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

Retail TouchPoints

stores by the end of March 2021. 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. Lowe’s will install pickup lockers at all its U.S.

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Amazon Adding Supply Chain Management Service for Sellers

Independent Retailer

This new supply chain application will help businesses better manage their inventory and coordinate their networks of manufacturers, suppliers, distribution facilities, and transportation providers. Now available for preview, it offers a real-time visual map of a company’s entire supply chain network.

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Retail Trends in 2021 — Overcoming 2020’s Challenges

Retail TouchPoints

CSR opportunities can be found across the entire supply chain in many different forms, including vendor compliance, quality management and sustainability as a whole. Last but not least, accelerated by the pandemic, many global supply chains made substantial investments in digital solutions. Send us your picks.

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How to Build a Modern Supply Chain That’s Built to Last

Retail TouchPoints

To keep up with rising demand, you need to set aside outdated supply management tactics and adopt longer-term solutions that help you get ahead of potential problems instead of reacting to them after it’s too late. Traditional Supply Chains Aren’t Built for Disruptions. Revamping Your Supply Chain Approach Takes Time.

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Walmart Steps Up Ecommerce Investment With Cross-Border Commerce and NFT Projects

Retail TouchPoints

The team also will help Indian sellers meet standards for creating new international product lines and enhance their capabilities in packaging, marketing and supply chain management. The platform includes tools to help streamline operations and manage promotions and feedback.

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What COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions Teach Us About Procurement

Retail TouchPoints

Organizations would do well to identify secondary suppliers that can help mitigate risks in their supply chain. Many supply chain leaders cite predictive analytics as the Holy Grail of enterprise risk management, but more often than not, their organizations lack any meaningful ability to generate and act upon these analytics.

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What Can and Should Retailers Do About Climate Change?

Retail TouchPoints

The risks of climate change took center stage during 2021, as UN scientists linked global warming directly to human activities. With global attention focused on mitigation, adaptation and resilience, how are retailers managing related risks and considering possible business opportunities? Ingalls holds a B.S.