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Macy's Announces RFID Tagging for 100 Percent of Items
Macy's plans to have all items in every store tagged by the end of 2017, according to Bill Connell, senior VP of logistics and operations. To achieve this goal, the retailer is asking all of its product vendors to supply merchandise already fitted with passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tags based on the Electronic Product Code Gen 2 standard.
Footwear Manufacturer Increases Fill Rates 10-15% with Supplier Collaboration
Challenge: This top-tier athletic footwear manufacturer relied on manually-intensive methods for managing purchase orders and found it difficult to track inbound shipments for complete end-to-end visibility. The company needed quicker access to supplier information and purchase order information with several hundred vendors and factories more efficiently.
Etihad Cargo To Begin Fashionable Delivery Service at Rickenbacker, Carrier Announces
Etihad Cargo has signed a deal with forwarder Trinity Logistics USA, Inc., to operate a weekly widebody freighter service to deliver couture clothing items from Sri Lanka to Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) in Columbus, Ohio, Etihad announced.
REI's New DC Is 8 Times Faster, Energy Self-Sufficient, Retailer Says
Outdoor apparel retailer REI has designed its new distribution center to be both energy and workflow efficient. The DC, in the Arizona desert, is a net-zero energy facility and will provide to co-op retailer with 20 years of free energy, according to Rick Bingle, REI's vice president of supply chain.
Finish Line Sees Sales Increase After Fixing Supply Chain Shortfalls
Last year some well documented supply chain miscues trimmed more than $30m in sales from The Finish Lines' bottom line, and left the retailer with unsold inventory in their DCs and disappointed customers in their stores.
Software AG Teams With Detego for Retail Analytics, Visibility
Software AG is partnering with Detego, a vendor of business intelligence for the fashion industry, to provide retailers with item-level merchandise location, visibility and analytics in real time.
Online Sales of Shoes to Run Far Ahead of Past Brick-and-Mortar Business
The shoe-store industry is expected to flourish in coming years, but online sales will significantly surpass brick-and-mortar retailers, according to Madeline Hurley, IBISWorld retail industry analyst.
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Apparel Industry Faces Some of Biggest Challenges Meeting Omnichannel Demands
Shoppers are demanding a seamless experience across all brand channels, both on- and offline, but retailers – particularly in apparel - are struggling to move at the speed their consumers want and need.
Digital Technology Pumps Up Sales of Luxury Brands
It may not be widely recognized as such just yet, but digital technology is probably one of the best things to happen to luxury brands in a long time.
3D Printing, Smartphones Upend Retail, E-commerce
The assembly line at Feetz has 100 humming 3-D printers. Their sole purpose is to make shoes.
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Apparel E-Tailer Lets You Try on Clothes Before Paying for Them
When you're in a changing room, if you're lucky there's a clerk nearby who'll grab another size for you if an item doesn't fit - while you stand waiting in your underwear, of course.
In Today's Online World, Fashions Often Are Outdated Upon Arrival at Stores
New York City has just begun its sacred rites of retail. For its fashion week, which started Sept. 7th, tents go up, guests emerge from black cars, models sulk down catwalks and the wealthy and celebrated clap in unison. The point of all this is for designers to declare what will be "in" next spring. But for much of fashion retail, it is increasingly clear that something is out of place.
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