Millennials Will Change Your Business

Millennials Will Change Your Business

You’ve heard of the generational shift in the workplace, but have you considered what the impacts of the so-called millennial generation will be for your business’s revenue, and possibly, its very existence?  Brands and businesses may come and go as a natural...
Keeping Pet Foods Safe through Supply Chain Logistics

Keeping Pet Foods Safe through Supply Chain Logistics

Ensuring the safety of pet foods in our globalized, complex world of trade and international supply chain logistics can be tricky. It takes an unwavering commitment to special care and quality-control procedures to ensure safe and consistent food grade...
“Free Shipping” Is Anything but Free

“Free Shipping” Is Anything but Free

Consumers demand and expect it, and in the highly competitive online retail environment, retailers feel compelled to offer it: free shipping. With the hypercompetitive festive season and postseason in play, retailers are under pressure to sell and move inventory....
“Free Shipping” Is Anything but Free

The Flexibility of Omnichannel Logistics

In a hyperconnected world that continues to escalate the pressure on retail businesses to adapt to consumers’ “I want it now” demands, and provide a singular shopping experience across all customer touchpoints, the stakes have never been higher. For Canadian retailers...
Changes in Home Improvement Retail Logistics

Changes in Home Improvement Retail Logistics

Though Canada’s economy continues to be soft compared to pre-Great Recession times, our red-hot housing market and existing homeowners’ desire to beautify and improve their homes, has benefitted the home improvement retail industry. But as home improvement retailers...