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FedEx Plans $1 Billion in Cuts as Demand Falls

Retail TouchPoints

FedEx is planning to cut an additional $1 billion in costs, citing weak demand that led to a disappointing profit for Q2 2023, which ended Nov. The reductions will add to cost-cutting measures announced in September to bring FedEx’s total fiscal savings plan for 2023 to $3.7 FedEx had expected revenue of $23.7

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Is it Time for RFID to Shine?

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However, with retailers feeling more pressure to streamline omnichannel fulfillment, supply chain visibility has risen to the top of the priority list. In 2021, the average cost of an RFID tag was four cents , down 80% from 2011, according to McKinsey. As a result, IDTechEx expects 39.3

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What other retailers can learn from The Iconic’s approach to warehouse tech

Inside Retail

From robotics to artificial intelligence (AI), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) to the internet-of-things, the vast majority of organisations either have, or are planning to install automation technology in their supply chain in 2023. So, it’s crucial to have flexibility and to be able to sweat the assets you already have.

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How Petico aims to resurrect Singapore’s Perromart amid pet-care boom

Inside Retail

The deal marks Creador’s 50th investment since its establishment in 2011. In Malaysia, we had developed a reputation for speedy fulfilment of customer orders. We plan to do the same in Singapore. The plan ahead Choy said that the plan is to keep the Perromart brand name for the foreseeable future.

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“I’m an accidental retailer”: How The Iconic’s Erica Berchtold got her start

Inside Retail

The accidental retailer A naturally curious person who loves talking to strangers, Erica Berchtold was planning to become a journalist when fate intervened. “I The Iconic also launched autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in its Yennora fulfilment centre, increasing its capacity and speeding up its already fast processing times significantly.

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Untuckit is Setting Sights on Expansion and Internal Visibility is Helping it Get There

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The apparel retailer is expanding its brick-and-mortar footprint with plans to open at least 14 new stores in 2024, bringing its store count to nearly 100. We started Untuckit online in 2011, but retail has really been the backbone of our company since 2015,” said Chris Riccobono, Founder and Executive Chairman of Untuckit in a statement.

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E-commerce pioneer Mark Coulter on diversity, innovation and growth

Inside Retail

Coulter co-founded Temple & Webster in 2011 and was made CEO in 2016. Last year, we crossed the milestone of 750,000 active customers, which means we’re fulfilling our vision of making the world more beautiful, one room at a time.”. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been sharing in-depth profiles of this year’s Top 10.