ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Retail workers are at the heart of the economy, making the continued retail labor shortage a top challenge for retailers–one that appears here to stay. Get the real story on today’s retail worker shortage, as we break down: Retail Labor Shortage Statistics. The Need for Corporate Retail Talent.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Improving inventory position can help retailers secure consumer loyalty and capture impulse spending. consumers on their loyalty to and trust of retailers, as well as their reasons for choosing online or in-store shopping. The survey report: How Retailers Win Customer Loyalty in an Omnichannel World tracks the change in U.S.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2023

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published recently, “Buyer’s Remorse Survey Report.” Read more The post Preventing Buyer’s Remorse with Supply Chain Technology appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 12, 2021

The Blurred Lines Between Retail and DTC with Guy Courtin. Guy Courtin and Joe Lynch discuss the blurred lines between retail and DTC. Guy Courtin is Vice President and Industry Principal of Retail at Tecsys, a global provider of supply chain solutions that equip the borderless enterprise for growth. Evolution of retail.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

And — in what could be boon or bane for manufacturers and retailers — today’s consumers are quite willing to abandon their once-preferred brands in favor of new ones that offer value or novelty.”[1] One retail sector that witnessed a dramatic rise in online purchases during the pandemic was the grocery sector. during 2020.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 28, 2023

BOSTON – August 3, 2023 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to announce it has been named among ten Notable Vendors included in Gartner’s Midmarket Context: Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions (July 2023).

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2022

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and their end-customers constantly engage in a complicated dance that has no choreographed steps. Sometimes CPG manufacturers take the lead and sometimes consumers take the lead. When retailers join in — which is most of the time — dance steps become even more complex. ”[3]. .”

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The retail industry is rich with data. Four Ways of Using Cluster Analysis in Retail. Retailers can apply cluster analysis techniques in different ways to find groups of customers, products, stores, or suppliers that behave similarly. There are different ways of doing store cluster analysis.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2023

Every December for the past four years, we have asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics professionals from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies — “What is the likelihood of the. We all know the saying: the more things change, the more they stay the same.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 20, 2021

For many retailers, the pandemic has been a nightmare. In Part 1 of this article, I discussed signs that the brick-and-mortar retail sector is recovering. In part 2 of this three-part article, I discuss what some experts are saying about how the retail sector must change in the post-pandemic world — the so-called “new normal.”

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In the era of the Digital Retail Revolution, adaptive supply chain management is imperative amid the surge in online retail and the social commerce boom. The digital retail revolution can help in this area by digitizing all processes of receipt and tracking of goods. This, in turn, leads to increased sales and customer loyalty.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While consultants know the answers (or believe they do), I believe my goal as a research analyst is to unearth new questions that should be asked (and answered together openly in the supply chain community) to improve value. Let’s take a couple of examples: Retail Available to Promise (ATP). Contract Manufacturing Signal Latency.

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IT Supply Chain

AUGUST 16, 2022

Head of Consumer Research, ParcelHero. The post The lessons of 2008 that retailers, manufacturers & hauliers must learn as the UK enters recession appeared first on IT Supply Chain. By David Jinks M.I.L.T

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2023

This past February we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies — “Is your company using Artificial Intelligence in its supply chain or logistics operations?”

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 11, 2021

” Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers know as well as anyone that keeping up with the changing landscape can be difficult — but essential. ”[1] According to Google research, “83% of U.S. ” What does that mean for CPG manufacturers? CPG manufacturers will become problem-solvers. ”[2].

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 1, 2021

Although every economic sector undergoes constant change, the retail sector has probably seen more changes in a shorter period of time than most other sectors. With all of the changes in the retail environment and the continued shift away from conventional technologies, cognitive computing in retail is becoming increasingly important.”[1]

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QAD

MARCH 30, 2023

Manufacturers may not think they have much in common with the retail companies beyond producing the products that stock store shelves, but there could be a lot to learn from the latter as the manufacturing headwinds of the last few years carry into 2023. Given these figures, retail investment in passive UHF RFID is a no-brainer.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In September, 2021, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies – “Is your company becoming more supply driven?”

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QAD

MARCH 23, 2023

Today, the choice for CPG manufacturers and supply chains is clear: future-proof with digital manufacturing technologies that can meet the customer where they are or be left behind. many businesses are left with a supply chain and manufacturing ecosystem that looks – and functions – a lot different than it used to.

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ivalua

AUGUST 29, 2019

The research, conducted by Vanson Bourne on behalf of Ivalua, found that 71% of respondents believed the rate of digitisation in Procurement is low. The post Inefficient Procurement processes are costing UK businesses almost £2m per year, reveals research appeared first on Ivalua. About the study. About Ivalua. 31% of £5.84m).

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2023

Note that in Figure 1, retail home improvements days of inventory increased 68 days, contract manufacturing days increased 48 days, retail apparel by 28 days, and containers and packaging manufacturing companies by 14 days. This is an active area of research. Today’s organization is less aligned than in 2004.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 15, 2023

To enable manufacturers, retailers, and third-party logistics (3PL) companies to improve supply chain visibility and operational performance, Blue Yonder has placed a focus on continuing to innovate and perfect our transportation management capabilities, as well as the broader supply chain execution functionality.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Here I share some insights from my research. I am currently doing research on inventory management. The result was restatement. My conclusion?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2023

Read more The post [Video] Discussing the Lessons Learned in Transportation Procurement Management appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Last September, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies — Is your company becoming more supply-driven?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

Athletic and leisure footwear manufacturer New Balance has advanced plans to build the company’s sixth footwear manufacturing facility within the United States. Commenting on the Skowhegan facility expansion, Joe Preston, New Balance President indicated: “ Manufacturing has always been at the core of our company culture.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

It is time to bring Manufacturers, Retailers, and Distributors together with Technology Providers in order to better understand the issues and generate ideas to help build the “network of networks.” Brand owner to contract manufacturer or third-party logistics provider to a retailer.) The gaps are large.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Everyone knows the retail sector has experienced some tough going over the past couple of years. According to Susan Reda ( @Susan_Reda ), Vice President for Education Strategy at the National Retail Federation, “The U.S. can expect the long tail impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to be felt in the retail industry for months to come.”[1]

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In September 2022, we surveyed members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies – to get their perspective on the important lessons learned over the past two years that will help them to successfully navigate the transportation market (..)

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Coming back to the context of technology, and its significance in helping manufacturing businesses grow, it is to be mentioned that the benefits of adopting the resource are actually productive due to a lot of reasons. In the manufacturing industry, generating the coveted sales and maximum Return on Investment are things of highest concern.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 5, 2023

We are very excited to announce that Blue Yonder has been recognized for the first time as a Representative Vendor in the latest Gartner ® Market Guide for Retail Distributed Order Management Systems. The acceleration of omni-channel commerce in the past few years has put significant pressure on retailers to transform how they do business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 7, 2024

In late 2023, we conducted a survey of 1,000 supply chain and logistics decision-makers across North America and Europe across three sectors: manufacturing, distribution and retail; carriers; and logistics services providers. The results of the research report How Bad Is the Supply Chain and Logistics Workforce Challenge?

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Pivot88

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Each quarter, our parent company TradeBeyond publishes its comprehensive Retail Sourcing Report , which is filled with timely research, facts, and analysis to help brands and retailers make the most informed sourcing decisions.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 16, 2018

There is no doubt, that the retail landscape is increasingly looking like an online one as traditional brick-and-mortar retailers, such as Toys R Us, Foot Locker, and Best Buy mobile shutter hundreds of stores unable to keep up with the changing customer that wants fast, free delivery all with just a click of a button. trillion, a 3.8

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

MARCH 17, 2020

Symphony RetailAI, the global provider of integrated AI-enabled marketing, merchandising and supply chain solutions for FMCG retailers and CPG manufacturers, was among the 12 select companies that Forrester invited to participate in The Forrester Wave: Retail Planning, Q1 2020 evaluation.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

One of the most prominent retail trends accelerated by the pandemic has been increased e-commerce sales. In 2020, global e-commerce sales growth jumped three years in the first three months of stay-at-home mandates, with a share of overall retail matching 2023 predictions.”[2] 1] He adds, “Grannies have discovered online shopping.”

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2022

The motivations and explanation are common to what has transpired among other high profile online retail platform provider announcements of late. Similar discounting is underway among brick-and-mortar retailers. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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