Retail

Partnership combines CareFusion's expertise in high-density automation to register, store and pick medications with Schaefer's range of manual, semi-automatic and automated solutions for the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Acquisition to add management consulting and technology consulting capabilities in retail supply chain and logistics.

Economist Brian Beaulieu sees an improving economy over the next 24 months, with forward thinking companies expanding their capabilities. Is your supply chain ready for 2017?

In recent years, diesel fuel has become an increasingly attractive fuel option due to its positive impact on fuel economy.

Getting to the answer requires retailers to take a broader, more strategic perspective of supply chain management, one that goes beyond defining supply chain excellence only in terms of cost reduction and control.

For success in omni-channel retailers have to deliver the right product at the right time, through multiple channels, at the best possible cost.

The biggest pain points for the packaging business are space and labor, but customers count on Saddle Creek’s flexibility to help them address both of these issues.

Is it possible to remove the total cost of ownership mystery from your automated material handling investment?

In November 2013, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) launched the much anticipated fourth edition of its videogame console, the PlayStation.

Employment, business activity, production and new order indexes set new records, some of which go back to 2004.

Dave Emerson, Group Sales and Marketing Director at SEKO Logistics, provides some handy hints for retailers, e-tailers and brand owners who are looking to expand their eCommerce presence into new territories.

Between a consumer-led revolution, competition from Amazon, international sourcing, and port shutdowns, retail supply chains are challenged like never before - a new e-book and self-assessment tool offer benchmarks and insights into how supply chains can indeed keep up with the retail consumer.

Regardless of how it gets done, an emphasis on high-level data quality and management needs attention from both shippers and providers.

Walmart has taken full ownership of Chinese e-commerce firm Yihaodian.com, buying out the 49 percent stake that it did not already own to accelerate its push into China's online retail market.

“Simply put, the era of mass merchandising is giving way to a new era: personalized merchandising where retailers are customizing their offerings for each consumer instead of taking a one-size-fits-all approach.”