Coronavirus cases in China are declining. China is starting to get back online with warehouse capacity on manufactured goods. The whole world hopes to follow suit sooner rather than later. But now, the global supply chain faces an aftermath of logistics problems…

Blue Ridge customers in the Nordic region have long enjoyed industry-best results with our Demand Forecasting and Replenishment solutions. Today we are very excited to announce that retailers, wholesalers, distributors and manufacturers in the rest of the European continent now have a direct line into these solutions with the addition of a new General Manager, [...]

Welcome to Part 2 of our series! IBF’s alarming statistic that 44% of businesses do not have a plan for managing Coronavirus got us thinking, “How can we best help the market, whether folks are using our demand planning software or someone else’s?”

What’s the Plan, Stan? For most, the answer to that is “Who T.F. knows?!” Late last week, IBF posted that 44% of companies do not have a plan for managing Coronavirus moving forward. Odds are, you are reading this because you don’t either. Or if you do, you’re wondering if it’s the right plan. Hard [...]

Harvard Business Review put out an interesting article on price gouging in disaster. It was written during the hurricanes, but their position applies to the tragic events we are experiencing with COVID-19. They point out that instead of raising prices during a crisis, companies are actually dropping prices on essential goods or services in high [...]

Recently, Total Retail published a great list of 50 Best Retail Tips of 2019 to help retail businesses maximize sales and profits. They built the list from retail and supply chain thought leaders’ perspectives in Q4. How does this list compare to your list of ‘fires to put out this year’? Read our highlights, including: how to use AI in retail, delivery, making CX more human, reducing returns, pricing strategy and more.

The retail industry needs better strategies for inventory optimization because having the right items in stock, in store, in season (not too much, not too little) is the strongest driver of Customer Experience (CX) and profitability.

AI/machine learning, interactive voice search apps, chat bots, augmented reality, beacons and robotics are at the forefront of newer customer facing technologies in retail. FIND OUT NOW!

How much time do your inventory planners spend trying to balance consumer demand patterns against purchasing decisions – only to find out there’s ALWAYS either too much or too little inventory? FIND OUT NOW!

Inventory Management 101 tells us that if we want to be successful, we must find the fine line between stockouts and overstock. So we apply what we know about demand forecasting and we do our best. What you probably don’t know is that many retailers are using the wrong demand forecasting strategy for their business model, and it’s leaving money on the table.