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What You Need To Know About The State Of The Retail Worker Shortage

3 October 2022

Retail workers are at the heart of the economy, making the continued retail labor shortage a top challenge for retailers–one that appears here to stay. Some headlines provide hope, with statistics showing improvement, while others give mixed messages. For example,...

5 Ways Businesses Are Uncovering Success With AI In Manufacturing

20 September 2022

5 Ways Businesses Are Uncovering Success With AI In Manufacturing

Automation is at the center of modern manufacturing businesses, with companies exploring the possibilities of artificial intelligence in improving workflows and profitability. AI technology is continually revolutionizing how equipment and humans operate on the manufacturing shop floor as well as...

6 Critical Trends in Distribution and How to Optimize Your Network’s Response

6 Critical Trends in Distribution and How to Optimize Your Network’s Response

From digitalization and changing workforces to trend reversals and inventory overloads, distributors have their hands full when it comes to tackling the latest supply chain challenges. Trends in Distribution and the Current Supply Chain Environment Over the past couple of...

The Top 15 Omnichannel Retail Trends to Watch in 2022

The Top 15 Omnichannel Retail Trends to Watch in 2022

Your digital and brick-and-mortar sales channels aren’t operating in separate vacuums. In fact, according to Harvard Business Review, 73% of shoppers prefer shopping via multiple channels. In a world where customer expectations are higher (some food delivery services actually put...

Retail Returns: The Key to Driving Business Growth

Retail Returns: The Key to Driving Business...

Retail returns occur when a customer returns the purchased items to a seller in exchange for a refund,...

Supply Chain Sustainability: The Business Case for Growth and a Competitive Advantage

Supply Chain Sustainability: The Business Case for...

If the term supply chain sustainability causes you to break out in hives, you’re not alone. With the...

What is Vertical Integration? And Is It Right for Your Business?

What is Vertical Integration? And Is It...

Vertical integration is like getting bangs. Some people can really pull them off. Some people can’t. In this...

Gartner Supply Chain Symposium 2022 Highlights

Gartner Supply Chain Symposium 2022 Highlights

The 2022 Gartner Supply Chain Symposium is back to its pre-pandemic glory, if the crowds and session lineup...

6 Customer Service Examples To Maximize Customer Loyalty

6 Customer Service Examples To Maximize Customer...

Today, there’s little reason for customers to stick with a company if they are not satisfied. Competition is...

What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage +...

When it comes to defining “the essentials,” few products are as vital as baby formula. In the face...

The 2022 Chlorine Shortage: Another Year of Poolmageddon

The 2022 Chlorine Shortage: Another Year of...

Temperatures are rising and people are getting sweaty. We’re inching toward the time of year when sweltering heat...

Strategies for Managing Stress in the Workplace: Advice From 30 Experts Across the Globe

Strategies for Managing Stress in the Workplace:...

Workplace stress is nothing new. Perhaps Tina Fey put it best in her wonderfully witty way, saying “I...

The 2022 Labor Shortage: 4 Concrete Tactics to Combat Employee Turnover and Source Staff

The 2022 Labor Shortage: 4 Concrete Tactics...

The dreaded labor shortage. Whatever industry you’re in, you’re probably facing a swell of attrition, as 41% of...

100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: The Issues and Impact of Supply Chain Shortages in 2022

100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: The Issues...

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? While the industry continues to be rocked by world events,...