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NOT Your Dad’s Supply Chain: 4 Trends Every Retail Exec Should Know for 2024

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When did you notice that your favorite store had changed? The presence of kiosks linking buyers to the online store The ability to ship from other stores and warehouses Your store going dark completely, becoming a micro-distribution center (DC)? 3: Buy in-store, ship to home is gaining speed.

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Top 10 Contactless Trends to Watch in 2022

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More Dark Kitchens Over the next five years, QSR chain Wendy’s is planning to add 700 kitchens in converted shipping containers to support delivery. These and other benefits will feed “massive increases in groceries, soft goods and the hospitality sector” for mobile deployments, explained Buzek.

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6 Trends Driving Store Design Innovation in 2024

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As omnichannel capabilities become table stakes, brands and retailers will think more holistically and intentionally about how technology can support operational efficiency as well as immersive product interaction and brand engagement. Baird: A lot of store renovation efforts are being driven by the expanded role of the store.

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7 Targeted Retail Strategies for Revenue Growth and Margin Improvement

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Instant answers about product sizing or shipping details can greatly influence the shopping experience and make or break a sale. Today, 59% of brands allow shoppers to filter and refine their selection to show store inventory availability and have “complete the look” features. She can be reached at kathy.kimple@osf.digital.

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Despite COVID, Spanish Retailer Rolls Out RFID Across 125 Stores in One Month

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With the UHF RFID technology-based solution provided by Nedap, the primary long-term objective is to achieve full supply chain visibility and merchandise visibility within all of the company’s stores across Spain, according to Gonzalo de Lorenzo, CEO, Encuentro Moda. The handheld readers also are employed for online order fulfillment.

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Digital Transformation Propels Burton’s Omnichannel Growth Plans

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The platform connects into Salesforce Commerce Cloud, providing a unified view of e-Commerce and store operations at both the store and headquarters level. “We We started the program with NewStore in earnest in January 2020 and started rolling the system out to stores in the beginning of June,” Larocque said.

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Smash-and-Grab Is Only One Part of a Retailer’s Loss Prevention Story

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The EBR system will find the center of the ring, which could be a credit card, a loyalty number, a shipping address or another identifier that connects everyone in the ring. On a more drastic scale, imagine that an ORC ring is encouraging participants to return stolen merchandise.