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Retail Trends in 2021 — Overcoming 2020’s Challenges

Retail TouchPoints

Modern supply chain management platforms offer the type of visibility and collaboration tools that make this type of just-in-time operational strategy possible. A series of decision points allows for course-correction. Destination decisions can now be made when the goods hit the port.

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Ten competitive strategies of successful retailers

I Vend

Retail is one of the most highly competitive sectors in the business world* – it’s a tough environment, with constant industry changes. Retail trends show that every year increasing numbers of retailers shut their doors for the last time**, impacting hundreds of stores and thousands of employees.

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White Paper: Making the case for store- and aisle-friendly fulfilment

Inside Retail

Along with other retail trends, e-commerce has changed the amount of inventory retailers are keeping on store shelves, and the frequency with which those shelves are restocked,” says Steve Dimitrovski, senior sales consultant, retail and e-commerce, for Swisslog Australia and New Zealand.