Honey, They Shrunk the Ice Cream! — How Rising Inflation Is Causing Headaches for Category Planners
Inflation is on the rise. Consumers are feeling the pressure of price increases on everything from food and gas to furniture and automobiles. Newly published data shows the U.S. consumer price index (CPI) has risen 7.5% in the past 12 months, and this is having…
Leverage Stores as Part of Your Omni-Channel Retail Strategy
This blog is co-authored by Nina Seth, Product Marketing Director, and Sumit Mittal, Product Director – Commerce Solutions With the growth in e-commerce sales, one might think that the brick-and-mortar store is dead. But nothing can be further from the truth. In fact, the store…
It’s a Great Day To Say ‘Thank You’ to Your Local Supermarket Workers
Thanks to The Food Industry Association (FMI), February 22nd is Supermarket Employee Day. If you find yourself at a supermarket today, please take the time to thank an employee before you leave. Supermarkets play a vital role in our daily lives, and it’s the employees…
Future Proof Your Grocery E-Commerce Supply Chain
By Nina Seth, Director Product Marketing – Commerce and Pawan Gupta, Sales and Strategy – Commerce Online grocery sales are soaring to new heights. U.S. online grocery sales reached nearly $98 billion last year. In fact, more than 70% of U.S. households, or 93 million…
Supply Chains in Recovery Mode: Forcing C-Level Focus on Digitally Transforming Their Supply Chains for 2022 and Beyond
Focus on warehouse automation has come full circle since the last big automation movement of the ‘90s, but today with a significantly better set of tools and technological improvements enabling more robust digital transformation and warehouse automation. Brief highlights of logistics investments over the last…
E-Commerce On Fire
In November 2021, Target CEO Brian Cornell announced that third-quarter sales through same-day services such as buy online, pickup in-store (BOPIS), curbside pickup and Shipt expanded by nearly $2 billion, or 400%, over the last two years. And etail behemoth Amazon took market share in U.S. online…
Creating a Culture That Engages and Retains Warehouse Employees
The labor market has become extremely competitive. Between high turnover and the Great Resignation, businesses are challenged not only to find workers, but also retain them. Many workers are moving from other industries to warehousing, creating an opportunity for employers in this space. The cost…
Blue Yonder WFM Can Cut Labor Spend More Than 5%
Labor shortages, rising wages, and increased turnover rates are impacting businesses around the globe. Retailers have it especially tough, with 94% of retailers having trouble hiring for open positions and 74% expecting labor shortages in customer-facing positions this year. Investing in your workforce has…
What’s Going On With Inflation of Consumer Goods in 2022?
Americans’ concern over rising prices is at a record high, according to a recent survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. And these worries aren’t unfounded. A December Labor Department report shows that the price of consumer goods increased by 6.8% in November…
5 Things You May Have Missed in Supply Chain News
Welcome to our monthly series where we give you the scoop on five things you may have missed in supply chain news. You can also catch the full rundown from our Blue Yonder Live video: 1. There are disruptions at the Chinese ports, again With China’s…