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Amazon Adding Supply Chain Management Service for Sellers

Independent Retailer

As companies try to get tighter control over the flow of goods from factories to consumers, Amazon recently launched a supply-chain management service to its web services business. . In general, supply chain disruptions have been on the rise the past three years. Still, Amazon, which ships 1.6

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Mitigate Supply Chain Challenges with Data and Proactive Customer Communication

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers won’t be able to keep these challenges from consumers, raising the possibility that people will either engage in panic buying or be discouraged from shopping altogether — neither of which would be good for the retail industry or the economy. The Adobe Digital Economy Index , released on Oct. said Bolstorff.

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Inside Walmart’s Expanding Last Mile Strategy: Employee Empowerment, Automation and Sustainability

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers’ continued reliance on omnichannel fulfillment has created new opportunities for industry giants like Walmart to differentiate and gain market share. comparable sales growth and growing market share in grocery during Q4 2021, and much of this success can be attributed to its robust last mile and fulfillment strategy.

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How Shoemaker Viscata is Achieving Social and Business Goals by Reducing Returns

Retail TouchPoints

It’s been another year of record-breaking ecommerce sales combined with unprecedented snarls across shipping and inventory ecosystems, so it should come as no surprise that return rates for 2021 are expected to have gone through the roof. For example, there was one particular shoe that the Newmine platform flagged as being too large.

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Inside the book industry’s supply chain ‘crisis’

Inside Retail

Australians have been warned to do their Christmas shopping early, as international supply chain issues are impacting global shipping. In the US, publishers are encouraging early ordering and bulk buying and holding large quantities of inventories to satisfy consumer demands. billion to the national economy.

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5 Ways Small Businesses Can Manage Supply Chain Issues

Wiser

A good transportation infrastructure helps reduce costs associated with delays while ensuring timely deliveries so that customers receive their orders on time and without damage to items shipped. Blocked shipping routes can also lead to decreased customer satisfaction due to a lack of availability, higher prices, and slower delivery times.

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The challenge of operational visibility

Inside Retail

In recent years, rising consumer expectations and market volatility have put pressure on both B2C and B2B supply chains. These challenges, combined with 2020’s volatility, have influenced our predictions for 2021 and beyond. 2021 Australian logistics predictions. Confidence.