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Descartes Systems Group has announced that Topps Tiles, the UK tile retailer, is optimising its fleet delivery capabilities with Descartes’ cloud-based route planning and optimisation solution.

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CJ Lang & Son Ltd, the wholesaler for SPAR in Scotland, and the major Scottish convenience store franchise with over 300 stores across the country, has selected RELEX, provider of unified supply chain and retail planning solutions, to automate and optimise its supply chain processes.

Natural and organic baby product retailer, The Green Sheep Group, has reported immediate stock accuracy and productivity improvements since implementing the flexible cloud based SnapFulfil WMS.

We are proud to be in partnership with the Retail Supply Chain & Logistics Expo this year. The UK’s leading retail focused supply chain & logistics eventwill be returning and we couldn’t be more excited for them to open their doors for you yet again! Register for your FREE ticket TODAY.

61% of consumers are concerned about their financial situations, with Millennials1 (66%) and Gen X2 (64%) being the most worried, and Boomers3 (55%) the least. To navigate these pressures, almost half (44%) of consumers say they are reducing their overall spending; an increase from 33% of respondents who said the same in November 2020.

By Andrew Busby, Global Industry Retail Lead at Software AG.

Some have heralded 2023 as the year that next-generation technology like AR and VR. But even if the metaverse may start to take hold, the reality is that for most shoppers this level of day-to-day integration is way off. Instead, what customers are looking for is centred around cost, convenience, and conscious sustainability.

By Hannah Abbasi, Head of Insight & Strategy at Outform.

Smartphones have become a conundrum for retailers. On one hand they allow brands to plug every single piece of marketing communication into a ‘buy now’ opportunity. On the other hand - as Outform’s recent study into post-pandemic shopping habits revealed - consumers are using them in-store to make product comparisons against competitors.

By Mark Delaney, FourKites Vice President, Industry Strategy, Retail & CPG.

The slowdown in retail shipments is a sign of cautious consumer spending and retailers’ wish to salvage as much margin as they can by keeping inventories as low as possible. They’re walking a tight rope as they try to balance shopper demand with the hope to not have to slash prices after the holidays, kicking off what will likely be a tough year.

New research from NTT DATA UK&I, the IT services provider for the retail industry, has uncovered the struggles that retailers had to battle with during Black Friday this year.