Retail

The retail industry has undergone a profound change in just a matter of only a few years.

How supply chain and delivery has become a core part of the consumer value proposition beyond function.

A conversation with Antwaun Griffin, General Manager for Socially Responsible Purchasing, Amazon Business.

How the shifting values of today's modern consumer will impact the warehouse solutions of tomorrow.

Listen in as Rosemary Coates and Cally Edgren Director of Product Sustainability at Assent, discuss polyflurocarbons (PFAS) in our everyday personal use as well as the thousands of industrial uses.

Commerce reported that January retail sales—at $697.0 billion—were up 3% compared to January and up 6.4% annually. NRF reported that its calculation of retail sales, which excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations, and restaurants to focus on core retail, saw January increase 1.5% compared to December and a 4.8% increase on an unadjusted basis annually.

In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Jonathan Gold, Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy, for the National Retail Federation (NRF).

Investing and implementing warehouse automation technologies in a logistics network can be costly and time-consuming, especially with challenges such as changing consumer buying habits, lack of supply chain visibility into the sustainability and profitability of new technologies, and the adaptation of existing infrastructure can be very problematic.

In this white paper, we will share the secret ingredients that make an online marketplace highly successful and, most importantly, how to ensure your customers have a great experience, every single time.

While it is important for retailers to do something about bots, it is not clear that it is a fight they can win - or one they are especially incentivized to win.

Due to technological innovation, retailing is changing faster than ever - commerce is becoming increasingly digitally enabled, and consumers’ expectations of retailers and brands are growing.

When it comes to the last stage of product delivery, online retailers have a challenging task at hand - many customers view speedy shipping as the expectation, not as an expensive premium service.

Could micro fulfillment centers and robots breathe a new glorious life into the High Street, turning the problem of returns from online retail into new opportunities, I say 'yes they can.'

AI and automation will be key factors to determine who leads the future retail market.

In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Karl Siebrecht, Co-Founder & CEO, for Seattle-based Flexe.