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Sustainability and Profitability: How Embedding Sustainability can Boost Business Performance

Retail TouchPoints

Industries such as fashion, for example, face significant customer stakeholder pressure as well as complex, decentralized supply chains with the heavy burden of Scope 3 emissions (approximately 96% of the sector’s total). This naturally engages more of the business model, from finance to IT to supply chain.

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Sustainability Update: eBay to Sell ‘Imperfect’ Apparel in UK, Adore Me Launches Sustainable Fashion Marketplace

Retail TouchPoints

eBay has launched a program to sell defective merchandise from more than 100 brands in the UK, while lingerie brand Adore Me has debuted a new marketplace that will exclusively feature sustainable fashion brands. eBay UK describes its new “ Imperfects ” program as “the fashion equivalent to supermarkets’ wonky veg initiatives.”

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Tackling the Growing Problem of Fashion Returns Earlier in the Supply Chain

Retail TouchPoints

In trying to accommodate all customer demands while simultaneously fighting for market share in a rapidly expanding and competitive fashion industry, retailers are relaxing their return policies. It is the rising epidemic in the fashion industry that we need to keep a close eye on. How are Returns Plaguing the Supply Chain?

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Automation Isn’t Always the Answer to Warehouse Inefficiencies

Retail TouchPoints

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.

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Serena Williams’ VC Firm Leads Calico $2.1 Million Seed Funding

Retail TouchPoints

A I-powere d smart supply chain management platform Calico has received $2.1 We’re excited to partner with this world-class team on their mission to help brands take back control of their supply chain,” said tennis superstar Serena Williams, who also founded the fashion brand S By Serena in a statement.

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How to Build a Modern Supply Chain That’s Built to Last

Retail TouchPoints

To keep up with rising demand, you need to set aside outdated supply management tactics and adopt longer-term solutions that help you get ahead of potential problems instead of reacting to them after it’s too late. Traditional Supply Chains Aren’t Built for Disruptions.

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Thai startup Pomelo to launch fashion tech platform Prism

Inside Retail

JD-backed Thai fashion e-commerce startup Pomelo plans to boost revenue by offering its own technology in analytics and demand forecasting to other fashion brands in the region, its CEO David Jou says, amid slowing offline sales. The post Thai startup Pomelo to launch fashion tech platform Prism appeared first on Inside Retail.

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