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Clean Data, Clean Planet: How Online Retailers can use Data Analytics to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

Retail TouchPoints

With issues in ports arising from COVID-19, some retailers switched from sea to air to secure supply of product from manufacturing hubs such as China or India. Shipping companies can obtain information through GPS tags to help locate containers and ships in real time. Making the Warehouse Energy Efficient. in Romania.

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The Future of Retail in the New Era of Risk

Retail Prophet

If a single image has come to define the failure of global supply chains amid the Covid-19 crisis it’s that of the Ever Given – one of the world’s largest container ships – seized in a diagonal death grip inside the Suez Canal, heavy with more than twenty thousand units of cargo aboard. Slave laborers load cotton onto waiting ships.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 301 Annual Predictions 2023, Year-End Recap, NRF Big Show

Retail Geek

Episode 301 is our annual predictions episode for 2023 and a recap of our 2022 predictions. We also recap the full retail year for 2022 and the NRF Big Show. Yes Shein exceeds $30B in annual sales, disrupting apparel industry Yes Adoption of BNPL services slows down to less than 15% CAGR in 2022.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 258 – Retailer Owned Brands and Other News

Retail Geek

Given how Shoppers tend to buy the same item in multiple sizes when they order online, Macy’s can use it stores to handle returns which lowers the shipping cost and offers a chance to win some sales while those customers are in there are stores. Scot: [25:35] Everything in China is always like so big to which is fun.