Why Digitizing the First Mile Is the Next Evolution for a Connected Supply ChainSeptember 15th, 2021 | Entrepreneur | ArticleSubscribe for more insights, straight to your inboxEvery week, Mercado CEO Rob Garrison pens his latest learnings from the supply chain industry as part of an on-going series. Each article aims to share a little insight into what’s going on that …
Online Importing Makes it Easier to Plan, Buy, and Move what you Sell
Online Importing Makes it Easier to Plan, Buy, and Move what you SellAugust 18th, 2021 | ArticleSubscribe for more insights, straight to your inboxEvery week, Mercado CEO Rob Garrison pens his latest learnings from the supply chain industry as part of an on-going series. Each article aims to share a little insight into what’s going on that week, and to …
How Digital Relationships Build the Foundation for Efficient, Ethical Supply Chains
Partnership How Digital Relationships Build the Foundation for Efficient, Ethical Supply ChainsMercado Labs x Sourcing Journal Fireside Chat Series Watch episode 01 now →Overview:Fashion, retail, furniture, sporting goods. Whatever your industry, chances are you’re undergoing substantial changes right now to reduce commercial and compliance risks, but industries will need technology to successfully collaborate for change.The Final Mile of the supply …
Insight – Bed Bath & Beyond’s Fist Mile focus to reduce tied up working capital is a winner
Insights: What I Learned In Supply Chain This Week SeriesBed Bath & Beyond’s Fist Mile focus to reduce tied up working capital is a winnerTags: First Mile, Working Capital, Trapped Cash, Bed Bath & Beyond, Global Supply Chain, Import, International Supply Chain, Retail, Supply, Supply Chain, TechnologyDallas-based startup empowers businesses to optimize international trade.This week The Wall Street Journal features …
Insight – Lessons learned from Costoco’s supply and demand issue
Insights: What I Learned In Supply Chain This Week SeriesLessons learned from Costoco’s supply and demand issueTags: Demand, First Mile, Global Supply Chain, Import, International Supply Chain, Magic Quadrant, Retail, Supply, Supply Chain, TechnologyDallas-based startup empowers businesses to optimize international trade.I recently read an article in The Wall Street Journal featuring Costco Wholesale CFO Richard Galanti discussing the challenges of …
Insight – The Magic Supply Chain Quadrant
Insights: What I Learned In Supply Chain This Week Series$$ The Magic Supply Chain Quadrant $$Tags: First Mile, Global Supply Chain, Import, International Supply Chain, Magic Quadrant, Retail, Supply Chain, TechnologyDallas-based startup empowers businesses to optimize international trade.Here, you can read a great article by John Thorbeck on the relative advantages of First, Middle, and Final Mile focus. His analysis …
Insight – Why it’s critical to digitally connect supply to demand
Insights: What I Learned In Supply Chain This Week SeriesWhy it’s critical to digitally connect your supply with your demandTags: Digital, Supply Chain, Warehouse Management, WMS, Supply, Demand, Global Trade, Trade Wars Dallas-based startup empowers businesses to optimize international trade.We just started working with a direct to consumer client who is “buried’” right now as their online orders have overwhelmed …
Insight – The China Conundrum: Should we stay, or should we go?
Insights: What I Learned In Supply Chain This Week SeriesThe China Conundrum: Should we stay, or should we go?Tags: China, First Mile, International Supply Chain, Global Trade, Trade Wars Dallas-based startup empowers businesses to optimize international trade.I have been doing a lot of research related to ending trade with China. My conclusion: It is complicated. Economic vs. National Interests. Modern …
Insight – Thinking Ahead: The Fashion Prescription
Insights: What I Learned In Supply Chain This Week SeriesThinking Ahead: The Fashion PrescriptionTags: Fashion, Retail, First Mile, Global Supply Chain, Import, Supply Chain, TechnologyDallas-based startup empowers businesses to optimize international trade. “Unless we can control the supply chain, we are always going to be a victim” – Gary Wassner Retail is expected to lose $2.1T in sales, and fashion …
Case Study – Public Habit – The Rise of Slow Fashion
Customer StoriesSlow fashion for the conscious consumerUshering in a new era of sustainable fashion with Public HabitRedesigning the world of fashionThe global fashion supply chain is broken. Retail planning teams today source and order garments up to a year before they hit the high street, meaning they must predict trends way in advance. The result? Over 60% of products manufactured …