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“20,000 stores in China by 2026 is the target” – Joey Wat, Yum China’s CEO

Inside Retail

The digital factor According to Wat, customers now enter 90 per cent of their orders digitally, while off-premise consumption, which is a combination of delivery and takeaway, accounts for over 60 per cent of sales. Zhang said that generative AI will also be used for employee recruitment, training, evaluation, promotion and store operations.

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“20,000 stores in China by 2026 is the target” : Joey Wat, Yum China’s CEO

Inside Retail

The digital factor According to Wat, customers now enter 90 per cent of their orders digitally, while off-premise consumption, which is a combination of delivery and takeaway, accounts for over 60 per cent of sales. Zhang said that generative AI will also be used for employee recruitment, training, evaluation, promotion and store operations.

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Want to Cut the Cost of Fast Fulfillment? It All Starts with Inventory Placement

Retail TouchPoints

“When you’re talking about same-day or next-day delivery and the last mile, it’s not only the labor and equipment needed to move it; it’s also inventory positioning,” said Matt Katz, Managing Partner at SSA & Co. Walmart added its second in-store fulfillment center in May 2023 at a store in its home town of Bentonville, Ark.

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DELIVER’s largest ever cohort of C&D decision-makers discuss rapid pace of change in e-commerce at its 7th edition

365 Retail

I’m glad to be here, to talk to vendors and see what solutions are available to our industry” confirmed Darija Pizent, Director of Supply Chain Management, Atlantic Grupa. This is key since price or the cost of same-day is the number one issue for supply chain directors.

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Ten competitive strategies of successful retailers

I Vend

They put customer requirements at the heart of store operations – whether that’s merchandise, functionality online store functionality, omnichannel retail transactions, returns policy, payment options, in-store service, or tailored loyalty programs. But nowadays it is. And shoppers hate friction.

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AI in Retail: Optimizing Operations from Supply Chains to Employee Scheduling

Retail TouchPoints

Retail is already seeing successful use cases: Albertsons recently rolled out a predictive ordering platform from Afresh Technologies designed for the rapidly changing nature of fresh products to more than 2,000 of its supermarkets, providing department managers with easy-to-use ordering tools leveraging real-time insights. Mexico border.

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Retail Trends in 2021 — Overcoming 2020’s Challenges

Retail TouchPoints

CSR accountability will be a point of competitive differentiation and a matter of law. Some experts feel that the move toward building more sustainable supply chains lost some mojo in 2020. Last but not least, accelerated by the pandemic, many global supply chains made substantial investments in digital solutions.