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Coles has hired US defence contractor Palantir to “optimise its workforce”

Inside Retail

What does the Australian supermarket chain Coles have in common with the CIA? In a three-year deal, Coles plans to deploy Palantir’s tools across more than 840 supermarkets to cut costs and “redefine how we think about our workforce”. Optimising the workforce We can briefly sketch out three implications of the deal.

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Supermarkets See Superinflation in 2022

Rangeme

Logistics costs add to the pressure, with the world’s shipping and freight companies also trying to re-orient themselves in the wake of the pandemic. And the economic landscape is not the only pressure on supermarket prices. For supermarkets’ suppliers, meanwhile, this bout of inflation poses some serious challenges. In the U.K.,

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Changes to isolation requirements for critical workers divide the industry

Inside Retail

The issue is perhaps most evident at the nation’s biggest supermarkets, where shelves of fresh produce are once again bare, not because of panic-buying customers, but because of the high numbers of people in the supply chain in isolation. Of those surveyed, 76 per cent said they currently have staff in isolation due to Covid-19 exposure.

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How to Make Sense of the Complex Modern Grocery Retail Landscape 

Retail TouchPoints

While this may sound positive for supermarkets, it also brings new challenges. First, supermarkets must determine exactly how much inventory to order so as not to waste food or purchase insufficient supplies. Supermarket coffee bars, for example, are known to generate a more relaxed shopping environment.

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Five ways to reduce operating costs in your retail business

Inside Retail

Having a modern, flexible Order Management System (OMS) that can identify the closest product to your customer, whether it be in a warehouse or in a store and send them from there, can save you thousands of dollars every year and ensure the customer gets their items in the most cost-efficient way.

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Tesco faces scrutiny over ‘Amazon-style’ fee for online suppliers

Retail Gazette

Tesco is under scrunity from the UK’s supermarket regulator, which is is closely monitoring its implementation of an “Amazon-style” fulfillment fee for online suppliers. Some also raised objections regarding unfair treatment.

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How to Implement “Ship From Store” Services in Your Retail Business

Retail Times

One way is to implement ship from store , a service that could potentially speed up order fulfillment and keep shoppers coming back. Read on to learn more about ship from store and how to make it work in your business. What is ship from store? The disadvantages of ship from store. Consider the following. Higher costs.