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Old is the New New: How to Take Control of Retail Fundamentals Ahead of Peak Season

Retail TouchPoints

As a result, the value of goods goes down, as explained by Joseph Malfitano, founder of turnaround and restructuring firm Malfitano Partners, in a recent CNBC article. Take Back Control With Tech-Enabled, End-to-End Supply Chain Management. Second, as inventories are reappraised, retailers’ profit margins dip.

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Food shortages are different this time: how to respond and avoid panic

Inside Retail

The pandemic has exposed the brittleness of just-in-time supply-chain management, which over decades honed the amount of stock held by manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers to a minimum. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

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Companies keep supply chain sustainability commitments, pandemic or not

Retail Wire

Eighty-two percent of executives surveyed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation and Logistics and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals said their companies’ commitments to supply chain sustainability were not lessened as as a result of challenges created by the novel coronavirus pandemic over (..)

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Luxury Retail Phygitalisation: Blending Tradition and Technology in the Digital Age

Retail Focus

The focus of this article is on the dynamics of digital transformation, with an emphasis on the physical atmosphere, digital realm, and human factor in luxury retail. This includes optimising supply chain management to reduce carbon footprints and promoting sustainable consumer behaviours.

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Ask the Bot: generative AI in retail

365 Retail

AI-relevant product categories such as Analytics, ERP and supply chain management will also be focal themes at EuroCIS again in 2024. In future, the software group will integrate AI assistants in the complete cloud-based SAP portfolio from HR to finance, supply chain management, purchasing and customer journey.

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What is 4PL and How Can Your Brand Find the Best Partner?

Wiser

In this article, we’ll look at fourth-party logistics. Compared to a 3PL, a 4PL provider is much more of a strategic partner that integrates all of the resources, processes, and technology across your supply chain. This is a partner that you’re trusting to take on the entirety of your supply chain management strategy.

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Amazon Adding Supply Chain Management Service for Sellers

Independent Retailer

As companies try to get tighter control over the flow of goods from factories to consumers, Amazon recently launched a supply-chain management service to its web services business. . Related articles: Amazon to Increase Selling Fees in 2023. Still, Amazon, which ships 1.6 A Guide to Selling Wholesale Products on Amazon.