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How These Three Pillars Can Soften the Bullwhip Effect in Your Supply Chain

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Supply chain challenges are nothing new, but they are newly in the spotlight as massive consumer delays and shortages affect the shopping public. Trucking and drayage from the port is complicated by varying operating hours, load capacities and labor constraints. Diversify channels to sidestep disruptions.

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Ulta Beauty, American Eagle Share How Supply Chain Investments Can Drive the Entire Company

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Supply chain and last mile challenges have been grabbing headlines for months, and executives from Ulta Beauty , American Eagle and others shared their advice on how retailers can turn these troubles into opportunities at the Home Delivery World logistics conference. Ulta’s Three Pillars Connect Supply Chain, Associates and Shoppers.

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5 Common Multi-Channel Challenges and How to Overcome Them

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Every ecommerce business owner wants to see their business grow and profits increase, but no one likes experiencing the growing pains that so often go hand-in-hand with scaling operations. To succeed in multi-channel, you have to know how you’re going to address these challenges when they appear in front of you.

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It’s Official – Amazon is an Ecommerce Enabler First and a Retailer Second

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With new services like Supply Chain by Amazon and Amazon Shipping joining existing offerings such as FBA and Amazon Lending, Amazon is firmly positioning itself more and more as a tech-powered service company and less and less as a retailer.

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Bath & Body Works Taps Unilever Veteran as New CEO

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where she led multi-billion-dollar revenue delivery across all channels, customers and categories for Unilever’s largest market. “I She first joined Unilever in 2011 as EVP, Personal Care North America where she oversaw a portfolio of more than 20 personal care brands and helped Unilever’s haircare business achieve U.S.

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Automation: The Driving Force Behind Warehouse Management Growth

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A growing retail and ecommerce business can turn an efficient process into a multi-step nightmare with inaccurate purchasing, order fulfillment and returns processes. However, this doesn’t mean introducing robotics into warehouse operations and completely cutting down the labor force. A One-Size-Fits-All Strategy Won’t Work.

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What’s in Store for Grocery in 2022?

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Outfits like GoPuff, Gorillas and 1520 took the grocery market by storm in 2021, offering a limited menu of consumables, delivered to your door in an incredible 30 minutes or less (and commanding multi-billion dollar valuations in the process.) Merchandise assortments will shrink dramatically.