Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The solution sets up a unified supply chain data lake using AWS Supply Chain’s built-in connectors, which use pre-trained machine learning models to understand, extract and aggregate data from ERP and supply chain management systems. AWS Supply Chain is available in preview in U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

marketplace, while CNBC has reported that the company plans to create its own cryptocurrency and collection of NFTs. 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.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Here is a look at some benefits retailers can accrue from adopting these digital technologies: 1. Optimizing Supply Chain Management Digital technologies provide: Real-time visibility in supply chain management. Management of inventory sales. Allowing retailers to track product movement.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2021

The bid values Youfoodz at approximately $125.3 The transaction combines Youfoodz’s strength in developing and manufacturing delicious ready-made meals with HelloFresh’s expertise in supply chain management, technology and direct-to-consumer marketing,” Youfoodz said in its statement to shareholders.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Retailers acted with agility, changing the way they planned and managed inventory in a remarkably short time. If data is gathered, categorized and structured properly, it becomes easier to forecast potential issues with supply chains. In the years to come, AI will prove extremely useful in supply chain management.

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Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2021

JD-backed Thai fashion e-commerce startup Pomelo plans to boost revenue by offering its own technology in analytics and demand forecasting to other fashion brands in the region, its CEO David Jou says, amid slowing offline sales. The plan comes as physical store sales and traffic have dropped.

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Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2021

JD-backed Thai fashion e-commerce startup Pomelo plans to boost revenue by offering its own technology in analytics and demand forecasting to other fashion brands in the region, its CEO David Jou says, amid slowing offline sales. The plan comes as physical store sales and traffic have dropped.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Speaking to Bloomberg , Wat mentioned that China’s economy is valued at $17 trillion, which is around 18 per cent of global GDP, so the scale of the economy gives Yum China a tremendous advantage in their operations. The current store count stands at 13,602, with total revenues at $5.6

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Speaking to Bloomberg , Wat mentioned that China’s economy is valued at $17 trillion, which is around 18 per cent of global GDP, so the scale of the economy gives Yum China a tremendous advantage in their operations. The current store count stands at 13,602, with total revenues at $5.6 Yum China Holdings, Inc.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Ben Balfour, Business Operations Director at Advanced Supply Chain Group , shares top tips about how retailers can prepare their supply chains for a Black Friday and Christmas sales surge. Ben Balfour, Business Operations Director at Advanced Supply Chain Group. 3) Scale up scenario planning.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2020

Today, for better or worse, the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing the procurement industry to take a hard look at that assumption. The first of these truths is that companies must develop comprehensive, proactive contingency plans that will allow them to continue functioning in the wake of supply chain disruptions.

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LS Retail

AUGUST 1, 2023

Here's what you need to know about the top experts (as shown above) who will be presenting a wegginar®, " Expanding Globally: Building Resilient Supply Chains and Hiring Employees ," Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 11:00 AM Central Time. international compliance, planning, and consulting. Her expertise includes U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2023

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data highlights a significant deceleration in inflation, now standing at half of last year’s peak. These businesses find themselves at a demanding intersection. And businesses are taking notice.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This is particularly true for retail supply-chain management. Retailers are learning from category disruptors like Who Gives a Crap, Nude Wines, and Hello Fresh that customers are eager to change their behaviour from habitual or opportunistic purchasing to planned subscriptions across many categories. /

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Continue to review minimum stock limits and develop contingency plans should supply issues emerge. Focus on contingency planning for best- and worst-case scenarios, particularly around supply-chain management, and continueto monitor and identify alternative suppliers to keep the business moving, should disruptions occur.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Increased expectations of same-day and express delivery services are here to stay, meaning companies are embracing better processes, more advanced systems and implementing automation at unprecedented levels. However, once the work began, it had a more urgent issue to deal with, as it approached capacity at its fulfilment centre in Yennora.

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365 Retail

MAY 23, 2022

DELIVER Events, the community for e-commerce and logistics has announced an outstanding line-up of industry leaders for its 12 keynote plenary sessions at DELIVER 2022, its flagship in-person event, 8+9 June, TAETS, Amsterdam. Caroline Zimmermann, Director of Supply Chain, Planning & Purchasing, Jack Wolfskin.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2022

The race to expedite the so-called last leg of delivery unfortunately comes at the expense of sustainability. One approach for smaller e-tailers lies in investing in demand planning tools to better understand customer needs and reduce waste. One such demand planning tool is Greenchain , a B2B platform for food wholesalers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2022

5G is expected to be a powerful catalyst to disrupt retail operations, from optimizing warehouses and supply chain management to transforming the in-store customer experience through personalization and product engagement. 5G can Drive Consumer Engagement.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The supply chain has faced fulfillment challenges from this influx of online orders, along with a myriad of crisis-related disruptions including: Long wait times at warehouse depots. Sellers that leverage technology solutions throughout their supply chain manage these components much more effectively than those that don’t.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2022

“We know that getting people their items as quickly as possible is a critical factor in customer satisfaction and loyalty, so there is heightened focus on how we can ensure customers are getting their items,” said Camille Dunn, Director of Corporate Communications, Last Mile at Walmart in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

“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. Unemployment is at 3.5% in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 30, 2022

Sizing is a fluid concept; we may find that while one size fits us perfectly at one brand, this may not be the case for another brand. Circling back into the feedback loop, manual supply chain management can contribute to product inaccuracies, thus further heightening the levels of returns.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

30% of the full-time supply chain workforce are people of color, but only 9% of supply chain VPs are people of color. 41% — about three of every seven — supply chain organizations have no plans to improve D&I. It all starts at the top — you must get the C-suite on board.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Businesses seeking to navigate the current supply chain climate can utilize diversification to increase their options and their flexibility. Reducing Risk Exposure by Diversifying your Supply Chain. At its core, supply chain diversification is about providing businesses with more supply chain options.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Last year, COVID-19 lockdowns that restricted shopping at brick-and-mortar stores sent shoppers online. Furthermore, a global supply chain crisis and labor shortages are likely to limit the ability to keep stores stocked throughout the fall holiday shopping season and spur increased consumer demand.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2023

Today, JD is said to be the biggest retailer, online or otherwise, in China , and according to the strategic roadmap presented by CEO Sandy Xu at the company’s recent anniversary celebrations, it is just the beginning. It’s a 20-year plan, which is likely to cover multiple economic cycles.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Two C-suite bosses, the CEO and CFO at Restaurant Brands New Zealand, will retire in 2023. Russel Creedy, group CEO, joined the business in 2001 as supply chain manager and served as GM for Pizza Hut in New Zealand. Restaurant Brands CEO, CFO to retire. by Sarah Stowe. He took on the CEO role in 2007. by Dean Blake.

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A1 Retail

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This forms part of ASC’s plans to open a new logistics and fulfilment centre in Bradford, UK in September 2023, and a new site in Poland by the end of 2027. 150 new jobs will be created at the new facility during the first year, with this rising to 400 jobs by the end of 2026.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2023

AI-relevant product categories such as Analytics, ERP and supply chain management will also be focal themes at EuroCIS again in 2024. In future, the software group will integrate AI assistants in the complete cloud-based SAP portfolio from HR to finance, supply chain management, purchasing and customer journey.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2022

Russian companies are not allowed to fly in Europe,” said Bertha Martinez-Cisneros, Coordinator of the Degree in International Logistics at CETYS University in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Coming to terms with the full effect of the Ukraine crisis means understanding the interconnected nature of the modern supply chain.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2021

This environmentally friendly fuel source has been proven to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 70% versus diesel. When’s the last time you took an inventory of your supply chain management technologies? You may be surprised at the sustainability efficiencies you can achieve by switching to new tech.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 18, 2023

This forms part of ASC’s plans to open a new logistics and fulfilment centre in Bradford, UK in September 2023, and a new site in Poland by the end of 2027. Low carbon technology including a photovoltaic system will be utilised at the new facility, which also has 12 electric vehicle charging stations.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

While social commerce can provide greater reach and deeper engagement with customers, it also presents issues around supply-chain management. Today, customers expect brands to be ‘always on’: ready to provide real-time product information, delivery tracking and payment transparency at the click of a button.

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Retail Minded

JANUARY 1, 2024

This strategy is critically important to streamline stock management and avoid carrying excess inventory into the next year – a problem that plagues the majority of supply chain managers. Forecasting Consumer Demands Ahead Of Seasons Retailers must strategically predict consumer demand to plan stock levels and pricing.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Ben Balfour, Business Operations Director at Advanced Supply Chain Group , shares top tips about how retailers can prepare their supply chains for a Black Friday and Christmas sales surge. Ben Balfour, Business Operations Director at Advanced Supply Chain Group. 3) Scale up scenario planning.

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Wiser

JUNE 5, 2023

Because smaller retailers cannot always order in bulk or far in advance like many larger retailers do, any supply chain disruptions are often felt faster and stronger by small businesses. From delays in delivery to running out of stock at critical times, supply chain issues can cause major headaches for small businesses.

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