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Winning the last mile in the supply chain race

Inside Retail

Micro-fulfilment centres (MFCs) are the next step in creating a harmonious omni-channel supply chain. Ongoing shifts in the retail landscape, driven by e-commerce, along with changing consumer demands and expectations, are creating an increased need for fast, efficient local fulfilment.

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Shopping Center Outlook: Why Open Air, Mixed Use and Tech-First Locations Are Hot

Retail TouchPoints

That means open air shopping centers have become even more attractive due to how they can make curbside and BOPIS fulfillment easier to handle. We saw this firsthand in Dallas, where retailers from nationals down to locals are fulfilling from their store, and I think that fits the way people are using physical retail.

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Pricer ESLs deliver investment payback period of 18 months, new study shows

Retail Focus

Pricer, the provider of leading shelf edge automation and communication solutions, has been found to deliver a significant ROI based on operational efficiencies and digitally enhanced store estates that help to protect margin, according to ‘The Total Economic Impact of Pricer’, a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting in November 2022.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 267 – Deep Dive into Food Commerce with Matt Newberg of HNGRY

Retail Geek

Scot & Matt: [29:50] Yeah I yeah I think between grocer be between grocery delivery or between Grocery and food delivery at home the yeah home becomes bigger than it was before for yeah I definitely agree.

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Marks & Spencer’s Turnaround Strategy, Why it’s Working

Indigo 9 Digital

Marks & Spencer has said it started out with third party brands flowing through its distribution network but it is planning to give sellers the flexibility to use a drop ship model where the brand holds onto its inventory and fulfills the order itself. “M&S’s Right sizing its real estate portfolio.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 309 Instacart IPO Filing

Retail Geek

So you know so this is kind of the real. Jason: [35:00] Yeah so real rough numbers the average American family and you know people shop for groceries in households versus people so it’s almost better to talk in household so there’s like 131 million households in the US and sin they’ve got.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 283 – 2021 Year End Review

Retail Geek

10x down on fulfillment infrastructure where where you get the most feeling of that is that the last mile which is this DS p– program that they’ve just really scaled up massively. If you want to follow along on with all the data, here is a visual recap of retail growth 2020-2021. PDF Download).