Point of Sale
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Point of Sale: Bye-bye, just-in-time?
Hello, retail supply chain nerds. Happy Tuesday! Just wanted to remind everyone that we will not have a new episode of Point of Sale this…
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What external freight makes sense for Amazon’s network?
It will take assassins accuracy, but Amazon has all the data to make aiming an afterthought.
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Nike deserves a curtain call and it’s just getting started
The financial and strategic benefits of shifting toward more direct-to-consumer sales is becoming apparent at Nike.
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Fulfill as fast as accurately possible
Offering speed enables retailers to build scale and density, but only if expectations are appropriately set and delivered on as promised.
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Ongoing port congestion may create opportunistic ‘inventory bubbles’ for off-price retail
Trips that once took three to four weeks are often taking three to four months, and shipments will undoubtedly miss their season for some retailers.
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Can Petco’s stores save it from Chewy and Amazon?
Petco leverages its stores to fulfill 83% of online sales. That’s much higher than Target's %, which has the best omnichannel operation in retail.
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Is ‘a day of reckoning’ coming for FedEx, UPS?
FedEx remains inundated with elevated parcel volume stemming from continued online shopping resulting in longer delivery times, service blunders and upset customers.
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Ralph Lauren’s new made-to-order Polo service misses the mark
Ralph Lauren, with this offering, won’t generate the scale needed to make the model work at this price.
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Centralized buying at Whole Foods goes directly against its ethos
It seems that centralized buying and local product discovery are polar opposites. How can Whole Foods centralize buying and get better at the local level?
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An early Prime Day hurts competitors more than it helps Amazon
Amazon confirmed its annual Prime Day event will be held in Q2 (likely June), as it seeks to improve on a record Q2 2020, when…
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