BlueYonder

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Returns already have a significant impact on retailers’ bottom line. National Retail Federation (NRF) data reveals that for every $1 billion in sales, retailers incur an average of $145 million in merchandise returns. of retail returns were fraudulent, up from 10.4% in 2022, costing retailers $101.91

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2022

The past couple of years has been a remarkable time for e-commerce as more and more consumers have discovered the digital path to purchase. Across industries and regions, people prioritized essentials and reduced impulse purchases. ” Paving the digital path to purchase (i.e., worldwide in 2020, according to eMarketer.”[1]

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 1, 2022

Retail returns occur when a customer returns the purchased items to a seller in exchange for a refund, store credit, or a similar product. Yet, in today’s omnichannel world, retail returns are key to driving business growth, thanks to their ability to enhance the customer experience, minimize losses, and preserve long-term revenue.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The booths at the National Retail Federation (NRF) on January 12 th -14 th will shine brightly with AI plastered everywhere. Building a software company is hard work. Most of the business networks were hollowed out by venture capitalists or purchased by opportunists. I am speaking to many that are ill equipped.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Retailers know firsthand how quickly the market can change. 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.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2025

Aptean is orchestrating the Blue Yonder/E2open/Infor playbook of buying undervalued assets and milking the maintenance and Software-as-a-Service contracts with existing customers. In contrast, Blue Yonder is investing $1 billion over three years in the platform for their solutions. OMP: A lot of new chiefs. The jury is out.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2022

As more consumers flock to e-commerce, purchasing big & bulky goods such as furniture, appliances, and wholesale electronics online is becoming more common. Larger types of retail goods such as furniture and appliances, also known as oversized, are more challenging to ship than small packages. On-site delivery experience and cost.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2022

This article is from Manhattan Associates and looks at the changing nature of retail. Making predictions about the future of retail – or anything – can be a fool’s errand. However, retail as a whole has experienced a period where the future is being thrust upon it at an alarming rate. How is Retail Changing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2024

I talked to A101 in 2021 , and the Turkish convenience store retailer had achieved 99% autonomous planning for all products not subject to spoilage. At a division of one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, 85% autonomy on manufacturing plans and 95% acceptance of proposed purchase orders has been achieved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

According to OECD, during the pandemic, brick-and-mortar retail services such as food services saw 7.7% drop in sales while non-store retailers (mostly E-Commerce providers) achieved 14.8% It is now possible for Q-commerce companies or retailers to use this model. Usually, this problem requires software to solve.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Until there are clear answers, business leaders should avoid buying software from companies with deep investments by venture capitalists. Likewise, data scientists are long on the understanding of software approaches but short on understanding the business. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud. They are just too risky. Talent Demand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 9, 2022

This warehouse runs at a perfect optimum with fixed capital in the form of inventory balanced perfectly with sales and purchasing, and all the items perfectly distributed to the various storage areas of the warehouse. Logistics software is your ace in the hand, before, during and after the peaks.

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Precoro

JULY 29, 2024

Procurement operations are no exception. In fact, 43% of GPOs that took part in the 2023 Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey cited overall procurement risk had increased significantly as compared to 20% in the 2021 study. Keep reading to learn: What is an online procurement system? Let’s break them down.

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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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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Mi9 Retail’s Demand Management business was formerly known as JustEnough Software. Combined company gives retailers a powerful new technology arsenal to efficiently improve product availability under constrained supply and outperform the competition. Acquisition coincides with significant new growth investment from Accel-KKR.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 30, 2022

We live in an increasingly dynamic and fast-paced business environment, driving organizations like Nespresso to seek innovative solutions that can simplify transactions and reduce inefficiencies throughout the value chain. What critical issues have you addressed with this solution? Which planning technologies were adopted?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

A101 is the fifth fastest growing retail company in the world. A101 is the largest retailer in Turkey with over 10,000 company owned stores and 48 regional distribution centers and one E-commerce fulfillment center. To support this massive speed, we needed a solid replenishment solution in place.” So far so good,” Mr. Cerito?lu

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Chakri Gottemukkala, CEO at Supply Chain Planning Vendor o9 Solutions There are several young supply chain software companies that are unicorns. One of the more interesting is o9 Solutions. In January of 2022, Dallas-based o9 Solutions was valued at $2.7 The post Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 23, 2022

As retailers across the U.S. Retail executives are prioritizing investment in technology that can increase supply chain efficiency and their profits. The growth of e-commerce and its impact on retailers. E-commerce continues to grow yearly and it’s estimated that it will make up 30% of retail purchasing by 2024.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

His comments are the same–he feels that I identify problems but do not adequately define the solutions. He feels that based on his years of experience with a software provider, he has a whizzbang technology. The approaches add waste and increase risk when companies think that they are investing in solutions to do the opposite.

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Within this setup, an ERP procurement module helps companies make purchases and manage suppliers. Numbers speak louder: According to Procurement Tactics’ top procurement trends in 2025 , 83% of CPOs prioritize digitization.   Keep reading to learn: What Is ERP in Procurement?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Recently, my team members and I worked on a project with a well-known retailer facing challenges in the e-commerce area of its distribution center – and here was the question at hand: ‘Would replacing the WMS be the best solution?’. This retailer’s challenge was specifically its direct-to-consumer (DTC) picking inefficiency.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 11, 2025

There’s alot of content noise so I find it useful to understand the market by reading what retailers are directly saying each quarter. Look for another article later this week and part 4 of the What Retailers Are Saying Series on May 18. 🙏 Retailers Tractor Supply Q1 ending March 29. Christopher J. Christopher J.

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My Office Apps

MARCH 26, 2025

How Kechie ERP Software Transforms Operations Across Key Business Sectors How are companies managing the external and internal challenges that increase the complexity of their operations every day? To stay competitive, businesses must adapt to cloud-based solutions that automate processes, boost productivity, and offer real-time access.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 8, 2023

Technology for All In a retail era dominated by e-commerce giants, customer expectations have shifted towards instant product delivery at no cost. To meet these demands and ensure superior delivery experiences, retailers and carriers must leverage last-mile delivery technology. Another crucial factor is the pace of innovation.

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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. Traditionally, this has been done by ranking the products based on sales performance.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

CAGR , the global supply chain management software market is expected to touch USD 50 billion by 2032. This one figure speaks volumes about how organizations worldwide want access to the best supply chain management tools to boost efficiency and value in their distribution and logistics network. Growing at an overwhelming rate of 11.1%

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Precoro

JUNE 3, 2025

Businesses often use it in retail and purchasing. Category management isn’t just another procurement trend. It’s a way for companies to group similar goods or services (like IT infrastructure, facilities, or raw materials) and manage them holistically instead of handling every purchase in isolation.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Mobile inventory management is a digital solution that combines a mobile inventory app with cloud-based software to track, manage, and optimize inventory in real-time. Cloud software: Stores and distributes real-time data, producing reports accessible to all team members. Let’s get started!

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 6, 2024

In the bustling world of retail, promotions are often the heartbeat of market strategy, vital for drawing in customers, boosting sales and elevating brand presence. Now, in this latest chapter, we turn our attention to a critical yet often overlooked aspect of retail promotions: setting, and targeting, the right goals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

Factors like planning tools, inventory management, demand patterns, and innovations in technology contribute to the success or failure of fulfillment optimization. Inadequacy of Planning Tools The second challenge identified by respondents was the inadequacy of planning tools.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 16, 2023

Over the past 24 months, many retailers were caught between the dual forces of fast changes in consumer demand and supply chain disruptions. Leaders in the retail space understand the value of moving from static to dynamic planning and require a new generation of planning and execution technology to respond to changes faster.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

I talked to Steve Dowse, the senior vice president of international solutions at FourKites. For example, the closer a retailer gets to a product’s selling season, the better the retailer understands how the product should be allocated to different stores based on an updated demand forecast.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The wonderful world of retail. The Retail Trends Shaping How We Shop in 2022. From a digitally-transformed shopping experience to global supply chain disruptions and a pandemic that refuses to quit, there’s one thing retailers can count on: People are always going to shop. My credit card statement will also attest to this fact).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

From the farthest African town to the streets of London, modern technology are applied to purchase online and businesses strive to respond to the increasing demand for online shopping. However, the solution to this issue is online shopping. For Retailers. are some of the things which are often not found in every local market.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2025

Below are the individual web links and prime takeaway messages from each of our prior postings: Part One : Michael observed that standard sourcing solutions struggle to support direct materials sourcing because of specific challenges in legacy software design.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Retail planning customers can isolate, measure, and manage the influence on weather on their businesses. Planalytics weather-driven demand analytics integrate with ToolsGroup retail planning solutions including demand forecasting , dynamic retail allocation , and replenishment software. About Planalytics.

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