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Navigating the Future: Supply Chain Predictions for 2024

As we step into 2024, the global supply chain continues to evolve in response to myriad technological advancements, shifting consumer demands, and the aftermath of unprecedented events like a pandemic, climate change and wars. In this blog post, we’ll explore some key predictions for the supply chain industry in 2024…
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EDI as the Unsung Hero of the Holidays

The holiday shopping season is an incredibly busy and exciting time of the year. It’s a time when consumers rush to buy gifts, retailers stock up on inventory, and logistics companies work tirelessly to ensure that products reach their destinations on time. Behind the scenes, there’s a silent hero that…
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Supply Chain Lessons at RVCF

This fall’s RVCF Conference (the first in-person event since the pandemic) was held recently at the JW Marriott Camelback in Scottsdale, Arizona.  RVCF and the Marriott both did a great job with enhanced sanitization and social distancing for those in attendance and GraceBlood was there to mingle and learn!  The…
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Keeping Up with Changing E-Commerce Technology

Photo appears courtesy of Courtney Carmody. The Amazons and the Walmarts of the world are growing so fast, their vendors can barely keep up.  Amazon has roughly a gazillion vendor types…FBA and FBM oh my!  Meanwhile Walmart has so many vendors you scarcely understand who you’re buying from when you…
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Purchase Order Confirmation Rates: Navigating Amazon’s New Chargebacks

Photo appears courtesy of Wendy. Amazon recently announced a new type of chargeback that will initially impact Hardlines’ Vendor Central suppliers. While this might not seem to apply to you or your other trading relationships today, Amazon more and more (like Walmart in the past) is a bellwether when it…
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