Apparel Retail Planning for a New World
While the COVID-19 global pandemic is unprecedented, it has only exacerbated an already unpredictable demand environment for apparel retailers. Current events have dramatically revealed the weaknesses in retailers’ forecasting…
Advice For My Daughters
Father’s Day is a day honoring fatherhood. In the U.S. the day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. The bond of fatherhood comes in many forms. This year, in honor of fathers, we focus our Wednesdays for Women posts on sharing two perspectives…
Resilience Post COVID-19: Planning to Win the ‘New Normal’
This blog was co-authored by George Fowler, GVP at Spinnaker. Blue Yonder is committed to helping its customers face the unexpected. To provide insights into the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and its impact on supply chains around the world, we are delivering a blog series to…
Operating Responsibly During a Pandemic
Retail sales declined 16% in April, according to a recent report from the Commerce Department, marking the largest two-month decline on record. As the COVID-19 crisis continues to…
Leveraging VR in the New Normal
The most important part of the planogram process is not only execution but the pre-work before making the planogram available. Many retailers today work with their suppliers to pre-set the planogram in what is known as the retailer set room. During this time, the planogram…
The Value Realization Imperative: Optimizing the Value of SaaS Investments
Understanding the value realized from investments in SaaS platform solutions is a strategic imperative in today’s economy. Many organizations, however, find it challenging to accurately determine the strategic, operational, and financial benefits of these solutions. Justifying the initial financial commitment is hard enough; being able…
An Old Soul Blazing Her Way in Modern World
Jennifer Pesut is a senior product manager at Blue Yonder. She joined the company in 2019 and is celebrating her one-year anniversary this month. She shares her journey to get to where she is today and how her passion to give back to her community…
3PLs and the Trials of COVID-19
This blog was co-authored by Kirk Waldrop. Blue Yonder is committed to helping its customers face the unexpected. To provide insights into the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and its impact on supply chains around the world, we are delivering a blog series to help anyone looking…
Strategic Pricing for Fashion Retailers in Times of Uncertainty
As fashion retailers are reopening around the globe and getting back to business, the need for more strategic pricing capabilities to improve the bottom line is becoming a clear need versus a want. After dealing with several months of uncertainty, the importance of technology to…
Stepping Forward to Meet Opportunity
In this week’s Wednesdays for Women, we interview Beth Morgan, the founder of boom!, which launched in September 2019 with a vision to empower women in supply chain for the benefit of all. Members represent all supply chain and procurement functions and span multiple industries…