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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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Target Plans Short-Term Profit Margin Hit as it Right-Sizes Inventory for Future Growth

Retail TouchPoints

Target also is revising its sales forecasts, future promotion plans and cost expectations by category. Thomas Goldsby, Professor and Chair in Logistics in the Supply Chain Management Department of the University of Tennessee, noted that supply will be available and the main challenge will be managing promotions.

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Supply Chain Digitalization Challenges that Every Retailer Faces and how to Mitigate Them

Retail TouchPoints

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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Walmart Steps Up Ecommerce Investment With Cross-Border Commerce and NFT Projects

Retail TouchPoints

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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Six Principles for Redefining Retail with Responsible AI

Retail TouchPoints

The role of such a committee — consisting of individuals from different departments and backgrounds — extends from supply chain management to customer interaction. Promote Transparency in AI Processes Transparency in Gen AI processes is essential for building and maintaining customer trust.

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Why Your Supply Chain Management System Depends on the Right Retail Inventory Management Software

M19 Retail

Why Your Supply Chain Management System Depends on the Right Retail Inventory Management Software In today’s complex retail environment, managing a supply chain management system is no small feat.

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The four trends defining online retail in 2024

Inside Retail

Thanks to rapid innovations in supply chain management, AI technology and digital marketing, e-commerce is increasingly playing an integral role in the lives of everyday Aussies. Four key trends stand out as high-growth opportunities for online retailers.