Point of Sale
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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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Home Depot’s ‘One Supply Chain’ is taking shape with massive 2021 growth
The headlines are touting Target’s store fulfillment numbers, but Home Depot’s right behind, fulfilling 55% of online orders from stores. This is particularly advantageous for…
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Target and Walmart building inventories for different reasons
The best-in-class retailers navigated well, and managed to grow inventory considerably in the first months of the year.
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It’s time the logistics industry took notice of Gopuff
This is an excerpt from Monday’s (5/13) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest. There’s a startup that was first created to deliver essentials to…
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