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Bed Bath & Beyond Kicks Off $250 Million Tech Upgrade

Retail TouchPoints

As the first step in a planned three-year, $250 million technology upgrade, Bed Bath & Beyond will deploy Oracle Cloud as its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution, providing the retailer with real-time financial, supply chain and merchandising solutions.

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All-in-one fresh foods market, catering and event location BRIDGE opens in Zurich

Retail Focus

Furthermore, all permanently installed furniture has passed the tests required in Switzerland for the fulfilment of SGNI (Swiss Sustainable Building Council) standards. . Only FSC certified materials were used for the completion of the interior of the market.

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As Consumer Demand for Inclusion Rises, Retailers Must Tackle Legacy Issues and Attitudes

Retail TouchPoints

More and more, that means rethinking product development and expanding their sizing and assortment planning to represent a wider range of sizes and body shapes. But it’s still true that only a small fraction of the fashion retail market has put tactical plans into place to support this significant consumer base. billion in the U.S.

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Dollar General promotes 18 executives

Mass Relators

Melanie Cook Brian Haug Brian Haug has been promoted to senior vice president, margin planning and analytics. In this role, he leads DG’s merchandise planning and margin forecasting teams. She also led NMG’s supply chain transformation strategy to modernize its omnichannel distribution and fulfillment network.

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A Crisis Will Always Find A Supply Chain’s Weakest Link

Retail TouchPoints

With a change in demand by product, we saw a concurrent change in demand by fulfillment channel. While delivery windows are more flexible for a population ordered to remain at home, fulfilment in these new channels has still been challenging for many retailers.

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(Some of) the Technology that is Empowering the Customer Channel in Physical Retail

Retail Next

Fulfillment. Allbirds (via Shopify), to highlight one retailer, offers pick up in store and fulfills orders via ship from store. . This was a fascinating early look into deep metrics that helped to justify marketing spend, physical store design, layout, space planning, visual merchandising changes and more. . .

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How Interior Define ‘Democratizes Customization’ with Digital Tech and Localized Sales

Retail TouchPoints

Last year because of the pandemic, the company postponed plans to open several new physical locations, instead launching a series of regionally focused digital stores. Interior Define is now moving full steam ahead, with plans to open 10 to 15 new locations by the end of the year. These e-Guideshops are accessible by appointment.

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