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Purple Shares Ascend Following Coliseum Capital Management Acquisition Bid

Retail TouchPoints

Purple Innovation has confirmed that investment firm Coliseum Capital Management made an unsolicited, non-binding proposal to acquire all outstanding capital stock of the digitally native mattress company for $4.35 19, 2022, up from $2.79 16, 2022 — an increase of nearly 39%. 19, 2022, up from $2.79 per share on Sept.

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Traceability is the Foundation of Supply Chain Due Diligence

Retail TouchPoints

Enacted last year, the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) requires large companies operating in the country to establish preventative measures to prevent child labor, poor working conditions, and environmental abuses at all levels of their supply chain. It’s also a response to changing consumer behaviors.

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REI Appoints First Chief Supply Chain Officer to Support Growth Initiatives

Retail TouchPoints

REI Co-op has named Sylvia Wilks to the newly created role of SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer, effective May 23, 2022. Wilks will be responsible for the strategic leadership of REI’s global supply chain, working with other leaders across the organization to develop its network and support the company’s growth.

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Purple Names Supply Chain Veteran as COO

Retail TouchPoints

Purple has appointed supply chain veteran Eric Haynor as its COO, effective June 6, 2022.

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Old is the New New: How to Take Control of Retail Fundamentals Ahead of Peak Season

Retail TouchPoints

Heading into the 2022 peak season, everything old is new again. But in the midst of today’s current supply chain issues, inflation and fluctuating consumer demand, many retailers are finding themselves in the opposite scenario, with an excess of stock.

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Can Nearshoring Prevent the Next Supply Chain Crisis?

Retail TouchPoints

“While we’ve returned to some sense of normalcy, the VUCA [volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous] proposition has become a reality,” said Dr. Thomas Goldsby, Professor and Chair in Logistics in the Supply Chain Management Department of the University of Tennessee. Retailers have to right-size consumer expectations.

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How to Revolutionize Inventory Management

Independent Retailer

According to the Adobe Digital Economy Index , consumers now spend an average of $6.7 Adobe expects the category to reach an annual figure of $85 billion in 2022. This doubling in demand coincides with supply chain turbulence due to labor supply issues, rising inflation, and geopolitical crises such as the war in Ukraine.