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Walmart Acquires Supply Management Platform to Enhance Planning Capabilities

Retail TouchPoints

The application is designed to deliver current store-level data, actionable analytics and shelf intelligence to help suppliers plan, forecast and optimize product assortment. The retailer also plans to grow its supply chain workforce even though it recently cut 200 jobs elsewhere. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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The Reject Shop plans more stores as sales surge

Inside Retail

Discount variety retailer The Reject Shop plans to open more stores this year to support sales growth and increase profitability. The company is investing in other initiatives across the business, including in supply chain, technology, infrastructure and warehouse management, he added. The Reject Shop posted record sales of $852.7

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Ulta Lays Out Aggressive Store Expansion Plan to Reach Target of 1,800 Locations

Retail TouchPoints

With a target of 1,800+ total locations, the beauty retailer plans to open 200 net-new stores over the next three years. The retailer also plans to open 60 to 65 net-new stores this year, as well as remodel or relocate 40 to 45 other locations. 3, 2025, with an anticipated $11 billion to $11.2 billion in net sales for the year.

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Family Dollar Selects AI-Powered Solution to Enhance Category Management

Retail TouchPoints

Family Dollar will use solutions from Dunnhumby to make merchandising and category management more customer-centric across its store network. ” In June 2024 Family Dollar parent company Dollar Tree initiated a strategic review of the struggling banner, with options including a sale, a spinoff or “other disposition of the business.”

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Composable Commerce Is Playing a Key Role in SiteOne’s Digital Transformation

Future-proofing your tech stack is a crucial part of long-term strategic planning. But how do you future-proof if your plans involve acquisition, and a tech stack you don’t have control over?

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Boll & Branch Taps New ERP to Manage Supply Chain and Operations

Retail TouchPoints

Luxury bedding and home décor brand Boll & Branch has implemented the Oracle NetSuite enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to advance its brand mission of transforming the way home textiles are sourced, made and purchased.

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How Online Businesses can Master Inventory Management to Impact Operations

Retail TouchPoints

There’s an inventory sweet spot you’re always looking to achieve — not overstocking, not understocking, and still managing to keep up with changing buyer demands. Learning to master your inventory management processes can net significant bottom-line results in your ecommerce business. 4: Identifying inventory: Mislabeling items.

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Building Supply Chain Resilience in the Real World

Speaker: Kelly Barner - Co-Founder & Managing Director of Buyers Meeting Point, LLC

Global inflation is at record highs and the Great Resignation has given way to the Great Reshuffling, leading to uncertainty in talent markets. What will 2023 bring? Time will tell, but it is unlikely to be a return to the pre-pandemic normal.