Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2023

As the demand for digitalization grows in the retail supply chain, retailers often face multiple challenges in achieving the same. By understanding common challenges that other retailers have faced in the past, the retailer community can work toward managing these challenges better and build their supply chains for more resilience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2022

Consumers’ continued reliance on omnichannel fulfillment has created new opportunities for industry giants like Walmart to differentiate and gain market share. comparable sales growth and growing market share in grocery during Q4 2021, and much of this success can be attributed to its robust last mile and fulfillment strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2024

Operational agility is all about efficiently managing your company’s orders, inventories and other operational aspects. Financial control refers to the procedures and policies by which a company monitors and manages its cash flow and revenue. Operational agility. Automation is the key piece here. Financial control. Connectivity.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2021

To overcome supply chain disruptions, many online retailers are already making changes to their existing fulfilment operations. Traditional fulfilment models, with limited flexibility, are no longer going to be effective. Traditional fulfilment models, with limited flexibility, are no longer going to be effective.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Perhaps most importantly, “a decade ago, very few of you were using things like Amazon Advertising, Amazon Lending and Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), and things like Brand Registry, Seller-Fulfilled Prime, Seller University and even Amazon Accelerate didn’t exist,” said Mehta at the event.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Shoppers can access their items using a one-time barcode within an automated email notification sent after an associate fulfills their order. The initiative will increase the availability of buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) options available for Lowe’s shoppers by giving them an additional method of collecting same-day orders.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2020

Organizations would do well to identify secondary suppliers that can help mitigate risks in their supply chain. Many supply chain leaders cite predictive analytics as the Holy Grail of enterprise risk management, but more often than not, their organizations lack any meaningful ability to generate and act upon these analytics.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Swisslog is already leading the market in Australia with solutions like our micro-fulfilment centre (MFC) for e-commerce fulfilment specialists, Skutopia, which is the first of its kind in Australia to include an automated 24/7 e-commerce solution with click-and-collect availability,” he said.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

“While we’ve returned to some sense of normalcy, the VUCA [volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous] proposition has become a reality,” said Dr. Thomas Goldsby, Professor and Chair in Logistics in the Supply Chain Management Department of the University of Tennessee. We’re now battle-tested.” To provide a 99.5%

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Optimized supply chain management to avoid stockouts and overstocking. A fast, flexible and responsive fulfilment process. Successfully optimizing the digital supply chain also can result in more efficient order fulfillment, cost management and forecasting across the business.

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2021

With retail business leaders increasingly focusing on their supply chain management, here are three ways they can “unbound” their supply chains. One way is by transforming their retail stores into micro-fulfilment centres that focus on delivering and offering pick-ups rather than the traditional retail experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Now the store is viewed as a flexible asset, capable of fulfilling a variety of needs: Distribution center supplying inventory to other locations Ecommerce fulfillment Amazon return hub Curbside pickup Private bubble/pod shopping location Retooled for more buying, less shopping Emphasis on health and safety, contactless shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

“This, in turn, is driving warehouse and supply chain managers to seek out technologies that minimize costs and human touch points, while speeding up processes.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

Aligning supply and demand is more important than ever. This includes regional positioning of inventory for e-Commerce fulfillment, retail store transfers, and direct-to-store shipments straight from overseas factories. The ability to redirect inventory.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2021

Four to five days is the maximum acceptable wait time during the holidays, and for the rest of the year that shrinks to two to three days , according to Sean Whitehouse, Managing Director of Strategy & Consulting, Supply Chain & Operations, Retail Lead at Accenture in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 28, 2022

Reducing carbon emissions by remapping the sourcing mix closer to where the demand lies increases flexibility in the business and minimizes the risk of supply chain disruptions. Step 3: Digitization and Automation to Increase Transparency in the Supply Chain. Step 5: Returns Analysis and Recommerce.

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Retail Minded

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Effectively managing a retail supply chain is essential for meeting customer demands and maintaining a competitive edge in the market. Tackling retail supply chain challenges is a blend of smart strategies and the right technologies. This automation significantly reduces labor costs and speeds up order fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2020

With a change in demand by product, we saw a concurrent change in demand by fulfillment channel. While delivery windows are more flexible for a population ordered to remain at home, fulfilment in these new channels has still been challenging for many retailers.

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Wiser

JUNE 5, 2023

As a small business owner, managing supply chain issues is nothing new. Because smaller retailers cannot always order in bulk or far in advance like many larger retailers do, any supply chain disruptions are often felt faster and stronger by small businesses.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2022

A self-fulfilling crisis. Fear of shortages become a self-fulfilling prophecy. 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. Supermarket restrictions.

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Independent Retailer

AUGUST 1, 2022

Having insufficient stock to fulfill demand results in missed sales, causes reputational damage, and sends customers to competitors. Businesses that employ data-led solutions to streamline supply chain efficiency will reap rewards. Businesses that employ data-led solutions to streamline supply chain efficiency will reap rewards.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 8, 2025

According to Gartner, more than three-quarters of supply chain leaders are being asked to improve their customer experience (CX) strategies. A customer-centric approach to supply chain management is challenging; it requires a deep understanding of consumer expectations and behaviors, not just today but also for the foreseeable future.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2023

Devising a new returns policy, then, entails managing a series of trade-offs that vary from one business to the next. Mehmet Altug is an Associate Professor of Operations Management at the School of Business at George Mason University. He has a PhD in Decision, Risk and Operations from Columbia Business School.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Digital order management and fulfillment. Retail businesses that are weathering the storms caused by the increased shift to ecommerce that began the so-called “ retail apocalypse ” — long before the impacts of COVID-19 further complicated things — have focused on the need for speed and flexibility regarding order fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2021

When’s the last time you took an inventory of your supply chain management technologies? McCord has over 18 years of food retail experience, holding roles in merchandising, account management, and category management departments. Consider new technologies.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Supply chains must be agile enough to cope with unexpected gaps in workforces, which involves two levels of contingency planning. The first affects stock inventory management. The most efficient and effective supply chains embrace uncertainty – something that’s turbocharged during planning for peak.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 21, 2022

With inventory availability being one of the top priorities for shoppers this holiday season, retailers must leverage their inventory management and customer experience tools to optimise their merchandise strategies. Not only will this help ensure margins are managed, but it will ensure customer expectations are met.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2024

“This collaboration results in an enriched suite of logistics and supply chain services, encompassing not just warehousing and inventory management, but also comprehensive transportation and last-mile delivery solutions,” he added.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 27, 2023

Supply chain management With varying degrees of regulatory compliances and economic environments across the APAC region, the company needs to manage its supply chain to ensure both quality and affordability. “We This allows for lesser wastage in resources for the ecosystem.

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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.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 13, 2023

In the past, small retailers would take on stock, turning garages all over into mini fulfilment centres. It became more important to minimise the amount of time that a product would be in the supply chain. That’s why we’re moving beyond just-in-time versus just-in-case to a different model for supply chain management.

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Wiser

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Fourth-party logistics, often called 4PL, refers to logistics providers that manage one or more third-party logistics firms on behalf of a brand or manufacturer. 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.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

From robotics to artificial intelligence (AI), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) to the internet-of-things, the vast majority of organisations either have, or are planning to install automation technology in their supply chain in 2023. In this digital era, data is the currency that drives success.

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Wiser

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Third-party logistics, often referred to as 3PL, is the process of outsourcing logistics processes, such as inventory management, procurement, warehousing, and fulfillment, to a specialized provider. Some 3PL providers simply cover partial supply chain services, offering only warehousing, distribution, shipping and receiving, etc.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 17, 2025

His strategic vision has driven transformative outcomes in digital business services across multiple industries, delivering innovative, cutting-edge solutions in finance, HR, procurement and supply chain management.

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