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Rite Aid Charges New Chief Retail Officer with Developing its Store of the Future

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Persaud, who has held the role of EVP, Retail since February 2020 , will now be responsible for orchestrating new in-store experiences and operations processes under the retailer’s RxEvolution strategy. Rite Aid has promoted Andre Persaud to the role of Chief Retail Officer. This is not business as usual at Rite Aid.

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Lowe’s To Deploy BOPIS Pickup Lockers Chainwide By Early 2021

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Lowe’s started upgrading its digital technology even before the pandemic hit: in January, the retailer partnered with Google Cloud to help modernize its e-Commerce, merchandising, supply chain management and pricing systems. in Q2 2020, with digital sales up 135% during the second quarter. in Q1 and 35.1%

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Black Friday 2024: Why automation is critical for Australian retailers

Inside Retail

Case study: Subo Products’ Black Friday win Subo, an Australian e-commerce retailer, struggled with shipping large volumes of orders until it turned to ShipStation’s automation tools in 2020. By automating carrier selection, real-time address validation, and error reduction, Subo sped up deliveries and cut labour costs by 50 per cent.

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How Hydragun aims to ride the wellness wave to reach 1 million households

Inside Retail

Expanding reach Since launching in Singapore in 2020, Hydragun is now expanding into markets that are more developed in terms of the fitness, health and wellness category, namely Hong Kong, South Korea and Australia. He said the platform will be key in helping Hydragun achieve its goal of reaching 1 million households by 2025.

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What COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions Teach Us About Procurement

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Organizations would do well to identify secondary suppliers that can help mitigate risks in their supply chain. However, in the context of supply chain management and procurement, business leaders should prepare for three challenges in particular. Where Risk Scenarios Fail. Preparing For Post-Pandemic Challenges.

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Is Uber the Next UPS?

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logistics market generated just under $1 trillion in economic value during 2020, according to data from Statista — making it an extremely tempting market for a company with existing expertise in transportation and logistics technology. The overall U.S.

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Food shortages are different this time: how to respond and avoid panic

Inside Retail

In 2020 and 2021, empty shelves were due to spikes in demand, as shoppers responded to lockdowns by buying more toilet paper, pasta and other consumables. This disrupted the usual rhythms of predictable supply chains. Apart from the first wave in March 2020, shortages were localised. Supermarket restrictions.