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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

With the crisis in Ukraine and sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation, fuel and energy prices are now soaring. And this was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. RESILIENCE REQUIRES OMNICHANNEL OPTIMISATION. In fact, global freight rates have increased tenfold since the start of the pandemic.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the following economic sanctions spiked energy prices and created new sourcing challenges for certain agricultural products and raw materials. On a daily basis, supply chain teams are juggling new sustainability requirements, supply disruptions, sudden changes in consumer demand, and labor shortages.

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7 Top Supply Chain Trends to Know for 2023

ModusLink Corporation

Yes, COVID caused many issues, but other factors, including geopolitical changes, the war in Ukraine, weather events, peak season , and economic instability, have altered the fabric of logistics. Cybersecurity Risk Management Will Grow More Important in Omnichannel E-Commerce.

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Is the Retail Sector Poised for a Great Reset?

Enterra Insights

For this to happen, though, retailers need to adopt the right omnichannel customer experience strategies and invest in infrastructure that will enable them to future-proof the way they interact with their customers.”[2] ” What is clear is that retailers need to invest in omnichannel operations. 9] He adds, “U.S.

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Is the Retail Sector Poised for a Great Reset?

Enterra Insights

For this to happen, though, retailers need to adopt the right omnichannel customer experience strategies and invest in infrastructure that will enable them to future-proof the way they interact with their customers.”[2] ” What is clear is that retailers need to invest in omnichannel operations. 9] He adds, “U.S.

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Challenges Abound as Peak Season Approaches

Intelligent Audit

The slowdown in Q1 only partly reflected the impact of the conflict in Ukraine, which broke out in late February. The World Trade Organization’s Global Trade Barometer , a vital indicator of the health of the international merchandise trade, recently showed that year-on-year growth slowed by more than two percentage points from 5.7%

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6 Critical Trends in Distribution and How to Optimize Your Network’s Response

ToolsGroup

Omnichannel: E-commerce is projected to account for 20.4% Customer Buying Behavior and Omnichannel Trends. Part of the post-pandemic fallout has been the dramatic shift to ecommerce and omnichannel business models. Many distributors are beginning to build out ecommerce and omnichannel presences to match this growing industry.