers and start purchasing directly). What to write in reports.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

If downstream demand changes, they may not have any other retail outlet options either. As it is, even Amazon’s full potential is stifled by the existence of silos, as revealed in a Wall Street Journal report in 2017. In short, an efficient supply chain is not necessarily an effective one. The new mantra is ‘agility everywhere’.

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Vinculum

MARCH 7, 2022

UAE gets the export from India at its utmost level to establish the market more broadly as the report of Amazon Global Exports Digest mentions that India’s exports to Saudi Arabia and UAE are worth $34 billion. India these days is exporting in a big way to catch the attention of the Middle East. Handmade products.

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Vinculum

AUGUST 3, 2021

Cross-border e-commerce purchases are growing at an exceptional pace, and Asia makes up for a significant share of the global market. Asian consumers are increasingly leveraging the Internet for purchasing goods and services across borders. Despite that, Western companies have not been able to gain ground.

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Vinculum

MAY 5, 2022

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Vinculum

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Cross-border eCommerce is to grow 1 trillion dollars by the end of 2020 from previous years as per the report from the global consulting firm Accenture and AliResearch. The B2C affair is gradually overlapping the B2B segment as customers are willing to purchase products directly from foreign manufacturers and retailers.

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