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They're Back!

With the growth of e-commerce, even more of the products retailers thought they sold during the holiday season end up being returned.

The Missing Metric

Costs, profits, and inventory turn are no longer sufficient indicators of a brand’s long term health. Today there are new quality metrics that are p...

A Software System that Makes Compliance Easier

After years of squeezing the fat out of the supply chain, it’s difficult to believe that there is any left to be trimmed. However, accordi...

Liverpool Dept Store: Leaner & Faster

How a new sourcing strategy helped Liverpool Department Stores outperform the market. “We met our retail targets for 2017, thanks to the ve...

How to Be Prepared for Unexpected Change

What we can learn from military leadership about surving market shifts.One of the most overused business expressions is, “Embrace the Change!&rd...

Plug & Play Software Gives A Granular View of Each Order

Swivel makes the supply chain more transparent without the need for complicated systems. Tighter inventory management is becoming the newest focus as ...

Cutting Costs vs. Boosting Margins

“The future is all about consumers deciding what is fashion and what they want the product to look like. Instead of a push to inventory, it&rsqu...

How Better Back End Systems Can Drive Better Profits

Shortening lead times is becoming increasingly critical, the challenge is how to do this – particularly when there’s a very complex and well entrenc...

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