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Digitalization Can Help Mitigate Climate-Related Supply Chain Disruptions

Retail TouchPoints

They hit the supply chain without warning, and businesses are alarmingly vulnerable to them. While companies cannot directly mitigate the higher trending trajectory for severe weather and its ensuing supply chain disruptions, they can take steps to better mitigate risk. You can contact him at tim.chiu@tradebeyond.com.

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The Global Reach and Sustainable Impact of Green RFID Technology

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It is a technology that uses radio waves to read information stored in an antenna — at retail, this is most commonly placed in a sticker or tag — without requiring physical contact or a line of sight.

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Why Retailers Should Embrace Retail Digital Transformation

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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.

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Private Label’s Growth Could Be Lasting — if Retailers Listen to Consumers’ Sustainability Preferences

Retail TouchPoints

Sourcing responsibly while maintaining an optimal balance between price and quality may seem daunting, but as with most challenges related to supply chain management, digitalization makes it possible. Contact him at eric.linxwiler@tradebeyond.com. Eric Linxwiler is SVP of TradeBeyond.

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Dropshipping: What it is & why it might be smart for your small business

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Dropshipping is a type of supply chain management in which a retailer does NOT keep the product it sells in stock. Instead, when a customer orders the product, the retailer contacts their manufacturer or wholesale merchant–who keeps inventory of the product on-hand–and has the product shipped directly to the customer.

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How to Win in the Real-Time Holiday Retail Era

Retail TouchPoints

The six qualities of a real-time retailer include: The ability to offer an authentic personalized service, based on consistent customer data across all points of contact. Optimized supply chain management to avoid stockouts and overstocking. A fast, flexible and responsive fulfilment process.

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Trending The Rules: Top Retail Trends Are Trending At An Unprecedented Rate

Retail TouchPoints

The yearning for in-person contact is now stronger than ever. The ability to meet such fluctuations requires close retailer-supplier collaboration, through controlled testing on data associated with supply chain management.