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Traceability is the Foundation of Supply Chain Due Diligence

Retail TouchPoints

A seismic shift is on the horizon for retail businesses operating in Europe. On track to pass this year and take effect as early as 2026, the directive will establish a new benchmark in corporate accountability and supply chain transparency.

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Charts: Investment Trends in Operations Q1 2024

Practical eCommerce

operations and supply chain executives on tech investments — plans and outcomes. The post Charts: Investment Trends in Operations Q1 2024 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce. PwC surveyed U.S.

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Despite Challenging 2023, Tractor Supply Plans 90+ Store Openings This Year

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net sales decline in Q4 2023, Tractor Supply still plans to open up to 95 brick-and-mortar stores in 2024, as well as complete its 10th distribution center. Comp store sales in Q4 dipped 4.2% ; for the full year of 2023, Tractor Supply’s net sales increased 2.5% , while comp store sales remained even with the prior year.

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NOT Your Dad’s Supply Chain: 4 Trends Every Retail Exec Should Know for 2024

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In 2024, it won’t be your dad’s supply chain. These four emerging trends elevate the urgency for supply chain execs to move distributed order management (DOM) to the top of their lists. #1: Retailers need additional tools to fully integrate these stores’ back-of-house (BOH) operations into the rest of their supply chain.

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720-Store Pet Supplies Plus Partners with DoorDash for Deliveries

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Pet Supplies Plus and DoorDash will offer same-day delivery of pet products from all 720 of the retailer’s stores. DoorDash already works with a number of retailers in the pet supplies vertical, including Petco and Choice Pet. We’re thrilled to expand our selection further with the addition of Pet Supplies Plus to the marketplace.”

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Alibaba Supply Chain Exec Recommends Futureproofing with AI, Blockchain and Crowdsourcing

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But the supply chain disruptions that it exacerbated have not fallen by the wayside as easily as disposable masks did, with the global movement of goods continuing to be impacted by one challenge after another — from war and terrorist attacks to drought. The COVID-19 pandemic has, for all intents and purposes, ended.

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Meet Our 40 Under 40 Winners of 2024

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Manager, Tinuiti Kris Bybee, Vice President of Finance, Tractor Supply Company Amanda Moschel, Senior Manager of Store Design, ULTA Beauty Carley Stypula, Sr. Manager, Tinuiti Kris Bybee, Vice President of Finance, Tractor Supply Company Amanda Moschel, Senior Manager of Store Design, ULTA Beauty Carley Stypula, Sr.