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Retail News

August 13, 2024

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May 28, 2022. The exterior of an Amazon Logistics delivery agency located in southern Paris can be seen in front of a blue sky. Photo: iStock.com/HJBC

Amazon Woos Chinese Sellers in Bid to Compete With Temu, Shein

The e-commerce giant has been reevaluating China as a source of goods for selling outside the country and is cultivating sellers there.

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Grocery Chain Kroger to Ramp Up Automation at Distribution Centers

Kroger plans to use Ocado's robotic picking arms to move groceries off of nearby shelves into bags for online customer orders.

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A BREATHTAKING IMAGE OF A HUGE DARK CLOUD FRONT SENDING RAIN AND LIGHTNING DOWN ONTO A RURAL AREA

Extreme Weather Sends Shoppers to Stores to Stock Up, Survey Finds

Despite the rise in e-commerce, 53% choose in-store shopping when it comes to stocking up in anticipation of a weather-related event.

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Dior, Armani Under Fire for Misleading Consumers Over Abuse of Workers

Prosecutors in Milan found that Armani and Dior had subcontracted out production of their handbags to Chinese-owned companies in Italy that violated a litany of ethical labor regulations.

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U.K. Department Store Trials Clothing Repair Service in Bid to Cut Carbon Waste

John Lewis stores will charge £10.95 ($14.15) to fix small rips and tears, £28.50 for a broken zipper on items like cushion covers, and £99.95 to restore a handbag.

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Fluent Commerce’s Centralized Inventory Management Increased Breitling Online Sales by 20%

Online sales of Breitling watches increased by 20% in the U.S. the month after the program was introduced, and online sales revenue increased by 15% to 30%.

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Building Insights Into Supply Chains: A Case Study

In a collaboration with Tive Inc., a tracking and software provider, Maersk designed a proof of concept for a means of keeping tabs on thousands of shipments without having to view each one individually. The higher-level view yielded surprising insights, and confirmed the value of tracking general cargo, not just time-sensitive, high-value shipments.

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Bridging the Gap Between Strategy and Execution for Organizational Success

In today's dynamic business landscape, organizations invest substantial resources in formulating robust strategies to gain competitive advantage and drive growth. However, a significant gap often exists between strategic planning and effective execution, impeding the realization of intended outcomes.

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Understanding the Total Economic Impact™ of AutoStore Cube Storage

Discover the proven benefits you could achieve by implementing AutoStore, with Forrester’s latest research study.

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A Guide to Right-sized Packaging for 3PL

Right-sized packaging automation offers many benefits, including reduced labor and shipping costs, increased throughput, and an overall lower carbon footprint. In this guide, we’ll share some of the challenges 3PLs experience and how an On Demand Packaging® solution can help.

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Building the Automation Framework

Automation is no longer an option. Leaders of businesses large and small are demanding that their teams quickly implement automated supply chains.

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How to Optimize the Design of Your Supply Chain Network

Your supply chain network forms the foundation that your business is built upon. Designing and deploying a robust supply chain network will position your company for growth, while failing to do so can put your business on shaky ground.

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Invisible Threats: A 2024 Guide to Managing Hidden Supply Chain Risks

Invisible Threats gives supply chain professionals guidance on identifying risk hotspots right now based on data analysis of private and public companies’ financial health, by NAISC.

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Optimal Parcel Packing For Cost

For all but the 3-4 largest retailers in the US, packing cost-optimally has been an elusive goal with a few available solutions. In this white paper, we’ll measure and triage cost factors from transportation to materials to labor and show how Paccurate’s cartonization engine can help in areas where standardization is no longer good enough.


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