Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2022

With its commitment to have all 100,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road by 2030, Amazon will save millions of metric tons of carbon per year. Since it began testing at the Minneapolis facility in late 2020, Target has added five similar hubs where ready-to-go packages are sorted and grouped together to create dense delivery routes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Many of my clients talk about a customer-centric supply chain but rely on useless metrics from an annual survey or a net promoter score. Historic processes are inside-out tightly integrated to orders and purchase orders. With a headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, the supply chain supports 600 stores in 50 states.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Justin Swanson ( @ejsnyt ) reports, “Retail sales in the United States jumped nearly 11 percent this season compared with the holiday period in 2019, the year before the pandemic upended the global economy.”[1] Digital Path to Purchase taken more often. Swanson reports, “Online sales made up 20.9 Journalist E.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Khadeeja Safdar ( @khadeeja_safdar ) and Imani Moise ( @MoiseNoise ) report, “Retailers had their best holiday sales since 2011, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks payments in stores and online.”[1] The growth in mobile purchasing continues. These mobile moments matter. 6] They are: 1.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 29, 2019

Then temperatures suddenly plunged into the single digits and below in much of the Midwest, including sub-zero temps in Chicago and Minneapolis. The National Weather Service advises people to stay indoors, but if you must go out, " avoid taking deep breaths and minimize talking," according to a report in USA Today.

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Inmar

MARCH 21, 2019

At the same time, we learn from Chicago magazine’s 2012 coverage of a Joint Center on Political and Economic Studies report that life expectancy may be lower for those living in food deserts. One example is the North Market in North Minneapolis, an Inmar client in one of the country’s largest food deserts.

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Cognira

JANUARY 12, 2023

Why Integrating Weather-Driven Demand Analytics with Promotion Management can improve Retailer’s Bottom Line. Here are a few examples of how weather impacts promotion performance: Better Forecasting, Better Predictions. The Impact Weather-Driven Demand has on Promotion Performance. January 12, 2023. Promotions. Improved Inventory.

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