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Blue Ridge Debuts Mobile App for Retail Replenishment

Blue Ridge Inventory Group LLC has developed a mobile application to aid in planning and forecasting for retail store replenishment.

People Management Key to Improving Global Competitiveness in Manufacturing

No matter what we automate in manufacturing, or how flexible and effective a supply chain we develop, it's how we manage the people in the business that will make the difference between good and world class.

Ikea Continues Drive to Generate All of Its Needed Energy Supply by 2020

Ikea Group, the world's biggest furniture retailer, will double its investment in renewable energy to $4bn by 2020 as part of a drive to reduce costs as cash-strapped consumers become more price sensitive.

Manhattan Associates Partners With Kronos, Debuts Store Commerce Activation

Manhattan Associates is partnering with Kronos Inc. to aid retailers in integrating their physical stores and digital sales efforts.

JDA Issues App to Manage Customer Engagement for Retailers

JDA Software Group Inc. has released JDA Customer Engagement Cloud, an application that supports multichannel retail commerce and optimization logic in real time.

With Ship-from-Store Initiative, Macy's Has '800 Fulfillment Centers'

Back in the fall, Macy's spokesman Jim Sluzewski said his company would consider further expansion of its ship-from-store initiatives after it evaluates its 2012 holiday sales figures. The chain already expanded the project to more than 290 stores before the holiday season began.

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Japanese Clothing Store Chain Uses RFID for Inventory Control and POS Information

Tokyo-based retailer BEAMS Co. Ltd. has incorporated radio frequency identification technology at five B:MING Life Stores that it recently opened in Japan. The stores are employing RFID technology for both tracking inventory and improving efficiency at the point of sale.

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Benefits of Analytics Realized More and More in Retail as Cost of the Tools Comes Down

Even in today's data-hungry analytics environment, collecting and keeping every tiny granule of retail data - down to the level of each individual transaction and web click - might seem like overkill. But Sears Holdings has discovered that data storage costs have gotten low enough, and analytical tools have grown powerful enough, that this approach to Big Data has shortened the time needed for analytics projects by 60 percent to 70 percent, while also improving promotion conversions, lowering inventory levels and boosting sales.

LogicSource Teams With Coupa to Market Spend-Management Tools

LogicSource is partnering with Coupa Software to provide spend-management applications and services to customers.

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MeadWestvaco Launches New Packaging Security Device

MeadWestvaco Corp. has created Intercept, a packaging security tool that was designed to protect products against theft throughout the supply chain.

How to Improve Visibility Into All Tiers of Your Supplier Relationships

Multi-tier supply chain visibility is no longer just a pipe dream -- market leaders in every industry segment have visibility not just into their important tier 1 suppliers, but at least a limited cross-section of their tier 2 and tier 3 suppliers as well.

Hey, It's Great Work if You Can Give It Away

It's a worst-case scenario for most employees: There's someone in China who can do your job quickly, efficiently and for about one-fifth of your salary, and your boss absolutely loves his work.

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