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Ron’s Thoughts: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going
My first reaction to the last three months, going back to March is just wow, what happened? When stores were closed, the furniture industry got hit hard. By April, sales had dropped by 66%. It happened so quickly that it was—and still is—hard to adjust. Yet, we’ve seen some businesses do amazing and creative things…
Read MoreHandling Supply Chain Disruptions
The idea of supply chain disruption isn’t new. Everything from worker strikes to weather to new taxes and tariffs can cause unforeseen changes to your supply chain, forcing you to quickly adapt and overcome. Supply disruptions and shortages can change how supply chains function daily and long-term, taking the idea of supply chain business operations…
Read MoreThe Benefits of eCommerce: How Selling Online Helps Businesses Stay Competitive
Digital shopping has become a staple of the consumer experience, and it’s not slowing down anytime soon, with sales expected to exceed $7.4 trillion by 2025. It’s been gaining speed for a while, but in 2020, many businesses learned how crucial eCommerce is for weathering storms, staying competitive, and offering customers the best experience possible. Still,…
Read More8 Vendor Selection Criteria for Choosing a VMI Provider
Every business owner knows that choosing the right vendor requires getting honest answers to your buying questions. But in order to get these answers, you must first know what questions to ask, and the vendor selection criteria to keep in mind. Something I’m often asked when I’m meeting with potential Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) customers—particularly…
Read MoreRon’s Thoughts: Drop Shipping in Uncertain Times
Like many of you, I’m writing this from my home office, so let me start by saying that if you are home, I hope you’re safe and healthy. And if you can’t stay home, know that we are all grateful for whatever you’re doing to support your community. In these tough times, we are all…
Read MoreDeep Dive: How Dock Scheduling Reduces Detention and Per Diem Fees
Three things that thousands of retailers, warehouses, and distributors have in common? Congested docks, overworked employees, and too much paperwork. Between managing dock appointments, accounting for surges in deliveries, and making sure the right people are in place, keeping a “clean” yard seems like a pipe dream to many in the warehousing industry. To add…
Read MoreRon’s Thoughts: Dock Scheduling & Yard Management
As you read this, I hope you, your family and others that you work with are safe and healthy during these uncertain times. That said, I feel confident that we will get through this, together, and that if we can prepare now, the home furnishings industry will be stronger than ever as we head into…
Read MoreCelebrating International Women’s Day at TrueCommerce: Part II
This is part two in our series celebrating the women of TrueCommerce. If you missed the first article, you can read it here! We’re back again to interview two more amazing TrueCommerce women, in celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day 2020. Today, we’re chatting with Nicole Toldi, the Manager of Human Resources…
Read MoreCelebrating International Women’s Day at TrueCommerce: Part I
March is Women’s History Month, and yesterday was International Women’s Day: a worldwide celebration of the social, cultural and economic achievements of women with a focus on global equality for all. Here at TrueCommerce, we are proud to not only employ women throughout our organization, but to stand both behind and with them as they…
Read MoreUnified Commerce: The Next Step in Supply Chain Evolution
This content was updated on December 18th, 2023 Today, around 275 million people shop online in the United States, and the number is expected to continue climbing in the future. Customers want their purchases delivered with impressive accuracy and speed. To meet expectations, retailers have turned to integrated solutions. A unified commerce platform automates communication, organization, and…
Read MoreRon’s Thoughts: News and Notes from Las Vegas Market
The Las Vegas Furniture Market, the largest in in the western US, is a world-class experience that just keeps getting better. Serving primarily retail buyers and interior designers, it offers its tens of thousands of attendees a vast, cross-category shopping environment second to none on the west coast. And it is only getting bigger with…
Read MoreReplenishment Is Key to Effective Scan-Based Trading
This content was updated on December 18th, 2023 Driven by retailers who love low-risk investments, scan-based trading (SBT) is quickly becoming a normal occurrence among supply chains. While not every supplier is a fan of the practice, SBT is growing across several retailers and channels and suppliers need to get on board, or risk falling…
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