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How Can a Merged-Channel Retailer Beat Pure-Play E-tailer Like Amazon at E-commerce?

After some 19 years of struggling with e-commerce, Walmart is once again learning that managing a merged channel retail strategy is almost never going to beat a well-run pure play e-tailer like Amazon when it comes to online sales.

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How to Make Your Forecast a Little Less Wrong

A conversation with Rick Davis, vice president of business planning with Kellogg USA.

Report: CPG Companies, Retailers Shift Focus to 'New Rules of Consumer Engagement'

Retailers and consumer packaged goods companies are dealing with new rules of consumer engagement as they seize opportunities from advanced technology and the digitally connected consumer, according to the 2013 Financial Performance Report by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and PwC US, titled Growth Strategies: Unlocking the Power of the Consumer.

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How Supply Chain Became the 'Truth-Teller' at Johnson & Johnson

Eight p.m. in the "war room" of Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems: 150 people from all over the world are on a conference call. The topic is a supply outage of trocars, a medical device used in microscopic surgery. Someone on the line, clearly untroubled by the crisis, speaks up. "It's just a trocar," he says.

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The Evolving World of Omni-Channel Logistics

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Food Wholesaler Saves Company with Demand Forecasting & Replenishment Solution

Challenge: A European food wholesaler faced negative growth amidst ailing economic conditions in Europe. A major customer threatened to leave because orders were not being filled reliably. Inaccurate demand forecasting was at the center of the problem. Conventional solutions only proved to increase inventory levels, decrease cash flow, and did nothing to improve customer satisfaction. The entire business was in jeopardy.

Omni-Channel Retailer Increases Supply Chain Visibility, Accelerates Growth

Challenge: Swedish retailer/wholesaler was having trouble navigating the difficulties of their multichannel supply chain. Inventory stock levels were climbing, and customers were disappointed because too much product was out of stock. Lack of visibility in forecasting was at the root of the problem.

Accenture Unveils New Mobility Platform for Consumer Goods

Accenture has introduced a new version of its Accenture CAS software for consumer-goods companies.

Seven Latin American Countries Among the Top Markets for Retail Growth, Study Finds

South and Central America are significant growth markets for retailers with seven countries - Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Panama, Colombia and Mexico - ranked in the 2013 A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index.

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Kerry Logistics Continues to Open Distribution Centers in China

Hong Kong-based freight forwarding group Kerry Logistics continues to expand in China, adding to a growing list of distribution facilities which it owns and operates in the country.

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Marks & Spencer to Construct $311m Facility at DP World London

British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has signed an agreement with DP World London Gateway to build a major distribution centre at the new deep-sea container port and logistics park in South Essex at an estimated cost of $311m.

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The Promise & Challenges of Multichannel Retailing

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