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Retailers' supply chains are in better shape for the holidays

Strategic Sourceror

With another Thanksgiving concluded, retailers are gearing up for the most important time of year: the holiday shopping season. Steve Pasierb, president of manufacturing for The Toy Association, told The Wall Street Journal that conditions have improved considerably , particularly in comparison to how things were going last year.

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The State of the Drone Delivery Market! Mainstream or Novelty?

Supply Chain Game Changer

alone this market is forecast to grow from less than $500 million in 2020 to over $9 billion by 2030. The largest end use markets are Retail goods delivery, Medical Aids delivery, Food delivery and Postal delivery. In the U.S.

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Three New Challenges All Organizations Need to Meet

The Network Effect

The growth of eCommerce, the evolution of consumer expectations, and the globalization of eCommerce have resulted in many changes in the requirements of retail supply chains. These changes in requirements demand that retail supply chains handle more volume, quicker, and around the world. CUSTOMER CENTRICITY.

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How Mailroom Management Software Boosts Last Mile Logistics!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In early 2020, online shopping increased 74% and projections point to the surge continuing up to 200 billion packages annually by 2026. Although every part of a parcel’s journey from source to recipient has experienced increased congestion in the past few years, last-mile logistics suffers the most.

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The Clothing Supply Chain – From the High Fashion Runway to Landfill!

Supply Chain Game Changer

What exactly is happening in the Clothing Supply Chain? Trillion US dollars in 2020. The Global Clothing Market. According to statista.com the global apparel market is expected to be $1.5 The largest category is Women’s wear with a 2017 market value of $643 Billion US dollars. This is very encouraging.

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Amazon Supply Chain Strategies!

Supply Chain Game Changer

They’ve built Amazon Robotics from this purchase and have since grown their robots in 2020 to 45,000 and counting. The technology is built on automated pick and pack tasks in warehouses with some human intervention. Aside from that, Amazon has also continued to work on its delivery drones. They call it Amazon Prime Air.

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Will Consumer Goods Be Stronger from the Pandemic?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Retail is changing quickly and many adjustments are likely to be permanent – most consumers had to change their shopping behavior in recent months and many of them will prefer the new channels or products they have found. 2020 has seen the requirements of FCMG brands change faster than ever before.