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Pilot Company Adopts Machine Learning Platform to Streamline Supply Chain Management

Retail TouchPoints

Pilot Company has chosen the 4R Systems machine learning Forecasting and Replenishment Solution to power logistics at its 750 Pilot Flying J travel centers in the U.S. The 4R Systems solution will build on our existing inventory management processes to simplify store operations and dramatically improve our in-stock position.

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Crafting Effective Solutions For Retail Supply Chain Management

Retail Minded

Effectively managing a retail supply chain is essential for meeting customer demands and maintaining a competitive edge in the market. Tackling retail supply chain challenges is a blend of smart strategies and the right technologies.

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Digitalization Can Help Mitigate Climate-Related Supply Chain Disruptions

Retail TouchPoints

They hit the supply chain without warning, and businesses are alarmingly vulnerable to them. Ensuring a 360-degree view of the actors and entities that make up the supply chain network forms the foundation of those strategies. A comprehensive supply chain management platform can do so much more than that, however.

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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 per share on Sept. The news of the acquisition bid sent shares of Purple soaring to approximately $3.85 when markets opened Sept.

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Why Data Will Drive the Future of Inventory Management

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers acted with agility, changing the way they planned and managed inventory in a remarkably short time. Effective inventory management plays a vital role in this — and data-led solutions can make a real difference here. In the years to come, AI will prove extremely useful in supply chain management.

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How Hot Topic and Lamps Plus Mastered Inventory Management and More

Retail TouchPoints

Smart retailers are realizing that their increasingly complex omnichannel offerings have made strong supply chain management more important than ever. Industry experts gathered at Manhattan Momentum 2023 in Phoenix to discuss their approaches to these various challenges. It manages our BOPIS component.

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Canada’s New Supply Chain Bill Creates Obligations for Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

After complaints that Canada had for too long turned a blind eye to the problem of forced labor in supply chains, Bill S-211 represents significant progress, aligning Canada with a growing global trend of legislation aimed at eradicating modern slavery and promoting social sustainability. The law, which goes into effect Jan.