Retail
19 posts tagged with “Retail”
Best Buy’s Zero-Waste Logistics Playbook: What 29 Certified Facilities Prove
See how Best Buy certified 29 supply chain facilities as zero waste—and turn its diversion, audit, packaging, and reverse-logistics practices into an operating scorecard.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Holiday Inventory Is Already In: Reconcile Port Forecasts With Distribution-Center Receipts
Turn early holiday imports into usable inventory by reconciling port forecasts with customs, drayage, receiving, and putaway milestones.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 18, 2026 · 6 min read
AI Last-Mile Optimization Needs a Retail Promise-Cost Feedback Loop
Learn how retailers can connect delivery promises, carrier selection, actual outcomes, and cost data in a practical AI last-mile optimization loop.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 17, 2026 · 6 min read
Target’s Inventory Digital Twin Needs a Physical-to-System Reconciliation Loop
Turn retail inventory digital twins into trusted decision systems with event-level reconciliation, confidence thresholds, and accuracy and latency KPIs.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 17, 2026 · 6 min read
Retail Supply Chain Restructuring Needs Supplier-Change Transportation Models
Retailers weighing nearshoring, onshoring, and supplier diversification need transportation models that test landed cost, lead time, capacity, customs, and service promises before sourcing changes are locked.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 20, 2026 · 6 min read
Target’s New Supply Chain Facility Model Points to the Next-Day Retail Network Race
Target’s Houston Receive Center shows why next-day retail fulfillment now depends on inventory positioning, flexible nodes, and tighter TMS/WMS coordination.
CXTMS InsightsJune 2, 2026 · 7 min read
Walmart Is Simplifying Inbound Logistics. Suppliers Should Treat It as a Data-Readiness Test.
Walmart's inbound logistics simplification push shows why supplier compliance now depends on clean PO, ASN, appointment, carrier, and receiving data.
CXTMS InsightsMay 27, 2026 · 7 min read
RELEX State of Supply Chain 2026: AI Moves From Pilot Projects to Operational Decision-Making
RELEX's 2026 survey shows 67% of supply chain leaders now running AI in live planning operations. Here's what that shift means for freight forwarders and logistics operators building their TMS strategy.
CXTMS InsightsMay 3, 2026 · 4 min read
Deloitte 2026 Retail Outlook: 66% of Retailers Plan to Restructure Their Supply Chains This Year
Deloitte's 2026 Retail Industry Global Outlook reveals that 66% of retail executives plan to restructure their supply chains through onshoring, nearshoring, and supplier diversification. Here's what it means for logistics.
CXTMS InsightsMarch 8, 2026 · 6 min read