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The Friday Report: March 16th, 2018
“Clicks-to-Bricks”: Building a New Customer Experience (CX) Some online retailers are investing in the creation of a new customer experience. One of the challenges that online retailers tend to have is the loss of connection between the product and the consumer. ...
Enabling Consumer Food Safety: Blockchain & Traceability Tools
From fruits and vegetables to meat and poultry, consumers today have an enhanced awareness of and desire for increased food safety and food security. Concerns about the global food supply due to poor safety practices, lack of enforcement, counterfeit, adulterated or...
The Friday Report: March 9th, 2018
Amazon, Whole Foods and Last Mile Delivery Amazon’s strategic vision with respect to solving its last mile delivery challenges recently moved into greater focus with an announcement regarding Whole Foods deliveries. When Amazon purchased Whole Foods, it provided the...
IoT and the Smart Warehouse
IoT is Revolutionizing Warehouse & Supply Chain Operations You may have seen commercials and online advertising for everything from predictive maintenance to home automation using IoT. It is a simple, largely intuitive concept that is helping to digitally...
3PLs Improving CX & Last Mile Delivery for E-Commerce Consumers
Today it is a consumer-driven world. It is no longer a bulk shipping to retailer supply chain, centered on products. Today’s consumer wants to be able to order from anywhere, have access to a bevy of delivery options and get goods in their hands in hours or days. What...
5 Tips for Better Warehouse Profitability
As we are still in the beginning of a new year, it is time to “take stock” of conditions in the warehouse. It is time to take a critical look at your warehouse or distribution center operations and look for areas that are causing a leak in the profitability of your...
Using Technology to Solve Last Mile Delivery Challenges
As supply chain trends come and go, this is a revolution. According to industry experts, Amazon reportedly has had an overwhelming effect on the buying habits of consumers. The supply chain and logistics industry has been turned upside down by ecommerce omnichannel...
Making Waves (Part 5): Supply Chain Disruptors & Holiday Returns
In our previous four blogs, we explored a variety of types of supply chain innovators, from e-commerce to last mile delivery. In this edition, we take a closer look at supply chain technology companies that are actively disrupting the retail sales space, changing the...
Dirty Little Secrets of Holiday Returns 3: Reverse Logistics
Oh, those fickle consumers. They shop online and in stores then return a good deal of what they purchased. Popular articles and news reports focus on the increased importance of the customer experience as being key to the success of every retailer, both brick and...
Dirty Little Secrets of Holiday Returns 2: Sustainability Impact
Yes, Santa was good to you this year. Maybe you got a wallet full of gift cards or some cold hard cash, but probably some of your presents came wrapped from retailers. Unfortunately, the gift you received at the company Christmas party exchange missed the mark. Can...