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All signs point to a major crossroads for retail companies. Download this paper to find out more about the seven tipping points that are impacting retail now, as well as the four pillars of success needed to survive long term in this changing environment.

Pepsi Bottling Group approached the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a daunting challenge: consumer preference was shifting from carbonated drinks to noncarbonated drinks and from cans to bottles.

In its eighth year CBRE’s How Global is the Business of Retail? will once again focus on the target markets for new brands in 2014, we examined 50 countries and 164 cities across the world to provide a comprehensive view of the markets international brands have been targeting.

One theme tied together all of the presentations, regardless of the topic: The importance of data.

This year, we see a marked uptick in digital -the Accenture Technology Vision 2014 lays out bold trends that are becoming characteristic of larger enterprises, which have been perceived by some as lagging in converting to digital businesses.

If an organization is struggling to define supply chain management and gain managerial support, it is difficult to be successful in the development of supply chain talent.

I limited myself to just six predictions, although I believe many of the predictions I made last year (and the year before that) will continue to play out in 2015 and beyond.

As the premier source for strategic solutions in the transportation and logistics industries, SJ Consulting constantly invests in staff, technology, market intelligence gathering and new service offerings, such as our Industry Reports.

The supply chain best-of-breed vendors respond to SCCT needs from their position of business process functionality support strength, whether that is supply chain planning, response management, supply chain execution or fulfillment synchronization. The planning vendor will tend to extend and integrate supply and demand planning with supply chain execution flows, including order fulfillment, transportation, logistics and inventory movement.

Increasingly over the past two decades is the ability to connect remote and mobile “things” or “machines” or “assets” to the Internet or corporate Intranets through the use of wireless communications and low-cost sensors/computing/storage.

By 2020 the Internet of Things (IoT) will include 26 billion units, creating new challenges for all aspects of the data center, and will significantly alter supply chain operations, leader information access, and cyber-risk exposure.

Deploying analytics to make business decisions is generating tremendous interest and results for companies. The ability to make decisions based on data is particularly important in supply chain and operations where the tradeoffs are complex.

Key findings from KPMG Global Manufacturing Outlook 2014 which surveys manufacturers across the world on challenges and future strategy.

Many experts say the rise of embedded and wearable computing will bring the next revolution in digital technology.

The purpose of this report is to inform such action through the identification of important and robust trends that will certainly matter for years to come—in all but the most extremely catastrophic scenarios for the future of globalization.

The LPI and its supply chain related components help countries understand the challenges that they and their trading partners face in making their national logistics perform strongly.

The platforms built for Franchises in Logistics have been a strong entry point for many business professionals who experienced challenges in Agent Programs or are from outside the industry and see the opportunity in the fast-growing $150B industry.

CarrierDirect notes logistics agent programs dwindle as business owners move towards stronger platforms such as franchising.

The National Center for Supply Chain Technology Education (SCTE) and the California Centers of Excellence recently embarked on a research study to gather information and analyze national trends related to the emerging occupation of Supply Chain Technicians.

The Robin Report is published monthly for senior executives in the retail, fashion, beauty, consumer products and related industries.