OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN

The top reasons shoppers use buy now, pay later are…
A new survey reveals how, why and when consumers make purchases using a buy now, pay later service.
Freight rail strike averted
A strike that would have halted nearly 7,000 freight trains and dealt a blow to the nation’s supply chain heading into the holidays has been averted.

OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN
How Business Process Outsourcers Can Make the Holidays Merry for Retailers
The holiday rush offers retailers the opportunity to add some much-needed revenue to their books.
TECHNOLOGY
Exclusive: Amazon exec discusses how company is fighting online fraud
Amazon has advice for e-commerce retailers seeking to prevent and mediate cybercrime, based on its own successes.
TECHNOLOGY
Forever 21 tests ‘real’ products in the metaverse
Forever 21 is launching what it calls its first-ever “metaverse-inspired” fashion collection.
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TECHNOLOGY
Rothy’s cuts waste, enables supply chain collaboration with new tech solution
Rothy’s is utilizing product lifecycle management (PLM) technology to overhaul the design, manufacturing and distribution of shoes, handbags and accessories.
TECHNOLOGY
Walgreens introduces 24-hour delivery
Walgreens is now fulfilling online orders 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in select markets across the country.
STORE SPACES
Los Angeles gets its third Amazon Go suburban format store
Amazon Go is reinforcing its presence in the suburbs of the Greater Los Angeles metro area.
OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN
Retailers applaud Congressional action to avert rail strike
The U.S. House on Wednesday afternoon approved a bill to avert a nationwide freight rail strike by imposing a labor agreement between rail companies and their employees.
TECHNOLOGY
Exclusive: Retailers increase technology investment despite inflation
Current economic conditions are not driving retailers to cut their technology budgets.
TECHNOLOGY
Psycho Bunny unifies inventory management across channels
A menswear brand whose logo is an irreverent bunny and crossbones is enhancing its order management capabilities.
OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN
Omnichannel customer retention is critical as in-store traffic returns
During the COVID-19 pandemic, shoppers flocked to e-commerce amid lockdowns and concerns of exposure.
OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN
Amazon’s cloud services platform pilots hosted supply chain solution
The Amazon Web Services unit of Amazon is previewing an application designed to increase supply chain visibility.

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