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Digitalization Can Help Mitigate Climate-Related Supply Chain Disruptions

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It’s just the latest example of how extreme weather has taken a toll on the supply chain; the same dramatic dry/wet weather patterns also have increased prices for coffee, nuts and select produce. They hit the supply chain without warning, and businesses are alarmingly vulnerable to them.

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Couche-Tard Deploys Unified Supply Chain and Planning Solution in North America

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Alimentation Couche-Tard , which operates Couche-Tard convenience stores in Canada and Circle K stores in the U.S., Relex has provided Couche-Tard’s European business with a unified supply chain and store and floor planning solution since 2017.

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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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Can Nearshoring Prevent the Next Supply Chain Crisis?

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Just as you don’t start worrying about your hot water heater’s performance until you get shocked by an icy-cold shower, most of us — even inside the retail industry — don’t think about supply chains until they stop working. This is excepting, of course, the professionals tasked with maintaining and operating those supply chains.)

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Omnichannel CX: The Critical Role of Real-time Inventory

Modern retail supply chains are already being pushed to their limits, and as more and more brands adopt a truly omnichannel approach, they’ll continue to operate at max capacity.

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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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Unclogging Supply Chains: California Ports Move Toward 24/7 Operations as Walmart, Target Add Shifts

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The Biden administration is making efforts to open up ports and unkink the supply chain through a combination of public works and private partnerships. The efforts will center around moving toward 24/7 operations at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which together account for 40% of the containers unloaded in the U.S.

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Embrace Business Complexity With Real-Time Inventory Data

Join Orium, Fluent Commerce, Mercaux, and MACH Alliance Ambassador Prasad Tangirala, Head of eCommerce Engineering at Conn’s HomePlus, for an expert panel discussion exploring the crucial role of real-time inventory data in a brand’s in-store retail operations.