Retail

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.

Robotics figure prominently in future supply chain process improvements

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 · SCMR Staff
Berkshire Grey research shows that e-commerce growth and generational employment preferences are driving the shift.

American Eagle Outfitters’ (AEO) outside fulfillment game

Thursday, September 1, 2022 · Bob Trebilcock
American Eagle Outfitters has long been a leader in e-fulfillment inside its distribution centers. The next step: Move outside the four walls with a distributed fulfillment network that is shared by other like-minded retailers to compete with the big guys.

Annual e-tailing update: Growth, with a muddled future

Thursday, September 1, 2022 · Larry Lapide
Looking over the news from the last two years, it’s clear that the e-tailing market grew faster during the pandemic. In general, retailers have had to alter their supply and demand operations under the adverse conditions it caused.

U.S. retail sales trend down in May

Wednesday, June 15, 2022 · LM Staff
Commerce reported that May retail sales—at $672.9 billion—were down 0.3% compared to April, while seeing an 8.1% annual gain. NRF said that in its calculation of retail sales, which excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations, and restaurants, to focus on core retail,…

Buy now, pay later: Is it a supply chain thing?

Monday, May 2, 2022 · Tan Miller
Buy now/pay later is one of the hottest trends in marketing, creating new sales for organizations. It’s also creating headaches for supply chain professionals from procurement to operations.

The Rebound Podcast: Robomart reinvents retail

Thursday, March 24, 2022 · Bob Trebilcock
Ahmed Ali, co-founder of Robomart, has a new take on retail he calls store hailing. The idea is simple: Instead of you going to the store, he’ll bring the store to you.

The first mile, the last mile and everything in between

Thursday, March 17, 2022 · Bob Trebilcock
Small-to-mid-size retailers struggle to get the scale needed to compete with the big guys on logistics. A supply chain veteran says there’s a better way.

The Rebound Podcast: We’re having a party, or how Party City is creating the future of retail

Saturday, January 29, 2022 · Bob Trebilcock
A category leader, Party City is turning to technology to transform its supply chain and enhance the customer experience.
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