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Watch: All That Data Is Useless Without True Collaboration

Neither the supply chain nor the customer benefits from masses of data without the right visibility that enables true collaboration, says Krenar Komoni, chief executive officer and founder of Tive

All That Data Is Useless Without True Collaboration

U.S. Retail Sales Soften as High Gasoline Costs Begin to Bite

Growth in U.S. retail sales slowed in February after surging a month earlier, suggesting that consumers tempered their spending in some categories as inflation limited purchasing power.

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Watch: The Key to Ensuring Efficient Last-Mile Delivery

Customer demands for efficient last-mile delivery of e-commerce orders didn't slacken during the pandemic, and will only grow more intense in the years to come, says Manil Uppal, co-founder of Delivery Solutions.

The Key To Ensuring Efficient Last Mile Delivery

White House Pushes Supply Chain Operators to Share Data

An initiative launched this week is President Biden’s latest effort to address supply chain bottlenecks that stretch across the U.S.

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The New Kings of Retail Are Focused on Customer Service

The last two years presented a whirlwind of new challenges for retail, requiring businesses to explore sometimes experimental ways to cope with rapid change.

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The Supply Crisis Antidote? Digital 'Demand Chain' Management

Manufacturers and distributors can no longer afford to view the supply chain as a strictly internal function that stands apart from customers.

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Fuel-Price Hikes Hit Shippers, Truckers Across U.S. Economy

Soaring U.S. energy prices are hitting all modes of transport, squeezing smaller shipping lines amid already-volatile ocean rates, as well as truckers who have to contend with delays in clawing back higher costs.

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Can a Label Shortage Bring Global Supply Chains to a Halt?

If retailers, manufacturers and transportation providers can’t get paper labels, the entire supply chain could quickly reach a crisis, and even grind to a halt.

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Missing Mayo, Knockout Guac: Three Lessons for Fresh Grocery Supply Chains

A growing consumer appetite for fresh prepared foods at the grocery store has complicated demand forecasting and inventory planning.

E-Commerce Return Fraud: Four Types, and How Merchants Can Fight Back

More than 10% of e-commerce returns from the 2021 holiday season have been deemed as fraudulent. What can retailers do about it?

The Complex Future of Brick-and-Mortar Retail

It’s a given that the COVID-19 pandemic boosted e-commerce, but some of the numbers coming in now are verging on the exceptional.

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Consumers Prefer Delivery Reliability Over Speed, Retail Report Finds

Major grocery retailers serving dense urban areas such as New York, London and Paris are under increasing pressure to get product to consumers in the shortest possible time, as little as 15 minutes, and often for free. But there are downsides to the trend.

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