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3 supply chain approaches to beat the global permacrisis

Mar 27, 2024 Retail Supply Chain, Critical Issues

By Craig Summers, Vice President, Northern Europe & MEA, Manhattan Associates.

‘Permacrisis’ has become such a talked about topic over the last four years that it has entered the common vernacular; so much so that in 2022, it was actually voted Collins Dictionary’s word of the year.

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Henkel expands partnership with Adobe to deliver personalisation at scale through Firefly Generative AI

Mar 27, 2024 Data Capture, Retail Supply Chain

Adobe has expanded its partnership with German multinational company Henkel.

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Rise of AI will create a new skills ‘glass ceiling’

Mar 26, 2024 Data Capture, Retail Supply Chain, Critical Issues

Non-graduates, silver surfers and those in lower socio-economic brackets will be left behind as the rise of AI creates a ‘skills glass ceiling’. That’s according to the latest Robert Half Jobs Confidence Index (JCI) – an economic confidence tracker produced in partnership with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr).

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UK inflation falls to 3.4% in February: Industry reaction from online retail expert

Mar 25, 2024 Data Capture, Retail Supply Chain, Critical Issues

UK inflation has fallen to its lowest level in more than two years, with consumer prices rising at an annual rate of 3.4% in February, down from 4% in January.

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5 Ways Digitization is Improving the Retail Supply Chain

Mar 21, 2024 Retail Supply Chain

By Robert Lawrence, freelance writer.

The era of digitization has arrived, with countless companies looking for ways to enhance, optimize, and improve their processes with modern technology. In fact, according to Gartner, 91% of all businesses are involved in some form of digitization.

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Rosie’s Bakes selects integrated fleet technology solution from Inseego and Pocket Box

Mar 20, 2024 Retail Supply Chain

Rosie’s Bakes has partnered with Inseego and Pocket Box to adopt a telematics-enabled fleet management solution. The company has rolled out the integrated system across a 29-strong commercial fleet, including temperature-controlled vehicles....

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More than half of businesses plan to adopt AI within the next two years

Mar 20, 2024 Data Capture, Retail Supply Chain, Critical Issues

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly transitioned from a science fictional concept to a technology that is reshaping businesses worldwide.

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How retailers can meet the demand for sustainable supply chains

Mar 20, 2024 Retail Supply Chain, Critical Issues

By Eric Linxwiler, Senior Vice President of TradeBeyond.

Every month brings new evidence of how dramatically consumers’ growing preferences for sustainability are reshaping their shopping habits. A new study by NIQ found that 69% of global consumers say that sustainability and ESG concerns have become increasingly important to them over the last two years.

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