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Redesigning DCs for the All-Channel Shopper
Clint Lasher, president of Wynright, talks about how electronic fulfillment is changing to meet the needs of today's multi-channel consumers, and how retailers should be redesigning distribution centers to accommodate them.
Online Hopping This Holiday Season Predicted to Top Last Year's Sales
Online shoppers in the U.S. will spend $54.47bn this holiday season - nearly a 17-percent increase over the $46.63bn spent last year, according to the 2012 Mindset of a Multichannel Shopper survey.
Walmart Aggressively Goes After Online Sales
Walmart created its global e-commerce group two years ago, and the company's online revenues now total $9bn. But the retailer clearly sees room for growth.
Integrated Planning & Control: What Every Company Must Have
Larry Curry, principal with Oliver Wight Americas, offers a definition of Integrated Planning and Control, along with detailing its benefits and discussing how companies can begin to embrace this vital concept.
So Many Retailers Still Operate with Outmoded Technology
A victim mentality seems to be sweeping through the retail industry. Every day, good retail organizations make horrible decisions (or, in some cases, do not make a decision) that even they know will have a long-term negative impact on their business.
The 'End' of U.S. Manufacturing - Again
Two observations about human nature: We move in herds. And we very quickly forget what the last pasture was like.
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How Risky Is Updating Digital Signage with Apps?
Is updating your digital signage with a mobile device really such a good idea? That's the question raised by the recent announcement that Swedish retail giant ICA will begin using mobile apps next month for making changes to its in-store signs.
Record Amounts of Plastic Packaging Collected and Recycled in 2011, Report Finds
The total number of U.S. polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic containers and bottles collected and recycled in 2011 is a record, according to a report from the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR).
The 'End' of U.S. Manufacturing - Again
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Retail Container Imports to Increase 9.9 Percent in October as Stores Stock Up for Holidays, Report Finds
Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 9.9 percent in October as merchants wrap up the annual shipping cycle for holiday merchandise, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
Report Analyzes Total Sustainability Impacts, Market Outlook for Commercial Transportation Fuels
A report from BSR is designed to help large-scale fuel purchasers make viable decisions that lessen impacts to the environment and society and enhance economic growth and development.
Assessing and Balancing Trade-offs in Supply Chain Optimization
Optimizing supply chain operations to cost less and be more effective has long been a top priority for businesses. Now, companies must consider new sustainability measures such as carbon. Identifying, tracking and managing supply chain emissions is quickly becoming essential to optimization efforts, with the primary goal of detecting inefficiencies in fuel, electricity and water consumption and then correcting those inefficiencies to help eliminate waste and reduce costs. But improving one benchmark in an optimization effort may adversely impact another. It's rare that everything aligns perfectly.
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