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How Retailers can Combat Inventory Shrinkage with Drone-Powered Warehouse Monitoring

There’s been a lot of talk recently about retailers reporting lower-than-expected earnings due to inventory shrinkage. What does…

Executive Viewpoints January 10
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Alibaba's Head of Supply Chain for North America B2B shares tips for navigating today's challenging cross-border commerce environment.

Alibaba.com Supply Chain Exec Recommends Futureproofing with AI, Blockchain and Crowdsourcing

The COVID-19 pandemic has, for all intents and purposes, ended. But the supply chain disruptions that it exacerbated…

Features January 9
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How Amazon Uses AI to Enhance Online Apparel Shopping

One of the first criticisms leveled at online apparel sellers was customers’ inability to try products on prior…

News January 8
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Procurement professionals around the world are optimistic heading into 2024.

After COVID Raised Procurement’s Profile, B2B Buyers are Looking to Modernize

After years of supply chain disruption and economic uncertainty, a new study from Amazon Business has uncovered a…

Features January 8
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Smash-and-Grab Is Only One Part of a Retailer’s Loss Prevention Story

Ever since a bold, mob-style group ransacked a California Nordstrom, we’ve seen increasing news of retail theft and…

Executive Viewpoints January 8
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Why Personalization Can Survive the Loss of Third-Party Cookies

Personalization is at something of a crossroads. The New Year saw a key step in the coming deprecation…

Features January 5
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AI Robotics will Drive the Future of Ecommerce

Supply chains have always been critically important. When retailers invest correctly, logistics presents the opportunity for not only…

Executive Viewpoints January 5
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Thanks to the power of artificial intelligence, Ikea has been able to improve forecast accuracy, employee productivity and customer experience in stores.

Ikea Improves Forecast Accuracy with AI-Powered Demand Sensing

Ikea Retail (Ingka Group) has seen “game-changing” results since employing artificial intelligence-powered demand sensing technology. Over the past…

News January 2
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How Retailers can use Digital Product Strategy to Improve CX and Fuel Growth

With the decline in high street spending and increased online competition from ecommerce stores, companies in the retail…

Executive Viewpoints January 2
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