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…
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…
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…
Three Steps to Overcome Omni-Channel Challenges Amidst Supply Chain Disruption
This is an article co-authored by Terence Leung, Senior Director of Product Marketing for Supply Chain Execution, and Nina Seth, Director of Product Marketing for Commerce for Blue Yonder Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, shoppers (at least in the U.S.) feel more comfortable walking…
Omni-Channel Shopping: Why Retailers Should Offer a Seamless Experience Both In-Store and Online
If the start of global COVID-19 pandemic accelerated e-commerce growth with millions of consumers purchasing products online, pandemic fatigue is now driving many consumers, at least in the U.S., back to in-person shopping. According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. shoppers spent more time and money…
Transform Your Supply Chain Around Customer Demand
A modern supply chain is more than the efficient movement of optimized inventory downstream to meet forecasted customer demand. Of course, this is a huge part of what it should do, but demand exists to be both met and steered. Assortment, space and pricing decisions naturally play a part in the…
13 Reasons Why Taylor Swift Did Not Cause the Vinyl Record Shortage
Calling myself a Taylor Swift fan would be a gross understatement. My younger friends would say I’m a stan, but the label I’m most comfortable using for my 16-year obsession with the 11-time Grammy Award winner is that I’m a “Swiftie,” the nickname lovingly donned by…
Pass the Produce: 5 Grocery Trends Retailers Should Be Aware of Ahead of the Holidays
The holiday season is upon us and grocers are preparing for what is bound to be an interesting shopping season. With product shortages still commonplace and consumer habits continuing to shift, grocers need to ensure they are using data-driven solutions to provide a stellar customer experience. To…