What Does Amazon Prime Day 2018 Tell Us About Consumer Retail Trends?
What can the 36-hour Amazon Prime Day sales event tell us about the trends currently shaping retail? That’s what JDA set out to answer with our annual Amazon Prime Day…
Friday in 5: Target Announces One-Day Sale to Challenge Amazon Prime Day
Welcome to Friday in 5 – news from around the world of supply chain, served up in one place to keep you up-to-date. This week: Target goes head-to-head with Amazon…
Friday in 5: Whole Foods Deals Added to a Longer Amazon Prime Day
Welcome to Friday in 5: news from around the supply chain landscape, served up in one spot to keep you up to date and informed. This week: Amazon Prime Day…
Centralized Pricing: A Challenge That Awaits Retailers
In our consulting practice, we speak to many different retailers about their pricing needs. For many years across all industries the trend has been moving towards specialized services, and we…
Waveless Picking: Is Your Supply Chain Able to Compete with Amazon?
Think back five years ago when you shopped online. Back then, when you placed an order online and the estimated delivery date was 10 days later, that was acceptable. Now…
Claire’s Becomes Latest Retailer to Go Bankrupt
Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. This week: Claire’s Stores Inc., known…
Robot Fired from Grocery Store for ‘Utter Incompetence’
Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. This week: A robot was just…
Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em, “Christmas in October” Sales Get Results
Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. This week: Earlier Christmas promotions may…
Amazon’s Australia Launch Highlights Fulfillment Challenges Evolving Retailers Face
A lot of attention was focused on the full launch of Amazon’s retail operations in Australia this week. Reflecting its U.S. roots, until this week Amazon.com.au had remained an online…
Your Next Pair of Gap Jeans May be Delivered with the Help of a High-Tech Robot
Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. This week: Your next pair of…