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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: So your distributed order management strategy must consider the DC and the store, both for taking and fulfilling orders.

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How Hot Topic and Lamps Plus Mastered Inventory Management and More

Retail TouchPoints

Smart retailers are realizing that their increasingly complex omnichannel offerings have made strong supply chain management more important than ever. For Hot Topic’s Young Customers, ‘It’s All About Breadth’ At Hot Topic, two factors put additional pressure on an already complicated supply chain. It manages our BOPIS component.

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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. . This flexible outreach can also help identify candidates who know they will have hybrid responsibilities, including supply chain work.

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Supply Chain Management: How to Deal with the Supply Chain Crisis

Korona

Since the initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across nearly all industries have dealt with supply chain issues. In reality, the supply chain is not just about dealing with the problems we have right now but also what will be in the future. Simplify Your Supply Chain By Working Local Producers.

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Inventory Management 101: Using Data-Driven Insights

Algopix

Inventory management is a critical aspect of running a successful business, whether you’re a small retailer or a large multinational corporation. In today’s fast-paced and competitive business environment, the efficient management of inventory can make or break a company. Improve supply chain efficiency.

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5G in Retail: Creating the WOW factor

Retail TouchPoints

Tractor Supply Co. , Tractor Supply Co. 5G can also connect mobile point-of-sale (POS) terminals , self-service kiosks, scan-and-go checkouts and other forms of frictionless shopping with ease. During these times of supply chain chaos and high prices, savings in the supply chain can be a boon to retailers.

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Unlocking Retail Success: How BI Solutions Streamline the Supply Chain for Optimal Efficiency

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

The key to achieving these goals lies in streamlining the supply chain for optimum efficiency. These powerful tools offer actionable insights, data-driven decision-making, and improved supply chain visibility, leading to improved performance and increased profitability. These solutions include 1.