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Macy’s eyes $100M in savings from streamlined supply chain
The company's "Bold New Chapter" will feature automation, distribution center closures, and more.
By S.L. Fuller • March 15, 2024 -
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Gap Inc. gets a lift from retooled sourcing strategy
Falling commodity costs have increased margins, while leaner inventories have helped improve operations and reduced markdowns.
By Ben Unglesbee • March 14, 2024 -
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Read how retailers and brand manufactures are rethinking inventory management as an effective strategy against tariffs.
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Big Lots makes huge gains in closeout sourcing
The company has revamped its procurement strategy to focus on acquiring inventory from distressed and overstocked retailers and brands.
By Ben Unglesbee • March 14, 2024 -
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The Home Depot expands distribution center network for pro orders
Four new locations aim to reduce in-store congestion by directly shipping products like lumber and insulation to jobsites.
By Kelly Stroh • March 14, 2024 -
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Why Walmart sees drone delivery taking flight
The retailer is increasingly using the technology for quick deliveries of items like meal solutions and over-the-counter medicines.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 13, 2024 -
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Advance Auto Parts consolidating supply chain for efficiency, inventory availability
The auto parts retailer has long used two distinct distribution center networks to replenish its store inventories, stemming from an acquisition made a decade ago.
By Max Garland • March 12, 2024 -
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How PetSmart uses FLOW data to manage its supply chain
The retailer’s chief supply chain officer said the federal data platform is helping it avoid reactionary decisions and predict delays.
By Alejandra Carranza • March 8, 2024 -
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Walmart adds early morning delivery option
As operational competition with Target and Amazon heats up, the big-box retailer is expanding on-demand delivery to start at 6 a.m.
By Tatiana Walker-Morris • March 8, 2024 -
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American Eagle ‘refocused’ logistics arm amid third-party business woes
The retailer faced $98.3 million in impairment and restructuring charges from Quiet Platforms in Q4 as it adjusted to reduced e-commerce fulfillment demand.
By Max Garland • March 8, 2024 -
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Best Buy’s suppliers help defray costs in choppy electronics market
The retailer logged $20 million in vendor spending on things like promotions, displays, special staffing and fulfillment services.
By Ben Unglesbee • March 7, 2024 -
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The Home Depot leans on distribution centers to deliver pro orders
Not shipping from stores helps reduce the amount of time associates have to spend picking, packing and staging items, Senior EVP Ann-Marie Campbell said.
By Max Garland • March 6, 2024 -
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AutoZone makes headway on ‘mega hub’ growth for fast store fulfillment
The auto parts retailer is halfway toward its goal of opening 200 of these stores, which can replenish inventory at nearby locations.
By Max Garland • March 6, 2024 -
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Birkenstock’s expanding production capacity lifts sales as it eyes more growth ahead
The footwear brand plans to double capacity in the next three years, spending tens of millions of dollars along the way.
By Ben Unglesbee • March 5, 2024 -
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As Macy’s and others close stores, TJX is picking up the supplier base
With big brand brick-and-mortar options dwindling, the off-brand retailer’s 21,000 vendors are increasingly looking to the company.
By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 29, 2024 -
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Family Dollar to pay $41.7M for issues tied to rat-infested warehouse
The discount retailer pleaded guilty to a one count misdemeanor violation after product contamination at the Arkansas distribution center.
By Kelly Stroh • Feb. 28, 2024 -
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URBN opens second fulfillment center for its rental brand
Nuuly plans to invest $60 million into its 600,000-square-foot facility in Missouri in the coming years.
By Alejandra Carranza • Feb. 28, 2024 -
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Big Lots acquires entire inventory of toy company Hearthsong
The move is part of the company’s larger strategy to reclaim its position in off-price and closeout sourcing.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 27, 2024 -
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Walmart trims store-to-home delivery costs by 20%
The retail giant's CFO credited the improvements in part to "densifying the last mile" by delivering more packages per route.
By Max Garland • Feb. 26, 2024 -
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Walmart hits supplier emissions goal 6 years early
The retailer’s vendors have already reported enough projects to fulfill Project Gigaton’s target of cutting 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases from its supply chain.
By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 23, 2024 -
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Walmart deepens India sourcing after spending $30B in the country
The retailer recently hosted a supplier summit in New Delhi to hear pitches that could lead to sales through the retailer or its third-party marketplace.
By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 22, 2024 -
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Under Armour inventory ticks closer to normal as freight, supply costs fall
The sportswear brand — finally — posted a decline in stock levels while executives said it has worked with vendors to lower product costs.
By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 20, 2024 -
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Accenture to acquire procurement consultancy Insight Sourcing
The consulting giant sees an opportunity to help private equity firms tackle management of spend, cost and suppliers across their portfolios.
By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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Dollar Tree COO takes on supply chain oversight
Mike Creedon “will have full end-to-end accountability for delivering a best-in-class store experience for our customers," the discount retailer's CEO said.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 14, 2024 -
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HanesBrands to lay off nearly 160 employees in North Carolina distribution center
The apparel company plans to repurpose the facility as it streamlines operations.
By Alejandra Carranza • Feb. 14, 2024 -
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Retail and apparel groups call for secure travel on the Red Sea
The trade organizations cited rising rates, delays and at least $80 billion in cargo that has been diverted around the region amid attacks.
By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 14, 2024
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