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How Sears Holding Company Optimized Online Fulfillment

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The Promise and Peril of Big Data in Retail Supply Chains

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Drawing the Omnichannel Roadmap

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Crossing International Borders Easier Than Ever for Many People - But Not for Retail Merchants

Movement across borders is as simple as getting in a car or on a plane. It's a seamless, simple experience to which most people devote little thought. For both merchants and consumers, however, the path to online and offline purchasing across borders is still a bumpy one.

Navigating Supply-Chain Complexity

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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Pact: Expanding E-Commerce Opportunities for SMEs

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) represent a rapidly growing sector of the U.S. economy – creating 30 million new jobs, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Exporters benefit from even faster growth, create more jobs and pay higher wages. Yet SMEs, which account for 99 percent of U.S. businesses, represent a mere 13 percent of the total U.S. export value.

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Maybe the World Isn't As Globalized as We Thought

Back in 2011, in the midst of an intensifying debate about the impact of globalization, author and academic Pankaj Ghemawat voiced a view that was in sharp contrast to the prevailing wisdom on the subject: "We're not nearly as globalized as we think we are."

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Unintended Impacts of Omnichannel Distribution

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Still Battling With Suppliers or Customers? A Little Collaboration Might Help.

Spend any amount of time working with supply chains, and one thing becomes clear: The traditional environment of the supply chain is mostly one of competition. That's because, in an effort to earn a customer's business and meet their demands, suppliers are often pitted one against the other to offer the lowest cost possible. But when it comes to overall success of the supplier/client relationship, this short-term competitive approach leaves untapped opportunities in terms of improved quality, cost and lead time, as each along the chain pursues what's best for themselves as opposed to what's best for the whole.

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HP Blazes a New Route Out of China

Tired of dealing with slow ships and congested ports to get your product out of China? Why not take the train?

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Online Car Parts Supplier for Do-It-Yourselfers Has Needed Some Repairs Itself

A Carson, Calif.-based company is trying to position itself at the perfect intersection of online DIY and the nation's aging fleet of personal vehicles. U.S. Auto Parts Network Inc. caters to do-it-yourselfers. It sells to people whose idea of the perfect weekend morning is getting some grease under the fingernails while working on their cars, trucks and SUVs.

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Retail Imports Set Records Despite Ongoing West Coast Port Issues

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to slow down this month following record levels seen in September and October as retailers rushed to bring merchandise into the country ahead of a possible shutdown of West Coast ports, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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