Retail

What’s behind the empty grocery shelves

Monday, August 10, 2020 · Daniel Taylor, Alan Pritchard, Dale Duhan and Shashank Mishra
Panic buying, hoarding, supplier shortages and manufacturing capacity have all contributed to shortages at the grocery store

March retail sales see major decline, due to COVID-19, reports Commerce

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 · Jeff Berman
Commerce reported that March retail sales—at $483.1 billion—were down 8.7% compared to February, which represents the single largest annual monthly retail sales decline going back to when this data was first tracked by Commerce in 1992.

How Retailers Gain Control of the Last Mile of Delivery

Friday, January 24, 2020 · David Gerrard
Faced with changing customer expectations, retailers must transform the last mile of delivery with better supply chain workstream collaboration.

Supply Chain Resolution 2020: Fix Returns

Friday, January 17, 2020 · Gary Forger
There's real margin and customer satisfaction sitting in those piles of returns over in the far corner of the distribution center. Now is the time to create effective processes to gain control of returns. By mid-year you'll be glad you did.

Retail Under Pressure

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 · Bridget McCrea
Things aren't getting any easier for the world's retailers, but these six technology solutions are helping them tackle their biggest challenges and prepare for what lies ahead.

SOTI Releases Third Annual State of Mobility in Retail Report

Thursday, January 9, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
New research revealed that American shoppers are more excited and open to technology that improves the overall shopping and retail experience.

Deloitte 2019 Holiday Retail Survey Reveals Growing Digital Arena

Monday, December 2, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
This week's “Cyber Monday,” was expected to become more meaningful than “Black Friday” for supply chain managers, says a new report.

NRF and Commerce data points to September retail sales gains

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 · SCMR Staff
Commerce reported that September retail sales, at $525.6 billion, were off 0.3% compared to August will rising 4.1% compared to September 2018. NRF reported that September retail sales were off 0.1%, from August to September, on a seasonally adjusted basis and up 4.5% on an…

Retail sales see June gains, reports Commerce and NRF

Tuesday, July 16, 2019 · SCMR Staff
Commerce reported that June retail sales, at $519.9 billion, were up 0.4% compared to May and up 3.4% compared to June 2018. NRF reported that June retail sales were up 0.6% in June on a seasonally-adjusted basis compared to May, and up 2.3% annually on an unadjusted basis.

The SCMR Interview: Shawn Curran, Gap Inc.

Tuesday, July 9, 2019 · Bob Trebilcock
For the past 31 years, Shawn Curran has worked in supply chain management at Gap Inc. He sat down with Supply Chain Management Review to discuss his career, the evolution of Gap Inc.'s supply chain and the future of the profession.

The Retail Supply Chain hits the bricks (for clicks)

Monday, January 7, 2019 · Bridget McCrea
In an era of shrinking bricks-and-mortar footprints, offline retailers can find a new use for their real estate by bringing e-commerce fulfillment to their retail stores.

June retail sales post gains, report Commerce and NRF

Monday, July 16, 2018 · SCMR Staff
Commerce reported that June retail sales, at $506.8 billion, were up 0.5% annually and were ahead of May's revised $504.3 billion.

NRF and Commerce data point to mixed February retail sales

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 · LM Staff
Commerce reported that February retail sales dipped 0.1% from January to February at $492.0 billion, while seeing a 4.0% annual gain. NRF reported that its retail sales data, which excludes automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants, saw a 0.3% seasonally adjusted gain from…

Retail sales finish 2017 with strong momentum, says Commerce and NRF

Friday, January 12, 2018 · Jeff Berman
Commerce reported that December retail sales saw a 0.4% increase from November to December at $495.4 billion along with a 5.4% annual gain. NRF reported that December retail sales increased 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis compared to November and were up 4.6% annually on…

Retail sales are solid in October

Wednesday, November 15, 2017 · Jeff Berman
Data issued today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) indicated that retail sales growth remained intact in October.
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