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Shoppers Are Caught Off Guard as Prices on Everyday Items Change More Often

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“There have been more times than not where we’re almost just breaking even on products because of failure to be able to update the pricing,” said Jeff Wachenfeld, who manages two True Value hardware stores on New York’s Long Island. The Covid pandemic has strained global supply chains, causing freight backlogs that have driven up costs.

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DUST Identity Raises $10M For Supply Chain Security

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Pioneers of the first diamond-coated unclonable security tag for supply chain security and end-to-end tracking, DUST Identity has announced $10 million in Series A funding. The company’s technology addresses growing vulnerabilities and security disruptions as global value chains become more digital and dynamic.

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Unpacking Smart Packaging’s Insights And Engagement Promises

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Faced with that kind of transit, brands want supply chain visibility: they don’t want to be left in the dark on where their products are in their journeys or on how quickly items are selling once they get to their retail destinations. Supply chain and inventory insights. Customer interaction. Customer interaction.

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Return Season Hits Hard; Some Retailers See Bright Side Of Customer Experience

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With Mastercard putting a 49 percent tag on the eCommerce spike for the holidays, this year will be the toughest on record for handling what is a resource- and capital-intensive task. But now they’re starting to see that it’s actually a forgotten part of the customer journey and the supply chain.”.

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The One Industry That Stands To Gain The Most From Blockchain?

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The latest is global consulting firm McKinsey, whose new report has put a price tag on the potential of blockchain: $110 billion. That’s how much the global financial services industry (and, ultimately, their customers) could save by integrating blockchain solutions, the company said in its paper, published earlier this month.

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The Latest Analog To Digital Battleground: Store Shelves

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The technology was first adopted here; it just didn’t catch on the way it did globally,” Jackson said, adding that in places like Japan and Norway, ESL technology is present in 80 percent to 90 percent of retailers across a spectrum of verticals, with that number pushing 60 percent in Canada. adoption,” Jackson explained to Webster.

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Does Destination Maternity Chain Bankruptcy Signal Larger Trends?

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Retail chain Destination Maternity reportedly filed for bankruptcy on Monday (Oct. Even if one particular retail chain or another is having trouble keeping its edge amid such changes, apparel as a whole is driving a good amount of merchant innovation. Another one seems ready to bite the dust. Larger Trends.

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