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Retail Trends: The Growing Demand for Click and Collect

Bringg

This post looks at how click & collect works, why demand for it is trending now, and what retailers can do to ensure click & collect experiences that are also good for their business. While interest in click & collect is not new, 2020 saw a massive spike in demand and turned it into one of the hottest retail trends.

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Do You Want Visibility or Transparency?

Logistics Viewpoints

One example is an alert that a truck will be late based on a GPS feed. Four Kites and Descartes are examples of software companies whose solution provides this type of alert. EDI messages that a shipment will be late, for example, not uncommonly arrive after the shipment has already arrived.

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Omni-Channel Logistics Leaders: The Importance of Real-Time Inventory Visibility

Talking Logistics

Performance Leaders Have Greater Real-Time Inventory Visibility Across Supply Chain Nodes. Across virtually every supply chain node, a greater percentage of Above Average Performers reported having real-time visibility of inventory compared to Average or Below Performers.

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Managing Supply Chain Disruptions in the Middle East

Locus

A prime example is how governments in the Middle East have begun to rethink food security targets after the disruptions to their food supply chains. For example: poor quality, high costs, high lead time, supplier communication. For example: high or low product demand, excess inventory holding, product distribution.

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Addressing the “White Spaces” in Supply Chain Planning

Talking Logistics

One of the trends I’ve been writing and talking about is how the clockspeeds of every industry are accelerating and how companies are having a hard time realigning their processes, organizational structures, and technology platforms to keep up with this rapid pace of change.

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CSCMP State of Logistics Report Fall 2023 Update: Resilience and Relationships Take Center Stage for Shippers

Penske Move Ahead

Transportation costs—driven by increases in all modes and nodes—reached $1.39 The major ocean liners saw combined global operating profits of $215 billion in 2022, but the trend has lost steam, and 2023 profits are projected at $43 billion, an 80% year-over-year decrease. trillion in 2022, representing 9.1% of the national GDP.

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The Inventory Accuracy “Confidence Gap”

Talking Logistics

Our 2018 study tells us a greater percentage of Above Average Performers have “High Confidence” in inventory accuracy across all supply chain nodes compared to Average & Below Performers. That said, as we further evaluate the data we find even Above Average Performers have significant room for improvement.