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Supply Chain & Merchandising

  • Papa John’s delivers – on the back end

    For pizza retailer Papa John’s International Inc., successful customer delivery begins with successful delivery in the supply chain.

    Papa John’s is optimizing routes, improving on-time store deliveries and enhancing the performance of its transportation fleet by using transportation modeling capabilities from the Manhattan Associates Transportation Management Solution.

  • Jos. A Banks turns in troubling Q4 performance for Tailored Brands

    Tailored Brands, formerly Men’s Wearhouse, vowed more changes after its Jos. A Bank division logged a 31.9% decline in same store sales.

  • J.C. Penney gives two execs more private label, supply chain responsibilities

    Two top merchandising and supply chain executives have been given new responsibilities at J.C. Penney after veteran executive Ken Mangone retired following a lengthy career.

    Mangone served as executive VP of product development, design and sourcing and will retire effective April 1 after 39 years with the company. His responsibilities will be split among two current executives.

  • Regional grocer fights crime and poor service

    Tops Markets, a 167-unit supermarket chain based in Williamsville, New York, is leveraging advanced analytics to transform both its loss prevention and customer service efforts.

  • Off-pricer to make Canadian debut

    Nordstrom continues to expand north of the border.

    The retailer announced that its Nordstrom Rack off-price division will open its first Canadian location, in Toronto, in 2018.

    The 38,600-sq.-ft. store will be located at One Bloor in Yorkville, on the southeast corner of Yonge Street and Bloor Street, a well-known shopping district in Toronto. It will be approximately one mile north of the Nordstrom full-line store, which is scheduled to open in September 2016 at CF Eaton Centre.

  • Build-A-Bear focused on diversification

    Build a Bear overcame a negative same store sales performance to produce better than expected profits in the fourth quarter.

  • Jos. A Bank turns in troubling Q4 performance for Tailored Brands

    Tailored Brands, formerly Men’s Wearhouse, vowed more changes after its Jos. A Bank division logged a 31.9% decline in same-store sales.

  • Use Visual Merchandising Online to Ring Up Profits

    Fashion and department stores, perhaps more than other retail segments, understand the benefits of visual merchandising. Consumers may set out to shop for a specific item, but seeing “that item” curated as part of an outfit with related garments and accessories is a surefire way to upsell complementary apparel.

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