Retail

As omnichannel becomes more mainstream, retailers and ecommerce companies need to find ways to improve the speed, service and scalability of their operations.

In e-Commerce efficient packaging can help online retailers reduce environmental impact and cut costs.

The first edition of the Fashion Transparency Index includes 40 of the biggest global fashion brands, which we have selected based on annual turnover, and we relied on publicly available financial information to choose this selection of brands and their inclusion was not voluntary.

Many companies do not really know where their clothes are being made, and the vast majority of today’s fashion brands do not own their manufacturing facilities, making it difficult to monitor working conditions throughout the supply chain.

As companies race to adapt to today’s omnichannel marketplace, speed, service and scalability are in high demand.

Following a strategic investment in January, Infor completes acquisition of Predictix and continues push to modernize the retail industry.

Acquisition create demand-driven supply chain operating network.

This IDC Retail Insights Perspective presents our analysis of Infor's recently announced intention to develop CloudSuite Retail and build out a vertical business unit focused on the retail industry.

With the recently acquired demand sensing leader Terra Technology, the combination of Orchestro extends E2open’s 45,000 strong trading partner network to the retail ecosystem, creating the only end-to-end supply chain platform for multi-enterprise planning, collaboration, and execution.

51% of corrugate was recovered to make new containerboard, which include an average 50% recycled content; more than 32% was exported.

Partnership enables enterprise-wide, multi-carrier shipping and manifesting software as an omni-channel solution.

Omni-channel customers buy and return goods online or via physical stores, and expect excellent service regardless of how they receive their purchases, meeting these expectations requires inventory to be visible and available globally.

As globalization continues to cause the world to "shrink" and eCommerce rapidly spreads into every retail category, the requirements to source and manage a global supply chain also increase.

Ryan Petrancosta spent eight years working at Walmart as director, engineering international logistics.

U.S. retail sales rose strongly in May as Americans bought automobiles and a range of other goods, even as they paid more for gasoline, suggesting that economic growth was gaining steam despite a sharp slowdown in job creation.