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Tackling the Growing Problem of Fashion Returns Earlier in the Supply Chain

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According to Canada Post , 46% of shoppers made a return in 2020, compared to only 37% in 2019, which equates to nearly $430 billion worth of merchandise winding back into warehouses. Circling back into the feedback loop, manual supply chain management can contribute to product inaccuracies, thus further heightening the levels of returns.

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Bringing Sustainability and Innovation to the Grocery Store Supply Chain

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This innovative collaboration provides a framework to assess environmental and energy efficiency as goods move through a company’s supply chain. KeHE joined SmartWay in 2019 and relies on its tools and approaches to track and reduce emissions and fuel usage. Consider new technologies.

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How Mistakes in Fulfillment Strategy are Hurting Your Retail Business

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Retail fulfillment is defined as the process of receiving, packaging, and delivering an order to the customer. A large portion of a retailer’s business activity—and their success—hinges on effective and efficient fulfillment strategies and processes. Delivering convenience (Retail Fulfillment Strategy Examples).

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5 Critical Omni-Channel Fulfillment Strategies (and How to Avoid Mistakes)

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Retail fulfillment is defined as the process of receiving, packaging, and delivering an order to the customer. A large portion of a retailer’s business activity—and their success—hinges on effective and efficient fulfillment strategies and processes. Retail Fulfillment Strategy Examples. 2. Third-party fulfillment (3PL).

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Exclusive Q&A: ‘We’re Asking a Lot More From Our Supply Chains’

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Dr. Thomas Goldsby , Professor and Chair in Logistics in the Supply Chain Management Department of the University of Tennessee , revealed some of the less obvious reasons for rising prices, the virtues and limitations of “nearshoring” via domestic supply chains and the prospects for supply chain improvements during holiday 2022 and into 2023.