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Apple, McDonald's, Amazon Rule Gartner's 2013 Supply Chain Top 25 Rankings

To the surprise of few observers, Apple once again is first in Gartner's Ninth Annual Supply Chain Top 25, a research initiative designed to raise awareness of the supply chain discipline and how it impacts the business. Apple was followed by McDonald's and Amazon, which switched places from last year's ranking.

Epicor Updates Eagle Software; Offers Mobile Analyzer for Distributors

Epicor Software Corp. has released a new version of Epicor Eagle, the company's business-management software for small to medium-sized retailers.

Nordstrom Says It's No Longer Tracking Customers Via Cellphones; Other Retailers Continue Trial

Eight months into a controversial customer-tracking mobile trial, Nordstrom has halted the effort. Although Nordstrom took a lot of criticism for the mostly misunderstood program from consumer media, it's not clear whether the project ended as a result of the criticism or the trial had simply run its course.

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How Kimberly-Clark Uses Freight Market Intelligence

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Are You Really Doing Inventory Optimization?

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Fashion Retailer Rolls Out RFID in More Than 50 Stores in Europe, North America

One well-known and highly respected high-end fashion retailer provides a good example of an end-to-end RFID implementation. They have more than 50 stores across Europe and North America, offering a wide assortment of high-end men's and women's fashion clothing.

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Shopping Mall Carts, Kiosks Have Become Islands of Big-Time Retail Sales

Typically bound by short-term leases, displaying products made by others, and run by first-time entrepreneurs with limited capital, shopping mall carts and kiosks have long been considered an unsophisticated small-business underclass. More recently, however, these small-footprint retailers have come to be seen as possessing surprising potential.

Changes in Retail Increase Focus on Last Mile Logistics

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Deceptive Ads Can Lead to Legal Trouble for California Retailers, Court Rules

California retailers may be liable for large money awards if they falsely advertise that their products are on sale.

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Designing Distribution Channels to Meet Consumers' Omnichannel Demands

Omnichannel retailing is here to stay, and retailers not using it successfully are losing sales and profits to those that do. In devising an omnichannel strategy, the natural starting point is the point of purchase "” brick-and-mortar stores and/or e-commerce sites for online and mobile shopping. But customer expectations don't stop when the sale is made. Order fulfillment is every bit as important to winning repeat business. Now more than ever, a well-developed supply chain strategy is vital to retailers' success.

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Retail Sales of Electronics, Appliances Continue to Climb in U.S.

Seasonally adjusted sales at U.S. electronics and appliance stores were $8.215bn in April 2013, up from $8.180 in April 2012 and up from $8.152 in March 2013.

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Global CPG Giant Innovates & Delivers

Challenge: The world's largest consumer packaged products company, with nearly $84 billion in sales was challenged to decrease supply chain logistics costs globally and meet a specific strategic initiative to reduce truck miles per volume 20% by 2020.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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