Retail Supply Chain Insights Guest Contributors

31. How Retailers Can Win Amazon Customers Back 11/14/2017

    Amazon is currently dominating the online shopping experience, but here’s what retailers can do to keep customers loyal.

32. Finding Efficiencies In The Organic Supply Chain 11/14/2017

    You can draw many conclusions from Amazon buying Whole Foods, and one of the more overlooked angles is how the deal solidified a long-developing trend: Organic products have finally gone mainstream. Amazon has already announced they plan to immediately lower prices on a selection of best-selling items, including organic produce, such as avocados and baby kale.

33. Seven Recent Trends In Retail Demand Forecasting And Replenishment 11/14/2017

    Most retailers are facing a shrinking operating “margin for error”. So it’s not surprising that many are looking for more accurate demand forecasting and intelligent stock replenishment. In a report entitled Market Guide for Retail Forecasting and Replenishment Solutions, Gartner analyst Mike Griswold spotlights seven recent trends in this area.

34. CPG Firms Face Uncertainty At Every Turn In The Supply Chain 11/8/2017

    For most Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) firms and supply chain executives within them, we are operating in an age of great uncertainty amidst omni-channel fulfillment demands…..

35. 3 Reasons To Consider A Cross-Border Marketplace Strategy 11/6/2017

    A strong marketplace ecommerce strategy is especially important for brands that are entering new markets for the first time. Here are three reasons why.

36. CPG Distribution Services: Lean On 3PLs To Compete And Win 11/2/2017

    When it comes to pricing, promotion, and consumer goods distribution services, the pinch that brands have felt from retailers in recent years is only getting tighter. As retailers themselves feel pressure to lower prices and offer service upgrades to remain competitive against eCommerce giants like Amazon, that pressure is passed down to their already-stretched suppliers.

37. Are You Macro-Optimizing Your Supply Chain? 11/1/2017

    Do you remember the Blockbuster video store chain? The company dominated the video rental market in the 90s, employing 60,000 people in 9,000 stores in the U.S. When consumer buying habits began to change, Blockbuster ignored the obvious warning signs. When new competitors, such as Netflix, began offering more attractive alternatives, Blockbuster scoffed at their business models and doubled down on the retail store strategy. By 2010, the franchise was facing bankruptcy.

38. You've Never Heard Of The Internet Of Goods, But Chances Are You're Already Part Of It 11/1/2017

    Introducing the “Internet of Goods,” the rapid digitization of the production, sorting and movement of physical products.

39. Solving The Retail And Supply Chain Dilemma 11/1/2017

    As a retailer, you’re under tremendous pressure from all sides. The good old days of simply stacking the shelves and watching it sell are long gone and the competition is fiercer than ever. You put huge amounts of time, money and effort into getting shoppers to visit your store and, still, many of them only come in to compare your assortment and prices against those of the world’s biggest mall; the internet, which they carry around with them everywhere.

40. 8 Ways Supply Chain Audits Improve Supply Chain Management 10/31/2017

    A supply chain audit is the process of identifying the risks (or benefits) of using one supplier over another. It is also sometimes known as a “risk analysis,” and it’s one of the best ways to increase your business intelligence and supply chain visibility. However, many companies still aren’t utilizing audits to their fullest potential within a supply chain management strategy. Some even eschew the process entirely, for reasons ranging from cost/benefit concerns, to time constraints, to unfamiliarity of the way an audit should be conducted.