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You can’t help but notice the significant run on products as people stockpile in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. For those in supply chain, it makes you think that planning has gone down the toilet. Producers of toilet paper are a prime example of the …
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Coffee is one of the most common drinks around the globe – more than 400 billion cups are consumed each year. Just in the United States, Americans consume more than 450 million cups of coffee every single day ! It's easy, practical and at a certain level, …
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Day by day, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve at an unprecedented rate. This global crisis has become an unexpected catalyst for change, forcing businesses to adjust based on the growing number of lockdowns and restrictions. These restrictions …
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German shoppers are far from enamoured with online grocery shopping in 2019. Our exclusive survey reveals that over half – 52% – have never ordered their weekly shop online, and only 7% ‘always’ shop for groceries in this way (rising to 13% in Berlin) …
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British supermarkets’ efforts to ‘go green’ with sustainability and waste reduction programmes have proliferated in the last three years, but they do not appear to be keeping pace with consumer expectations. According to market research that we …
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As market and regulatory pressures build, where will European grocers find growth? The European grocery market will be worth €2,289 billion by 2022, according to the IGD, on track to grow at 3.7% (CAGR) between 2017 to 2022. While Turkey and Russia are …
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Let’s go with bad: the grocery industry is in trouble. It’s a tough business with thin margins, high fixed costs and many perishable products. While some may argue there is positive growth in the industry, that growth has been highly uneven — and has …
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Digital transformation. It sounds oh-so-glamorous at first. But digitization is not a panacea for the world’s (or even just one company’s) supply chain problems. While it’s true that automating and digitizing once-tedious and time-consuming processes can …
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During World War II, the automotive industry shifted production from vehicles to airplanes to support the wartime effort. We now face a new kind of world war of the public health variety. We’ve all seen coverage of healthcare workers reusing personal …
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When was the last time you heard ordinary people talk about supply chain? If you’re like most of the world, it was probably this week. Almost overnight, concern about supply chain performance has gone from a niche worry to a global talking point as …
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Sustainability may not be top of mind as businesses scramble to keep up with the volatile ebb and flow of supply and demand during the COVID-19 crisis, but supply chain leaders should be thinking about what’s next for maintaining sustainability and …
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The weekend is finally close. Or, is it only Monday? Is it the fourth week of social distancing, or maybe the fifth…? Everything is blending together as the pattern of wake up, eat, work, and repeat is all occurring within a distance measured in feet …