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Restaurant Logistics: Striving to Serve the Perfect Meal

Restaurant logistics are a key to these retailers’ success. Poor logistics means ingredient shortages, stale food, higher costs, and more. So, restaurants really need to get their logistics and supply chain management right.  As Joseph O’Reilly reports for Inbound Logistics: “In many … Continue reading

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E-Commerce & Multi-Channel Fulfillment

In a recent white paper, Exel (a contract logistics provider) noted that: “Due to the rapid increase in online sales, many retailers are outgrowing their supply chain infrastructure, forcing a decision of how and where to invest. Because of this … Continue reading

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Macy’s to Ship Online Orders from Stores

According to the Wall Street Journal, Macy’s intends to utilize more than one-third of its stores as online-sales fulfillment centers. By shipping from sales locations, Macy’s hopes to better balance its warehouse inventory with sales-floor inventory and take on challenges posed by … Continue reading

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