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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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What Are Retail KPIs? The Most Important Retail Metrics in 2023

ShipBob

By monitoring particular metrics over time across your online sales, in-store sales, and operations, you’ll gain quantitative insights into your business performance. A retail KPI (or “Key Performance Indicator”) refers to a quantifiable metric used to measure how a retail business is performing. Why are retail metrics important?

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Optimize Your Freight Spend Without Negotiation

Talking Logistics

We do strategic carrier sourcing and contract negotiation, but it isn’t always time to renegotiate your contracts. One area that can quickly yield benefits is in parcel shipping. The Impact of Omnichannel. I asked Michael about the impact omnichannel fulfillment is having on transportation strategies. “A

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OMS vs ERP: What’s the Difference?

Unleashed

OMS vs ERP: Shared features and functions OMS and ERP systems have similar features and functions, including: Data collection and analysis – OMS and ERP systems collect and store data from various sources, including sales, purchases, inventory, and customer information.

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What is Omnichannel eCommerce? Definition, Benefits & 4 Tips

Unleashed

The term omnichannel is a popular eCommerce buzzword, but what exactly is omnichannel eCommerce, and why is it important? We cover these questions and more about the eCommerce sales phenomenon that is omnichannel. What is omnichannel eCommerce? What is the aim of the omnichannel approach?

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Leveraging Big Data in Logistics Into Meaningful Business Analytics

Intelligent Audit

One solution is to turn to big shipping data. According to analysts at McKinsey , “Most of the data generated in a supply chain falls outside the scope of just one enterprise or entity,” a dynamic that makes it hard to know if you’re dealing with good or bad data or even the original source. Gain Clarity into Shipping Data.

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3PL Integration: Building an Expandable and Resilient Orchestration Solution

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For instance, a company can define and execute an order processing pipeline with Orchestration, which automates an order’s creation, tracking, and shipping. This eliminates manual tasks like creating shipping labels, making order processing more efficient and cost-effective. Select the right 3PL provider.

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