Prime Day Early Access: How Consumers Embraced Amazon’s New Deal Event and What it Means for the Holidays
After months of rumors, Amazon held its new deal event, Prime Early Access Sale, from Oct. 11-12 to officially kick off the 2022 holiday shopping season. With inflation rates still above 8% at the end of September and excess inventory continuing to be an issue,…
More Than a Side Hustle: 5 Steps for CPG Brands to Make D2C a Growth Engine
It’s no secret that the evolution of marketplaces and the COVID-19 pandemic altered consumer behavior over recent years. Now 51% of consumers start their shopping journey in the digital channel. It’s also hardly a revelation that retailers have responded by rethinking their strategies around inventory…
Lending a Helping Hand by Celebrating Heritage: How One Blue Yonder Associate Donated to Her Homeland of Colombia
National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 and honors the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans with ancestors who immigrated from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, or South America. Blue Yonder associate Yolanda Vargas-Kohler commemorates this month…
Monolith Versus Microservice Architectures: It’s Time To Let the Latter Revive the Former
Thanks to the impacts of COVID-19, a host of black swan disruption events, and evolving consumer behavior, retailers’ digital transformation strategies went from being a long-term roadmap to an overnight necessity. However, upon this realization, and the incumbent need to revisit their current digital infrastructures,…
4 Associates Share Personal Stories in Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. People all over the world come together to show their support for those that have been affected by breast cancer and to raise awareness. In this DIVE In blog, Blue Yonder associates share their stories of what breast cancer…
Climate Change: Yet Another Source of Global Supply Chain Risk and Disruption
Supply Chain Disruption In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solution Marketing team explores innovative solutions to guard against supply chain disruptions. Companies in every industry are focusing on operating more sustainably and embracing environmental stewardship — and with good reason. Every day we’re reminded…
5 Key Insights From the 2022 Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference
I just returned from the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Detroit. This annual event explores supply chain management and how logistics can succeed in a fast-changing environment. I am feeling energized by what I learned and the people I spoke to while there….
Three Learnings From the 2022 Quadrant Knowledge Solutions SPARK Matrix™ for WMS
Today’s logistics landscape is evolving. Continued supply chain disruptions, labor shortages and global uncertainty are adding additional supply chain risk. As consumer requirements change with the explosion of e-commerce, both last mile and micro-fulfillment centers are becoming more common. Corporate initiatives are increasing focus to…
3 Cybersecurity Lessons From the “Lord of the Rings”
Get Ready for Cybersecurity Awareness Month October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. And the new “Rings of Power” series has recently begun airing. To merge both together, we saw it fitting to do some reflection on the great fantasy epic “Lord of the Rings,” and…
Beauty Styles Come and Go – Can Your Order Management Solution Adapt to Ongoing Trends?
Beauty trends come and go and quickly. What’s “in” for Summer is “out” by Fall. Lightweight breathable foundations make way for foundations that keeps dry skin luminous during the colder seasons. And sometimes the latest social media trend (think TikTok) plays a part in elevating…