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

Retail TouchPoints

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: Highly seasonal: Everyone is familiar with Spirit Halloween, which is a client of our 3PL customer Perimeter Global Logistics (PGL).

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Laying the Operational Foundation for Autonomous Stores

Retail TouchPoints

While autonomous stores and technological innovation are high on the retail agenda, the infrastructure and operational efforts that enable them aren’t often given the same broad attention. These operations may struggle to adapt to the unique needs of automated checkout systems and smart stores.

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Dollar General Voids Self-Checkout at 12,000 Stores, Citing Shrink

Retail TouchPoints

“Shrink continues to be the most significant headwind in our business, and we are deploying an end-to-end approach to shrink reduction across the organization, including efforts in our supply chain, merchandising and within our stores,” said Todd Vasos, CEO of Dollar General during a an earnings call last month.

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Point of Sale Features for Multichannel Retailers: Key Features To Consider

Korona

Customer experience is at the heart of running a multi-channel retail store. Other channels such as social media, SMS, email, and online stores are all avenues to leverage for selling products and increasing the efficiency of your overall operations. Point of sales for multichannel retailers has specific features you need to look for.

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Streamlining Retail Operations With Innovative Tech Solutions

365 Retail

In a business world where customers demand seamless shopping experiences, retailers face intense pressure to keep up. Luckily, new technology offers solutions to streamline retail store operations, boost operational efficiency, and provide top-notch service. Read on for more insight! But how do they work? Another nifty tool?

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Every Retail Worker is Now a Supply Chain Worker

Retail TouchPoints

Retail workers traditionally occupied point-of-sale positions or customer services positions, but now they are central to the success of complex and sophisticated supply chain operations. . In the midst of these accelerated changes, few jobs have changed more than retail work.

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Walmart Canada Will Invest $3.5 Billion To Modernize Stores, DCs And Supply Chain

Retail TouchPoints

Walmart Canada will augment and modernize its supply chain with the construction of two new distribution centers equipped with next-generation automation, and the implementation of new warehouse management systems at DCs to help meet the needs of omnichannel consumers. More than 150 of Walmart Canada’s 408 stores are targeted for renovation.

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