Small Biz Trends

JUNE 13, 2025

Supply Chain Management: Address supply chain challenges proactively by maintaining good communication with suppliers and exploring local partnerships to ensure consistent inventory availability. Interactive elements, such as in-store events or workshops, can attract foot traffic and promote community engagement.

Promotions

Wiser

APRIL 1, 2025

Squeezed Product Margins: Inefficient pricing and supply chain management result in nearly 20% of customer orders yielding negative margins. retailers suffer approximately $48 billion annually in lost revenue due to stock outages.

Consumer

CJ Retail Solutions

JULY 25, 2025

This ensures that they are not contributing to environmental degradation and promotes a more sustainable future. Furthermore, sustainable merchandising promotes waste reduction through recycling and upcycling initiatives. Moreover, advancements in technology will play a crucial role in shaping the future of sustainable merchandising.

Consumer

Small Biz Trends

JULY 25, 2025

Building Long-Term Relationships : Cultivating lasting partnerships with influencers can lead to sustained brand promotion and customer loyalty. Supply Chain Management : Sourcing materials and managing production require careful planning. Building relationships with reliable suppliers streamlines the process.

Fashion

I Vend

APRIL 2, 2025

They expect to be able to earn and redeem loyalty points in the same way regardless of how they shop and receive promotions that apply online and in the brick and mortar store. This seamless integration of online and in-store shopping is known as omnichannel and its a part of any strong retail management solution.

Management

Small Biz Trends

JULY 27, 2025

TTM Technologies has maintained a nearly 20-year partnership with Jabil, emphasizing swift challenge addressing to promote innovation and operational resilience. Digi-Key’s strategic partnership with Jabil illustrates how open relationships at the executive level support efficient supply chain management and shared growth objectives.

Management

Retalon

MARCH 21, 2025

Promotional calendars: Planning key campaigns, promotions, and markdown events throughout the year to drive sales and clear seasonal inventory. With Retalons scenario planning engine, retailers can ask: What if we promote this product in Q3 instead of Q4? trillion annually. Heres how AI improves your AOP: 1.

Markdowns

Small Biz Trends

JULY 24, 2025

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) is a strategic approach that enables businesses to cultivate strong partnerships with their key suppliers. By evaluating supplier performance and aligning their capabilities with your business goals, SRM improves collaboration, promotes innovation, and drives cost efficiency.

Management

Small Biz Trends

JULY 28, 2025

Defining supplier relationships is essential for effective supply chain management. By categorizing suppliers using the Kraljic Matrix , you can tailor your management strategies based on their importance and risk. This categorization allows you to manage relationships effectively based on their strategic importance.

Accounting

Small Biz Trends

JULY 3, 2025

By leveraging modern digital marketing strategies, such as SEO and social media, you can effectively promote your products and connect with potential buyers worldwide. Efficient supply chain management plays a crucial role in your operations. Delayed shipments can affect customer satisfaction and sales.

Beauty and Health

Small Biz Trends

JUNE 14, 2025

Proximity to suppliers reduces delivery times and logistical challenges, allowing for more efficient supply chain management. Amenities that promote collaboration—like break rooms and lounges—foster creativity and innovation among employees.

Supply Chain Management

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2022

Target also is revising its sales forecasts, future promotion plans and cost expectations by category. Thomas Goldsby, Professor and Chair in Logistics in the Supply Chain Management Department of the University of Tennessee, noted that supply will be available and the main challenge will be managing promotions.

Planning

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2023

Supply chain managers are having to become even smarter about how to reduce costs and drive efficiencies throughout their warehouse and supply chain. What’s Keeping Retail Supply Chain Managers Awake at Night? If they don’t already have a seat at the senior leadership table, they should.

Supply Chain Management

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2023

The cost and time of integrating supply chain management platforms with other IT systems are often very high. Moreover, multi-tiered supply chains across the globe involve multiple stakeholders using different systems, legacy solutions and even paper-based documentation, which creates more barriers.

Supply Chain Management

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 14, 2021

Rite Aid has promoted Andre Persaud to the role of Chief Retail Officer. In his prior role, Persaud oversaw Rite Aid’s inventory and supply chain management, field team management, store operations, asset protection and facility maintenance and repairs.

Supply Chain Management

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2023

After complaints that Canada had for too long turned a blind eye to the problem of forced labor in supply chains, Bill S-211 represents significant progress, aligning Canada with a growing global trend of legislation aimed at eradicating modern slavery and promoting social sustainability. The law, which goes into effect Jan.

Supply Chain Management

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

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. The platform includes tools to help streamline operations and manage promotions and feedback.

Merchant Services

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 30, 2024

The role of such a committee — consisting of individuals from different departments and backgrounds — extends from supply chain management to customer interaction. Promote Transparency in AI Processes Transparency in Gen AI processes is essential for building and maintaining customer trust.

Customer Experience

Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

Thanks to rapid innovations in supply chain management, AI technology and digital marketing, e-commerce is increasingly playing an integral role in the lives of everyday Aussies. Four key trends stand out as high-growth opportunities for online retailers.

Customer Retention

M19 Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Why Your Supply Chain Management System Depends on the Right Retail Inventory Management Software In today’s complex retail environment, managing a supply chain management system is no small feat.

Supply Chain Management

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2022

The program also supports degrees in business, technology, supply chain management and other fields. And Walmart’s data indicates that these programs make a tangible impact: Live Better U participants are promoted at twice the rate of other associates, according to Dunn.

Fulfillment

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Targeted advertising: You can use data to target promotions effectively, enhancing campaign ROI. Supply-chain optimisation: It is reported that AI-driven supply-chain management can reduce errors by 20-50 per cent, decrease lost sales and product unavailability by up to 65 per cent, and lower warehousing costs by 5-10 per cent.

Loss Prevention

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2022

Or a customer receives immediate, personalized product promotions and recommendations the moment they walk in a store, creating a truly customized experience. Imagine a retail location where customers using an AR-powered mirror can see how clothing looks on them without ever entering a changing room. 5G can Drive Consumer Engagement.

Payment Services

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 14, 2024

That region is responsible for roughly one-fifth of the world’s cotton supply, much of which is feared to be tainted by coerced labor and human rights abuses. As the CSDDD moves closer to becoming reality, the call for brands and retailers to fortify their supply chains with robust traceability solutions has never been more urgent.

Supply Chain Management

Retail Minded

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Patagonia, an outdoor clothing retailer, focuses on sustainability by using recycled materials, reducing waste, and promoting ethical sourcing. Risk Management and Resilience: Develop robust risk management strategies and contingency plans.

Supply Chain Management

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2023

Enhanced supply chain management : Harnessing the power of diverse datasets, AI serves as a catalyst for supply chain transformation, streamlining order fulfillment, enhancing logistics efficiency, fine-tuning demand forecasting and automating routine tasks.

Consumer

365 Retail

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In the dynamic sphere of manufacturing and supply chain management, efficiency, and agility are pivotal to success. Among the various tools and strategies available to industry professionals, the kanban inventory system stands out as an instrumental approach to managing production workflows and inventory levels.

Supply Chain Management

Retail Customer Experience

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The technology displayed at groceryshop covered many aspects of grocery retailing — from omnichannel integration to in-store promotions to inventory management to visual merchandising to supply chain management — much including self service applications.

Supply Chain Management

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Optimized supply chain management to avoid stockouts and overstocking. Accurate data ensures that communications with customers related to order status or stock availability are not just timely but also based in fact, and can provide useful insights to drive marketing and promotional activity. Expect the Unexpected.

Supply Chain Management

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Different departments can collaborate more easily and work toward a common understanding of the data, promoting better decision-making. Supply Chain Management model: This model helps retailers manage their supply chain by tracking inventory levels, logistics and supplier performance.

Inventory Turnover

Wiser

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Data can help identify the promotional strategies that resonated with consumers, the products that flew off the virtual shelves, and the ones that didn’t. This digital convenience was furthered by promotional campaigns and expansive product availability, drawing in a wider customer base.

Retail Trends

Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Optimizing Supply Chain Management Digital technologies provide: Real-time visibility in supply chain management. Management of inventory sales. It makes the supply chain management process more efficient and reduces costs. Allowing retailers to track product movement.

Supply Chain Management

Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Reorganisation of workforces including adapting shift patterns, introducing training plans to promote upskilling, and recruiting ahead of demand curves can all create opportunity to quickly address labour shortages. Retailers should interrogate the accuracy of stock inventory management and review levels of errors.

Supply Chain Management

Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2022

Supply chain disruption may have become a singularly hot topic in retail circles these past years, but a focus on improving supply chain planning and forecasting is far more than just a passing trend.

Planning

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2023

Seeing this, a supply chain manager would want to know exactly how this would affect the trucks carrying their company’s products. Because it’s working from much broader inputs and more advanced neural networks, AI can take into account more factors, such as competitive pricing , weather patterns and promotional cannibalization.

Payment Services

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The recent acceleration of e-commerce necessitates a reimagining of shopping flows, fulfilment logistics, and supply chain management. To meet rising consumer expectations, brands need to promote smooth customer experiences with automation, 24/7 responsiveness, and minimise friction on the journey to checkout.

Merchant Services

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

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. Pricing and promotional strategies will be vital as consumers are more cost-conscious.

Inventory Turnover