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Retail Supply Chains: The State of Play in 2021

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Few retailers can hope to grow, or even survive today, without the ability to sell through ecommerce channels. In an article about online retail that I published at the end of 2019, I highlighted Target’s click-and-mortar retail model, which, even then, was positioning the company as an ecommerce trend-setter. The Dark Store Trend.

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Retail Trends: The Growing Demand for Click and Collect

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Back in 2017, the Click & Collect Retail Consumer Preference Study revealed that nearly one third of shoppers made an online purchase and subsequently picked their order up at a store during the 2016 holiday season. To justify the price of square footage, retail locations must now serve as a node in eCommerce fulfillment.

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Future Supply Chain Insights from Pro-to-know, Sheri Hinish

Logistics Bureau

So as it moves through each node in the supply chain, it’s akin to checking in, and you’re measuring these things like greenhouse gas emissions or water impact, or even material circularity. What do they need to grasp, and where should they focus their studies? It has a birth certificate and a passport.