Supply Chain & Merchandising

Retailers: Embrace Logistics to Win in the E-Commerce Era
Retail has been evolving for years now, but mass shutdowns of brick-and-mortar retail locations brought about by COVID-19 has accelerated the process and driven more consumers to online shopping.
Victoria’s Secret names new CEO, other leadership appointments
A company veteran has taken over the reins at Victoria’s Secret.

Gap earnings falls short but ‘optimistic’ about Q4; online sales up 61%

Gap Inc. reported third-quarter earnings that just missed Wall Street expectations amid strong performances from both Old Navy and Athleta.
Survey: Supply chain execs seek change post-COVID-19

Most supply chain organizations are struggling with the ongoing impact of COVID-19.
Best Buy exec joins Gap Inc. in newly created leadership position

Gap Inc. has made two additions to its senior team, naming its first-ever chief growth officer and a new CEO for Banana Republic.
Nordstrom Q3 earnings top expectations; digital surges to 54% of total sales

Nordstrom reported third-quarter earnings that bested analysts forecasts, helped by strong growth online.
Exclusive Q&A: Shipt Driven manages last mile for Best Buy deliveries

Retailers including Best Buy support proprietary same-day delivery programs with the Shipt Driven service.
Global fashion retailer personalizes online shopping with AWS

Germany-based Zalando is running its machine learning workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to reduce time-to-market of new online customer experience features.
In Mass., mall to be replaced by distribution center

Greendale Mall in Worcester could serve as the poster child for COVID-19’s acceleration of online shopping and demand for merchandise fulfillment services.
Abercrombie to close more flagships; posts better-than-expected Q3

Abercrombie & Fitch easily topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly sales and earnings amid cost controls and strong online demand.

Supply Chain & Merchandising

Retailers: Embrace Logistics to Win in the E-Commerce Era

Victoria’s Secret names new CEO, other leadership appointments

Gap earnings falls short but ‘optimistic’ about Q4; online sales up 61%

Survey: Supply chain execs seek change post-COVID-19

Best Buy exec joins Gap Inc. in newly created leadership position

Nordstrom Q3 earnings top expectations; digital surges to 54% of total sales

Exclusive Q&A: Shipt Driven manages last mile for Best Buy deliveries

Global fashion retailer personalizes online shopping with AWS

In Mass., mall to be replaced by distribution center

Abercrombie to close more flagships; posts better-than-expected Q3