Multichannel Merchant

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This week, Walmart claimed a first by announcing it had been doing driverless runs between a dark store and one of its retail outlets in its hometown of Bentonville, AR, since August, courtesy of technology partner Gatik which powers the driverless box trucks. We’re thrilled to enable Walmart’s customers to reap the benefits.”.

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Supply Chain 24/7

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

to help the Minneapolis-based retailer improve its own supply chain. Shekar Natarajan, who has been overseeing a project at Wal-Mart testing drones in its warehouses, is joining Target Corp.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 30, 2021

Stores are now having their day in the spotlight as retailers embrace multichannel services and consumers look for shopping and last-mile delivery options. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated many retailers’ e-commerce strategies as stores battled temporary closures and consumers who were hesitant to shop in person once stores reopened.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 19, 2019

IKEA Closing US Factory, Retail Sales Surprisingly Strong, Amazon Workers in Minneapolis and Germany Strike, the Real Cause of Global Warming

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Freightera

OCTOBER 11, 2017

It’s Twin Cities Startup Week , a gathering of the creatives, hackers, investors, makers, entrepreneurs, and startups that are powering the economic future of Minneapolis and St. We’re excited about our future in Minneapolis. There are founders who believe they can scale SaaS companies here in Minneapolis, including Kipsu and Branch.

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Alloy

MAY 15, 2019

More about Adrienne Adrienne Altermann has over 10 years’ experience in HiFi retail, wholesale and channel marketing, with a successful track record helping consumer electronics companies achieve targets and create new business. He lives in Minneapolis, MN, where he was born and raised. You can view the recording here.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2017

Lingerie maker Victoria’s Secret looks to uncover supply chain issues (Reuters) and Target invests in Minneapolis start-up that helps retailers monitor supply chains (StarTribune). has invested in Inspectorio , a firm that focuses on helping retailers keep closer tabs on factories through inspections and data analysis.

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RFgen

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a company press release, the big-name retail chain recently added Benjamin Cook , the former logistics and supply chain head at Apple, to its team. Cook’s first day was on July 24, 2016 in Minneapolis at the company’s headquarters. Gallen in Switzerland said retail stores have an average of 8.3

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RFgen

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a company press release, the big-name retail chain recently added Benjamin Cook , the former logistics and supply chain head at Apple, to its team. Cook’s first day was on July 24, 2016 in Minneapolis at the company’s headquarters. Gallen in Switzerland said retail stores have an average of 8.3

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Inmar

MARCH 21, 2019

For limited access to exist even as the grocery retail marketplace has never been more crowded or competitive, all while the Natural Resources Defence Council reports that nearly 40% of food in the United States is wasted, is sadly ironic. That includes digital coupons like those used in other retailer-operated digital coupon programs.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 26, 2017

Last summer, in collaboration with JDA and many key industry leaders in both retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG), the Category Management Association (CMA) launched CatMan 2.0 Many retailers are recognizing the challenges ahead with not only localizing assortments, but also responding to the demands of the consumer.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 24, 2017

Retailers, however, may not be so charmed and some will not survive the transition being driven by the following forces. The shift to healthier eating has already changed grocery retail. There is a fundamental shift afoot in the grocery world, one that promises to recreate the shopping experience in customers. Target Corp.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 12, 2017

Target to test next-day delivery service in Minneapolis (Reuters). Time will tell, but what’s clear to me is that with the possible exceptions of Walmart, Target, and a few others, most retailers don’t have the scale, money, technology, or time to build the logistics network necessary to compete effectively with Amazon on their own.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 24, 2017

Retailers, however, may not be so charmed and some will not survive the transition being driven by the following forces. The shift to healthier eating has already changed grocery retail. There is a fundamental shift afoot in the grocery world, one that promises to recreate the shopping experience in customers. Target Corp.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 4, 2017

Warehouses have hired tens of thousands of California workers over the last five years to help fuel the fast-rising industry of online retail. It was only for residents of Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, San Diego and St. may be planning to spin off its retail business to Office Depot Inc. Staples, Inc. Staples, Inc.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 4, 2017

Warehouses have hired tens of thousands of California workers over the last five years to help fuel the fast-rising industry of online retail. It was only for residents of Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, San Diego and St. may be planning to spin off its retail business to Office Depot Inc. Staples, Inc. Staples, Inc.

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FLEXE

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

She has 15+ years of experience in retail operations, and knows how to put out fires without breaking a sweat. Megan also worked on the retailer side of supply chain at Target’s headquarters in Minneapolis.</p>

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Cognira

JANUARY 12, 2023

Today, top retailers follow these strategies to ensure their promotions align with their customer’s behaviors: . By including weather analytics in the forecasting stage, retailers are able to make even better predictions about purchasing patterns. Table of Contents. How Weather Impacts Promotion Performance. Avoid Waste.

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Zipline Logistics

AUGUST 24, 2021

Target is one of the nation’s most prominent retailers and serves as a goal outlet for many CPG brands. But working with the store can be difficult for organizations whose supply chains are not built to withstand the stress test of retail delivery. Order consolidation is a critical tenet of a retail-optimized logistics function.

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Multichannel Merchant

AUGUST 1, 2019

The service was first introduced by Target in 2017 in its native Minneapolis, and has been growing ever since. Curbside pickup is a win-win for retailers, creating significant savings on last mile costs and giving shoppers another fulfillment option when they’re out and about.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2017

Those lanes are closely tied to retail, and other retail lanes were down last week. Memphis to Indianapolis was more typical of retail lanes last week, falling 20¢ to $1.90/mile. The highest outbound average last week was Green Bay , but the lane to Minneapolis dropped 49¢ to $2.27/mile FALLING LANES.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

GMS is a team of nine people based in Rotterdam, Shanghai and Minneapolis. Our commercial teams develop strategies with our customers, for example the distributors, integrators, wholesalers, small retailers, small or large farmers, or the segments required based on high, medium or low complexity.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Van moves between Columbus and Memphis are usually associated with retail, and unlike a lot of lane pairs, prices on those lanes tend to go up and down in tandem. Denver to Phoenix is still a weak lane at $1.20/mile, mile, but that average is up ▲11¢ from the week before. mile last week. FALLING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 25, 2017

Retail activity slowed after a busy first half of the month, so rates fell on lanes heading into populations centers in the Northeast. Green Bay to Minneapolis spiked 57¢ to $3.12 A couple of westbound, long-haul lanes jumped up in price: Denver to Stockton, CA rose 20¢ to $1.26 to Chicago. FALLING LANES. RISING LANES.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 2, 2015

<p>Since 1985, Minneapolis-based Event Sales has been serving the reverse logistics needs of retailers and manufacturers seeking to dispose of excess merchandise. As a result, the company can offer its customers a great selection of high-value products at a fraction of the original retail price.</p>

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Amid all the talk of a retail apocalypse, some retailers demonstrated they still have life. Khadeeja Safdar ( @khadeeja_safdar ) and Imani Moise ( @MoiseNoise ) report, “Retailers had their best holiday sales since 2011, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks payments in stores and online.”[1]

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DAT Solutions

MAY 31, 2017

Freight patterns showed increased retail trade ahead of Memorial Day weekend, and since some drivers finished the week up early ahead of the holiday weekend, capacity also tightened. Green Bay to Minneapolis slipped 20¢ to $1.99/mile, Rates on the top 100 van lanes showed the strongest surge of the year.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Source: Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. With inflation under 3% for most of the last few decades, most forward buying (also called investment buying) by wholesalers and retailers has in recent times been in response to promotional discounts offered by manufacturers. Introduction.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

With a headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, the supply chain supports 600 stores in 50 states. The first store opened in a retail mall space in 1992. Slowly the company built a supporting supply chain to support 400 retail stores by 2002. The target market was the customer that could not sleep due to back problems.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 13, 2019

Mr. Chandler reported that one of the retailers they had contacted was a natural food chain in Portland, and they responded very positively to the idea. The 2018 Super Bowl in Minneapolis utilized this same composting waste stream approach, using Eco-Products’ serviceware.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 21, 2019

And, in this role, I’ve been able to build great relationships with long-standing and strategic retail customers. Louis, Chicago, and Minneapolis which allows me to explore the city with them. Since it was so new at JDA, it really allowed me to make the role my own. What are your favorite parts of your role?

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ShipBob

MARCH 12, 2023

With zone shipping, retailers can avoid the costs associated with carrier sortation at different regional hubs and only bear the regional cost of sorting in the destination zone. For instance, say it costs $10 to ship one package from Philadelphia to Minneapolis. Shipping 2,000 individual packages would end up costing you $20,000.

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RELEX Solutions

JUNE 28, 2016

Any online retail operation, whether it’s an omni-channel business or pure e-commerce, generates an astonishing wealth of data. In our ‘ Supply Chain Planning in Online Retail ’ e-book you can also read more about how to improve inventory management in your e-commerce operations. What does this mean for an omni-channel retailer?

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 21, 2019

And, in this role, I’ve been able to build great relationships with long-standing and strategic retail customers. Louis, Chicago, and Minneapolis which allows me to explore the city with them. Since it was so new at JDA, it really allowed me to make the role my own. What are your favorite parts of your role?

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Juli Lassow @SolutionsJhl Juli Lassow is the founder and principal of JHL Solutions in Minneapolis, a business solutions/management firm which advises her retail clients how to increase their productivity, growth and profits. She has particular expertise in supplier relationship management and supplier partnerships.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2017

Target invests in Minneapolis start-up that helps retailers monitor supply chains (Star Tribune). has invested in Inspectorio , a firm that focuses on helping retailers keep closer tabs on factories through inspections and data analysis. Uber debuts Movement, a new website offering access to its traffic data (TechCrunch).

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The retailer plans to have at least 15 of the facilities, dubbed sortation centers, by the end of January 2026. It already has opened nine, after testing the concept in its hometown of Minneapolis. At the same time, Instacart has been unwinding in-store picking by its drivers, handing that back to the retailers.

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