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CSCMP EDGE 2022

The keys to Ulta Beauty's successful supply chain transformation: talent and technology

Retailer implements supply chain strategies with its business goals, talent, and technologies to deliver a winning digital transformation.

September 19, 2022

Supply Chain Quarterly Staff

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Retailer implements supply chain strategies with its business goals, talent, and technologies to deliver a winning digital transformation.

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Retail sales rose slightly in August despite “headwinds” of interest and inflation rates

NRF says shoppers were buoyed by job and wage growth, but cautions higher prices could puncture those supports.

September 16, 2022

Supply Chain Quarterly Staff

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NRF says shoppers were buoyed by job and wage growth, but cautions higher prices could puncture those supports.

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NRF says organized retail crime is a “burgeoning threat”

Losses from retail “shrink” rose to $94.5 billion in 2021, from $90.8 billion in 2020.

September 14, 2022

Supply Chain Quarterly Staff

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Losses from retail “shrink” rose to $94.5 billion in 2021, from $90.8 billion in 2020.

USPS to hire 28,000 seasonal postal workers for winter rush

Move comes in tight labor market as UPS launches plan to hire 100,000 in same period.

September 12, 2022

Ben Ames

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Move comes in tight labor market as UPS launches plan to hire 100,000 in same period.

Accenture buys two more tech advisory firms in supply chain expansion

Acquisitions of MacGregor Partners and Inspirage add capabilities in Blue Yonder, Oracle Cloud technologies.

September 9, 2022

Ben Ames

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Acquisitions of MacGregor Partners and Inspirage add capabilities in Blue Yonder, Oracle Cloud technologies.

Retail and hospitality firms more worried about labor shortage than supply chains

Survey shows that staffing and wage issues trump supply chains, global events and gas prices, and loss prevention.

September 7, 2022

Supply Chain Quarterly Staff

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Survey shows that staffing and wage issues trump supply chains, global events and gas prices, and loss prevention.

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Survey: manufacturers need to reduce “operational friction” with their suppliers

Solutions include streamlining log-in requirements and resolving queries faster, HICX says

September 6, 2022

Supply Chain Quarterly Staff

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Solutions include streamlining log-in requirements and resolving queries faster, HICX says

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Businesses struggle with shortage of skilled labor, study finds

U.S. companies see rising employment costs as pandemic recovery clashes with low unemployment rate.

September 1, 2022

Supply Chain Quarterly Staff

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U.S. companies see rising employment costs as pandemic recovery clashes with low unemployment rate.

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Geodis kicks off peak season hiring boom with 5,000 seasonal jobs in its DCs

3PL adds workers despite uncertain forecasts for winter retail shopping rush.

August 30, 2022

Ben Ames

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3PL adds workers despite uncertain forecasts for winter retail shopping rush.

Improving the sustainability of reverse logistics management

Product returns are an inevitable part of retail business—here’s what small and midsize businesses can do to improve the sustainability of their reverse logistics process.

August 9, 2022

Olivia Montgomery

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Product returns are an inevitable part of retail business—here’s what small and midsize businesses can do to improve the sustainability of their reverse logistics process.

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