- 1. Using Tech to Manage Cargo
- (News)
- Technology can help SMBs manage their cargo, reports Supply & Demand Executive. Maritime transport is the backbone of international trade and the global economy. The World Trade Organization (WTO) estimated ...
- 2. Can You Work Around Supply Chain Problems?
- (Logistics)
- ... such as delays in delivering a final product or issues with the customer. No business wants to deliver low-quality merchandise to the customer or have customer products delayed because of faults. Therefore, ...
- 3. Local Delivery Will Determine Your Retail Success
- (Supply)
- ... In the future, retailers will need to have a robust merchandise shipping method to impress their customers or return if products fail to work as expected. The coronavirus pandemic has changed brick-and-mortar ...
- 4. Executives From Google and eBay Join GS1 US Board of Governors
- (News)
- ... demand for detailed and accurate product information. They join a cross-industry Board of Governors representing companies in apparel, general merchandise, retail grocery, foodservice and healthcare. “The ...
- 5. GS1 US Now Offers Standard Color and Size Codes
- (News)
- ... sales analysis by size and color, which helps guide merchandise assortment planning. “The color and size codes are a natural fit with the host of other resources that GS1 US provides to members to ensure ...
- 6. Executives from PepsiCo, Topco and Walmart Join GS1 US Board of Governors
- (News)
- ... chair and vice chair, respectively. The executives join a diverse Board of Governors representing a cross-section of industries including apparel, general merchandise, retail grocery, foodservice ...
- 7. GS1 US Raw Materials Guideline Supports Streamlined Sourcing and a Circular Economy
- (News)
- GS1 US® has published the “Best Practice Guideline for Exchanging Raw Material Attributes,” created by apparel and general merchandise leaders to help industry utilize standards in their upstream supply ...
- 8. Blockchain Guideline Helps Companies Prepare for Supply Chain Implementations
- (News)
- ... leading manufacturers, distributors, foodservice operators, retailers and associations across the foodservice, retail grocery, healthcare and apparel and general merchandise sectors. Blockchain implementation ...
- 9. UPS Gets into Cargo Financing
- (News)
- According to Pymnts.com, UPS now has a capital division that helps companies finance their overseas purchases. Advancements in logistics and supply chain technology mean the risks of getting goods from ...
- 10. How Walmart is using Robots
- (Retail)
- ... and predictable functions in the stores. This will give time for the employees to focus on selling merchandise to Walmart shoppers and provide other customer support services. Without these assistants, ...
- 11. Amazon Go - It’s all about the back end
- (Retail)
- ... backend systems about more than standard cash register information, it updates shelf location data, consumer traffic patterns, and even how consumers handle the merchandise as they make buying decisions. ...
- 12. Toys R Us Keeps Supply Chain Moving
- (News)
- Recently Toy R Us filed for bankruptcy, reports Loadstar. This is despite the fact that it currently it has $243.2m-worth of merchandise currently in transit, the majority being shipped by APL Logistics. ...
- 13. Reverse logistics will trash your inventory plans
- (Retail)
- ... keep trying different styles and sizes for as long as they like till they find the right one, then finalize their purchase. This works fine in the store where merchandise never leaves the premises and ...
- 14. Macy Moves Forward on RFID
- (News)
- Interest in RFID technology seems to wax and wane, but it sounds like Macy's is making a big bet on it. According to Jennifer McKevitt's blog on the Supply Chain Dive site, they're implementing a plan ...
- 15. When The Weather Gets Rough, Retail Goes Omni-Channel To Survive
- (Retail)
- ... their mobile device. If they wish, the consumer can request the item be prepared for store pick-up following the online purchase rather than having the merchandise delivered, thereby speeding up the completion ...
- 16. Is Omnichannel Working?
- (Retail)
- ... What many retailers abhor is referred to as 'showrooming' where retail customers look at merchandise on the shelves of the physical store and look at their smartphone devices to find the same items at ...
- 17. Innovation at check-out
- (Retail)
- ... customers regularly laud Apple's M-POS implementation. After apparent hesitation and adjustment in its roll-out, even such a mass-market merchandiser as Home Depot appears to be finding success with M-POS. ...
- 18. Innovation at check-out
- (Retail)
- ... customers regularly laud Apple's M-POS implementation. After apparent hesitation and adjustment in its roll-out, even such a mass-market merchandiser as Home Depot appears to be finding success with M-POS. ...
- 19. Amazon Grows Up, Pays Use Tax
- (Retail)
- ... considerable skill to this point in what once was one of the hardest parts of use tax collection: coding taxes by merchandise type and local variation. New York, for example, where Amazon has collected ...
- 20. Amazon Grows Up, Pays Use Tax
- (Supply)
- ... considerable skill to this point in what once was one of the hardest parts of use tax collection: coding taxes by merchandise type and local variation. New York, for example, where Amazon has collected ...
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