Retail supply chains are constantly evolving due to changes in technology and consumer expectations, as well as competitive pressure.

With regard to apparel retailers, for example, Amy Roach Partridge reports for Inbound Logistics: “Gone are the days of single-channel apparel retailing — and supply chains servicing that model. Today, apparel retailers must optimize their supply chains to deliver products from any point where consumers want to buy them. Brick-and-mortar stores exist as merely one channel in a rapidly expanding multi-channel world that has complicated the retail landscape. The typical channel lineup for apparel retailers can now include brick-and-mortar stores; outlet locations; E-commerce sites; social and mobile commerce; catalogs; and other seasonal or single-use channels such as pop-up stores and flash sales.” AND these observations apply to a wide range of retailers.

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