Supply Chain News & Media
Despite government shutdown, retail imports rose in October
November 12, 2013
Import volume at the nation's major retail container ports grew 6.5 percent in October over the same month last year despite the government shutdown, and…
read nowReport says retail shrink averages 1.4 percent of sales
November 12, 2013
Shrink, comprised of shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud, organized retail crime and administrative errors, cost the retail industry more than $11…
read nowEuropean shoe retailer rolls out supplier management solution
November 7, 2013
HR Group, one of the largest shoe distributors in Europe with approximately 2,700 points of sale in 20 countries, is implementing TXTChain, TXT’s supplier…
read nowFashion retailer Nicole Miller rolls out NGC software
October 29, 2013
NGC Software today announced that contemporary fashion designer Nicole Miller has rolled out NGC's fashion PLM and Global Sourcing/Supply Chain Management…
read nowAmerican Apparel implements RFID tool from Impinj
August 12, 2013
UHF Gen2 radio frequency identification technology provider Impinj Inc. today announced that retailer American Apparel is using a a fully automated Senitron…
read nowWalmart struggles to stock shelves with fewer employees
March 26, 2013
Walmart's thinly spread workforce could be contributing to its increasingly empty shelves. According to an article on Bloomberg, the retailer's disorganized…
read nowWalmart CFO announces plans for fulfillment centers
March 19, 2013
During a presentation at last week's Bank of America Merrill Lynch Consumer and Retail Conference, Walmart's CFO Charles Holley said developing a "next…
read nowCustomers test showers and ovens at Cali home supply store
February 5, 2013
The kitchen and bath specialty store Fixtures Living is going big on the "try before you buy" approach.
read nowNew Amazon fulfillment center brings hundreds of jobs to Cali town
January 23, 2013
Amazon announced yesterday plans to open a new 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Tracy, Calif., creating hundreds of full-time jobs…
read nowJDA, RedPrairie announce merger
November 1, 2012
RedPrairie and JDA Software announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement.
read nowHalloween and Sandy boost retail sales
October 31, 2012
The Johnson Redbook Index, an indicator of performance in U.S. retail sales, released figures yesterday showing that national chain-store sales fell 1.…
read nowFujitsu deploys RFID solution at BEAMS retail stores
October 16, 2012
Fujitsu has announced that it has worked together with BEAMS Co., Ltd. to develop a system for the company's new line of retail stores, B:MING LIFE STORE by…
read nowRFID solution helps retailers improve store operations
June 13, 2012
A Web-based analysis tool built to assist retailers who are assessing the impact of RFID technology on their operations is now available from Impinj Inc., a…
read nowNRF: No retailer immune to organized retail crime
June 5, 2012
Growing in severity, number and type, retailers are reporting organized retail crime (ORC) has become more troublesome than ever before. Of the 125 retail…
read nowThe Container Store upgrading supply chain operation
May 7, 2012
The Container Store has selected Manhattan Associates Inc., a global supply chain optimization provider, to help organize its growing multichannel supply chain…
read nowHalf of U.S. retailers have adopted Item-level RFID
January 30, 2012
Most major apparel and footwear retailers will adopt item-level radio frequency identification within some part of their business over the next three to five…
read nowCelerant adds mobile interface to its back-office retail suite
December 1, 2011
Celerant Technology has announced mobile applications for back-office retail functions, allowing for daily procedures to be simplified and completed in a…
read nowOMNITROL Networks introduces RFID Retail Smart-Store Solution with integrated customer analytics
October 25, 2011
OMNITROL Networks, provider of real-time sensor-driven operational intelligence and item-level traceability solutions, has announced the launch of the next…
read nowXterprise unveils RFID solution for footwear retailers
October 11, 2011
Xterprise has announced a released configuration of its Clarity Mobile product targeting the footwear-retail market, aimed at helping retailers increase sales…
read nowEuropean hypermarket Auchan adopts RFID to track produce
October 4, 2011
Orange Business Services is providing Auchan Group, the 12th largest food retail group in the world, a real-time tracking solution to monitor the complete…
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