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Walmart’s Bid for TikTok Reveals Retailer’s Big Digital Ambition

Walmart Inc.’s jump into the bidding for TikTok jolted investors and technology experts alike. What comes next could be even more disruptive.

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Surviving and Thriving Amid Record Disruption

Challenge: A customer operating on BluJay’s transportation management system experienced volume increases peaking weekly at 50% year-over-year, driven by COVID-19 and shifts in consumer demand. This created an immediate need to scale carrier procurement efforts to support increased load volumes, while keeping costs in line and meeting customer service expectations.

Prepping for Peak Season: For Many Retailers, a Game of Catch-Up

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and a plummeting economy, retailers must nevertheless prepare for the traditional peak shopping season. Some are ready, but many are not.

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Walmart Cut 230 Million Tons of Emissions, With Supplier Help

Walmart Inc. has cut 230 million metric tons of greenhouse gases out of its supply chain in the past three years, putting the world’s largest retailer on track to achieve its 2030 emissions goal.

Source: Bloomberg

Three Ways to Reinvent Your Business Post-COVID-19

As businesses continue to plunge into uncertainty, here are three strategies to consider.

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Battling Costly Supply Chain Challenges With Advanced Analytics

Here's how advanced analytics can help conquer four of the biggest challenges in retail supply chains.

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Podcast | In Survival Mode, Retail Goes Digital

The pandemic didn’t launch the retail industry on the road to radical transformation. But it unquestionably sped the journey up.

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FedEx, UPS Ride Hottest Run in Years Toward Record Holiday Rush

Riding high from record package deliveries amid the coronavirus pandemic, UPS and FedEx are moving on to their next challenge: proving they can boost profit in the approaching holiday onslaught.

Source: Bloomberg

Tiffany Will Soon Reveal Everywhere Your Diamond Has Traveled

Tiffany & Co. wants to ease customers’ concerns about human rights abuses in the diamond industry by providing them with an unprecedented amount of detail about the precious stones it sells.

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How to Optimize a Direct-to-Consumer Supply Chain

With storefronts under siege, strengthening direct-to-consumer channels has never been more important for retailers and manufacturers.

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Cutting Out the Middleman: Suppliers Adopt Direct-to-Consumer

Here are three ways to strategically grow wholesale distribution.

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Retailers Launch Lobbying Group to Fight Counterfeit Goods on Amazon

More than a dozen trade groups are launching a new coalition aimed at forcing e-commerce companies such as Amazon.com to take stronger measures to fight stolen or counterfeit goods sold on their platforms.

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