Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 9, 2023
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.
Retail TouchPoints
MAY 30, 2022
With that being said, however, the skyrocketing rates of online shopping came with its own set of challenges — particularly when uncovering the behind-the-scenes side effects on the supply chain. The recent crisis has revealed the fragmented nature and vulnerability of many supply chains.
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Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 10, 2024
The drones can deliver multiple items, such as supplies for a home movie night or ingredients for cookies, including fragile items like eggs. Customers have used the service for last-minute items, such as a forgotten ingredient or over-the-counter cold medicine, or simply for the convenience of having snacks and beverages delivered quickly.
Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 8, 2022
These and other breakdowns along the complex global supply chain have caused shipping costs to soar and other expenses like warehousing, marketing and packaging to skyrocket as well. The key to addressing the retail sector’s supply chain nightmare could lie in a sometimes-overlooked area: indirect, or not-for-resale, expenditures.
Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Shoppers are increasingly aware of supply chain challenges, and 62% are very or somewhat concerned about not receiving their items in time for the holiday when they shop online Black Friday through Cyber Monday, according to a survey by Publicis Sapient. Supply Chain Challenges Will Lead to a Reduction in SKUs.
RetailMinded
JULY 28, 2020
Efficiency, especially in their supply chains, will be crucial for most operations. Supply chain inefficiencies such as out-of-stock, overstock, and returns cost retailers nearly $2 trillion yearly. Cutting down on supply chain waste should afford companies some breathing room through better margins in this new business normal.
Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The UK’s largest independent builder’s merchant, MKM Building Supplies , recognized that the building supplies industry was changing, with 45% of its current customer base set to retire within the next five years.
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