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Supplier Compliance Programs: The Gap Between Talk and Walk

Companies say they have effective supplier compliance programs in place. But reality says something quite different.

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Retailers Warned to Prepare for Delivery Expectations of 'Generation Z'

Retailers should be bracing themselves for heightened delivery expectations of so-called Generation Z, those individuals born after the late 1990s, whose media-saturated world has accustomed to them to instant access to things.

Europeans Experience High Level of Problems with Their Online Retail Orders, Study Says

European adults have experienced a high number of problems with online orders in the last 12 months, according to data from the JDA/Centiro Customer Pulse Report.

LED Lamp Market to Surpass $216Bn by 2024, Report Finds

Global revenue from light-emitting diode (LED) lamps and modules is expected to total $216bn from 2015 to 2024, according to a report from Navigant Research.

Google Wants to Be Your Grocer

Google Inc. will start testing a delivery service for fresh food and groceries in two U.S. cities later this year, stepping up competition with online retailer Amazon.com Inc. and start-up Instacart Inc.

Gabon Tops Ranking of Nations With Best Retail Opportunities in Africa

A.T. Kearney's 2015 African Retail Development Index (ARDI) reconfirms the potential of many nations throughout Africa.

RangeMe Launches Product-Discovery Service in U.S.

RangeMe, an online platform serving the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector, has launched operations in the U.S.

Why Are More Retailers Offering In-store Pickup if It Isn't More Efficient Than Buying In-store?

For consumers, in-store pickup combines the ease of shopping online with the promptness of purchasing from a local retailer. But while it's been revealed that this method isn't any more efficient than just buying in-store, that hasn't stopped brick-and-mortar shops from adopting and promoting this service - nor has it dissuaded customers from using it.

Determining What Consumers Want Turns on More Than Demographics, Research Says

The conventional view is that consumers are fickle and inconsistent, hard to understand and predict, and therefore unmanageable. In fact, they are perfectly consistent, perfectly understandable, and quite predictable.

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The 20 Percent of Spend That Procurement Should Be Focusing on This Budgeting Season

We've passed the mid-year mark, which means that the budgeting process is upon us. For CPOs and procurement managers, this isn't exactly a high point of the year - few enjoy taking an annual break from the work at hand to focus on the budget. And of course there is added pressure to finalize strategic plans that align with an effective budget.

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Online Retailers Take Innovative Approach to Supply Chain Management

Innovative online retail companies are learning how to compete with well-established companies by creatively managing their supply chain. By combining best practices and technological advancements, these companies are disrupting their competitors while maintaining lean inventories and cutting out the middleman to deliver lower prices to consumers.

As Teens Spend Less, Retailers Have to Remodel Their Marketing Strategy

Teens are shopping like their parents during the back-to-school season, and that's putting a lot of pressure on retailers to change the way they market to them.

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