Retail

With the age of online e-commerce, a drop in international tourism, and declining traffic in many malls, Macy's cut its full-year forecast raising wide concerns about the retail sector's financial health.

Seasonal or event-related retail ‘spikes’ such as Black Friday are becoming ever more extreme, and can seriously affect even supply chains that are not directly involved...smart selection, implementation and execution of appropriate supply chain and related systems can, however, remove much of the risk and fear, ‘smooth’ the peaks, and ensure continuity of service to your customers.

JDA's 2015 consumer survey reveals 50% of shoppers will not return for Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals following an unsatisfactory experience.

The Demandware Shopping Index measures digital commerce growth and is based on an analysis of the shopping activity of over 200 million shoppers worldwide, and considers shopper frequency, conversion, average order values and net change in shoppers.

Demandware, an industry-leading provider of enterprise cloud commerce solutions, and who has used its experience in advising some of the world’s largest retailers help grow their business, predicts where retail is headed in 2016.

Discussions covered the global landscape, emerging technologies, best practices and executive sentiment.

During the holidays, demand soars for product displays and gift packs from Coty Inc, the beauty product giant has turned to a trusted partner to accommodate the dramatic spike in its packaging needs.

Alliance spearheded by companies like Google and Intel supports double-digit growth.

The Red Wing Shoe Company details the steps it took to improve S&OP processes, slash its S&OP planning efforts by 50 percent, and align manufacturing with sales - all while growing its business.

Collaboration: A recursive process where two or more organizations work together to realize common goals by sharing knowledge and learning, and by building consensus.

Improved Customer Experience And Supply Chain Optimization Are Leading Business Benefits Of IoT Solutions.

Commerce reported that September retail sales at $447.7 billion were up 0.1 percent compared to August, following a 0.2 percent July to August increase, and were up 2.4 percent compared to September 2014. And the NRF reported that September retail sales, which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants, were up 3.3 percent annually and down 0.1 percent on a seasonally-adjusted basis compared to August.

Commerce reported that September retail sales at $447.7 billion were up 0.1 percent compared to August, following a 0.2 percent July to August increase, and were up 2.4 percent compared to September 2014. And the NRF reported that September retail sales, which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants, were up 3.3 percent annually and down 0.1 percent on a seasonally-adjusted basis compared to August.

Retail scanner re-purposed for e-commerce returns.

RFID can automatically capture item-level inventory data without extra handling, leading to improved visibility for many types of goods. Here’s a look at how companies are looking to make the most of that visibility.