Retail

Assessing the e-commerce supply chain as sales, imports grow

Monday, June 24, 2024 · Brian Straight
Retail sales continue to grow, albeit at slower rates, and as a result, brands are taking advantage of excess cargo capacity in bringing in merchandise earlier than normal.

A New Model for Retailer-Supplier Collaboration

Monday, March 4, 2024 · Mike Doherty
Leveraging a profound truth and the power of silence to improve collaboration and supply chain performance.

A New Model for Retailer-Supplier Collaboration

Monday, March 4, 2024 · Mike Doherty
Leveraging a profound truth and the power of silence to improve collaboration and supply chain performance.

Surprise! B2B Leaders Say Supply Chain Management Systems Are Most Important to the Customer Journey

Thursday, December 28, 2023 · Brian Straight
A new survey found that 87% of B2B leaders say a supply chain management system is the most important solution to offering a frictionless digital purchasing journey to customers.

The next frontiers of retailer as brand and supply chain

Thursday, November 2, 2023 · Steve Tracey and Kusumal Ruamsook
Brand touchpoints now extend beyond the physical store, which means retailers must consider positioning themselves as a full-service provider offering retail sales, fulfillment, and delivery services.

Retail in Reverse: Surveying the state of returns

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 · Gary Forger
A Supply Chain Management Review/ Peerless Research Group survey finds that retailers are adapting but there is still work to be done on reverse logistics.

Removing needless barriers to micro-retailer growth

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 · Josué C. Velázquez Martínez
The true potential of micro-retailers remains untapped.

Reinventing Retail at Macy’s

Friday, August 4, 2023 · Bob Trebilcock
Macy’s has doubled down on strategies it put in place before the pandemic, and now it is maximizing inventory and margins.

NRF forecasts 2023 retail sales to grow 4-6%

Thursday, March 30, 2023 · SCMR Staff
That’s higher than the pre-pandemic average annual growth rate of 3.6%.

Don’t call this recovery of freight volumes a comeback

Friday, March 24, 2023 · Zac Rogers, Jason Miller and Dale Rogers
Despite some carriers expressing positive sentiment for the second half of this year, demand may not hit the heights of 2021.

Consumers expect consistent shopping experiences across all channels

Thursday, January 12, 2023 · SCMR Staff
Report from CI&T says consumers are equally shopping online and offline and expect both experiences to be equally convenient, efficient and aligned.

The keys to the omni-channel retail kingdom

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 · Gary Forger
In omni-channel retail, the stakes are high and the passions higher. For retailers, it’s all about finding the right innovations that make each consumer interaction as frictionless as possible. Fortunately, there’s no lack of solutions out there.

Finally, a seat at the table. Now, what?

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 · Alan Amling
With supply chain’s new influence, there’s an opportunity to create persistent advantage through organizational velocity.

Putting the retail supply chain in reverse

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 · Bridget McCrea
Retailers that don’t consider product returns their biggest source of supply may want to rethink their reverse logistics approaches for 2023.

Coming out of the darkness

Monday, November 7, 2022 · Gary A. Smith, CPIM-F, CSCP-F, CLTD-F
How the post-COVID world will affect the four elements of the supply chain.
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