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Supply Chain Issues Top of Mind for Retailers this Holiday Season

Nearly all retailers (98%) surveyed said they expect supply chain disruptions to continue during the 2022 holiday season, while 88% predicted they will worsen.

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Shoppers Spend Less, Leaving Companies That Deliver Goods Empty for the Holidays

People increasingly want to spend their money in stores, which is bad news for parcel and last-mile delivery companies that benefitted from the online-shopping boom.

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U.K. Retail Sales Rise But Stores Could Face Difficult Christmas

Analysts said October's rise could be a "false dawn" and the key Christmas trading period could be "difficult."

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Boosting Return on Sales Through Effective NFR Expense Management

For many retailers, not-for-resale (NFR) expense management falls to the bottom of the long list of strategic priorities.

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Target Cuts Outlook, Misses Big on Profit as Its Shoppers Retrench

Target also unveiled a plan to save as much as $3 billion by streamlining operations, but stopped short of mass job cuts.

Using AI and ML to Alleviate Last-Mile Pain Points

With the continuing surge in e-commerce, rapid fulfillment and distribution are becoming key to meeting demand and ensuring customer satisfaction.

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Walmart Announces $3.1 Billion Plan to Settle Opioids Lawsuits

The proposal follows similar announcements on November 2 from the two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreen Co,

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Black Friday Deals Arrived Early for Many Shoppers This Year

Retailers are dangling big sales well ahead of Black Friday, in a sharp reversal from a period in which scarcity allowed stores to charge full price for many products.

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Watch: American Eagle Outfitters' Supply Chain Innovation Award Competition Case Study

Shekar Natarajan of American Eagle Outfitters, a finalist in the 2022 Supply Chain Innovator of the Year Award, describes building a successful fulfillment and transportation edge network.

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Primark Website Crashes as U.K. Click-And-Collect Launched

The multinational fast fashion retailer has now succumbed to the online shopping revolution, but it is not planning delivery service.

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Retailers Turning to Specific-Day Delivery Over Speediest Shipping

The shift comes as merchants are stepping back from competition over who can deliver within a day or even hours after an online order is placed.

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Use LCAs to Kickstart Your Sustainability Efforts

Lifecycle assessment models are the best method we have for finding and shoring up the weakest links in our supply chain, because they provide the best data to address environmental impact at scale.

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