AB&R

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The retailing giant was the first to introduce the idea, but history shows, it was not an overnight success. Anyone familiar with Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) during the time knows that Walmart’s initial vision was exciting yet ambitious, being that they were the first major retailer to require the technology.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Retailers have faced a tough year in the last 12-18 months, and while recovery seems to be in progress, they still have some work to do. Here are four ways leading Procurement organizations can influence retail recovery in 2021 and beyond: 1. Rethink What’s Normal. Decentralize Procurement.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Retail software is a range of technological solutions that can help retailers improve customer satisfaction, profitability, efficiency, and productivity by streamlining manual tasks. Retail software automates critical business processes in a way that traditional systems cannot. What is retail software?

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Logility

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Blockchain Allows Brand Owners and Retailers to Trace Source Materials Ahead of Pending U.S. automating the digital transformation of supply chain optimization and advanced retail planning, and New Generation Computing, Inc. Legislation Related to Forced Labor in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

Last week I attended the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City. The usual themes were still very present as solution providers and retailers alike were more than happy to talk about omni-channel, mobility, robotics, and machine learning, to name a few.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 20, 2022

Source: Fortune. #3: Source: Fortune. Give individual contributors stretch assignments and present these to leadership. Find out how retailers have increased efficiency and driven ROI by automating their planning processes ?. 3: Overcome the Staff Shortage by Supporting a Remote Workforce. But it doesn’t have to.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

As retail companies enter the traditional “back-to-school” selling season, we must acknowledge there is nothing traditional about BTS 2020. The team that carries a significant portion of this workload is the product development / sourcing team. Two lessons of the past 6 months: 1) Companies need more time to make decisions.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 26, 2022

Prestigious award presented by Microsoft at the Inspire event. Milan, July 27 , 2022 – ToolsGroup , a global leader in AI-driven retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to announce it has been awarded Microsoft Italy’s Best Independent Software Vendor Partner Award for the second year in a row.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 26, 2017

When it comes to supply chain excellence, particularly in the retail sector, there is one behemoth dominating the landscape: Amazon. The online retailer’s most recent patent focuses on drone technology, and would involve drones delivering packages with parachutes. by Alexa Cheater How to overcome the Amazon effect.

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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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AB&R

APRIL 12, 2022

The retailing giant was the first to introduce the idea, but history shows, it was not an overnight success. Anyone familiar with Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) during the time knows that Walmart’s initial vision was exciting yet ambitious, being that they were the first major retailer to require the technology [1].

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 10, 2022

There are lots of reasons for retailers to love loyalty programs. The best loyalty programs add significant value for customers and retailers alike, as revealed in this video. Lush: A Retailer with Customer Service that Builds a Relationship with Buyers. Image source: National Retail Association.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2023

Last week I returned to the National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show for the first time in 3 years. The usual themes were still very present as solution providers and retailers alike were more than happy to talk about omni-channel, mobility, and machine learning, to name a few. This is essentially continuous optimization.

Supply Chain Planning Software 206

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Over the past few years, it has become evident that people are ready for this new era of responsible food sourcing and production,” said Daniel Salrach Ruiz, Supply Chain Director. Currently, Heura is present in over 22,000 points of sale in 20 countries around the world.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 11, 2020

When most people think about the retail sector, they think about front-end selling. Without the back-end supply chain, however, retailers would have nothing to sell. Manufacturers would supply retailers, who would then resell the goods to consumers — therefore dealing with complaints or queries from the end consumer. .”[1]

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Many of the case studies being presented at today’s conferences were born during the pandemic and the post-pandemic turbulence. The audience assumes that the presenting company is outperforming. Watching the presentations, I wonder how we became so laser-focused on such a limited view of risk.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2020

Normally, by this time of year, retailers are well into their planning for the end-of-year holiday season. As Shea notes, “Between disruptions to manufacturing and supply chains and shifts in consumer behavior and purchase decisions, the retail industry will continue to be hit on both the supply and demand sides.”

Retail 100

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Allyson Hatfield, demand planner at MARS Petcare presented. At the end of the presentation, I asked Allyson her perspective on open source analytics. ” I said internally to myself and quickly rebounded to thank her for a great presentation. Allyson’s presentation was just that. ” “Oops!,”

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Near or re-shoring sourcing strategies will be evaluated to “shorten” supply chains and gain greater control of supply chain performance. This is clearly an opportunity and challenge for retailers and last mile logistics companies. Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Prediction Two of this year predictions indicated the following: Restoring More Direct Control in Strategic and Tactical Direct Material Sourcing Will be the Driving Force for Businesses and their Supply Chain Management Teams in the Coming Year. Mid-Year Assessment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2022

While the Halloween season is just getting started, retailers are clearly looking ahead. This past weekend, I decorated my house with my kids with our usual Halloween flare: skeletons, spiders, skulls, gravestones, and the ever-present flying bat. All Mars’ products in Europe to be sourced with 100% sustainable cocoa.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 24, 2023

In the latest WEF Global Risks Report , the authors note, “Present and future risks can interact with each other to form a ‘polycrisis’ — a cluster of related global risks with compounding effects, such that the overall impact exceeds the sum of each part.” Data Theft/Data Vulnerability. It can happen to businesses as well. Financial Risks.

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Provenance

JUNE 1, 2020

They assess the major players in key commodities on the most important environmental, social and governance issues present in those supply chains and work with them to improve engagement and transparency. Aim to source 100% certified RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil). Our key takeaways. Get to know your supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I found the presentation by UScellular especially interesting. The company services customers with about 5 million retail connections in total. As a result, proper planning is required to source and receive critical components upfront to assure that these materials do not cause a project bottleneck. Path Forward.

Supply Chain Transformation 242

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 4, 2022

In the past two years, there has been a shift in how supermarket & retail grocery supply chains function. Store replenishment is one a core operational process for retail planners and one of the biggest challenges faced by them is the trade-off between stock availability and excess stock. Importance of Demand-driven Replenishment.

Inventory Reduction 52

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Cognira

MAY 22, 2023

Rising Above Inflation – How Retailers Can Leverage Promotions to Attract and Retain Customers May 22, 2023 Promotions Home Over the past decade, the retail industry has faced more changes and obstacles than it has in the entire previous century. This has created a crisis for retailers and consumers alike.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

Companies are realizing that because they can’t foist all the risk and blame of supply chain failure to distribution and retail outlets, they have to start to perform,” he said. I’m talking about real solutions that can perform combinatorial analytics and can pool and share data to present actual solutions.”

Optimal Sourcing 130

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

Companies are realizing that because they can’t foist all the risk and blame of supply chain failure to distribution and retail outlets, they have to start to perform,” he said. I’m talking about real solutions that can perform combinatorial analytics and can pool and share data to present actual solutions.”

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Logility

DECEMBER 1, 2021

But a new layer of complexity now presents another existential topic: the chain of custody. At any tier of the supply chain, lots can be presented in many configurations – for example, multiple bales can be used in one yarn lot, which is later split across several mills to produce an assortment of fabrics.

Sustainability 130

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Anthony’s clients varied from construction, trucking, industrial, software, manufacturing, and retail industries. SaaS product, SONAR , is the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector.

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Freightos

JULY 14, 2019

Over the past 15 years Amazon has paved the way for SMBs to grow , frequently at the expense of other Big Box retailers, like Toys R’ Us, Sears, and A&F, that saw a ten year peak in square footage closings in 2018. 53% of surveyed businesses are trying to mitigate the negative impacts by looking to countries other than China for sourcing.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

You can be proactive and use c ausal f orecasting to leverage data you already own, model additional data sources that could help explain demand variability… or do nothing. . You discover that during a given period your company’s sales into the retail channel are significantly higher than sales reported using POS data.

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KEPLER Consulting

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Over last decade, sourcing offices became a major piece within globalized footprint of western retailers. After a first era of development and opportunity catch up particularly positive and characterized by consistent purchasing gains , most of these Sourcing Offices are now searching for their second breath.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access. Past, Present, and Future Examining the evolution of supply chain management provides valuable insights into the changing landscape of resilience and agility.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Retailers and shippers must adapt their strategy to ensure they get the right product, to the right place at the right time to meet the high expectations of consumers/customers. The shopping season will be here before we know it.That’s why retailers and other shippers are investing in and looking to master last mile delivery.

Supply Chain Strategy 130

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 27, 2021

Many businesses in the transportation and logistics industry use retail supply chain analytics to predict the future. The right applications can be used to understand what’s happening in the present and what happened in the past. The Perfect Order Rate Retail supply chain analytics helps pinpoint exact numbers.

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