Supply Chain & Merchandising

The supply chain is now an opportunity, a service, an asset, even a competitive advantage.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is highlighting its work in health and vaccine equity, while also focusing on issues such as carbon reduction and recycling.

Wayfair Inc. reported disappointing fourth-quarter revenue and earnings and a decline in active customers.

A leading denim brand is shifting valuable labor resources from mundane tasks to higher-value initiatives with robotic automation.

Leading retailers in the drugstore and convenience verticals are both launching same-day delivery with the same third-party platform.

Higher expenses, including logistics and store opening costs, weighed on Allbirds’ profit in the first quarter as it continued to expand its physical footprint. 

The National Retail Federation is hoping to head off a potential future threat to the supply chain.

In a move that caught the industry by surprise, the chief executive of Bath & Body Works is leaving in May.