Point of Sale (Podcast)

The value of Amazon Logistics — Point of Sale

Point of Sale is sponsored by ArcBest. ArcBest is more than logistics. Whatever you do, whatever you ship, ArcBest makes it easier for you to do business. ArcBest combines reliable capacity, innovative technology and trusted relationships to take the complexity out of your supply chain and keep your shipments moving. That’s what makes ArcBest more than logistics.

Amazon has seen continued growth and dominance through the pandemic, and its path looks bright for the future as well. On this episode...

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Keeping beauty clean and green — Point of Sale

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ArcBest is more than logistics. Whatever you do, whatever you ship, ArcBest makes it easier for you to do business. ArcBest combines reliable capacity, innovative technology and trusted relationships to take the complexity out of your supply chain and keep your shipments moving. That’s what makes ArcBest more than logistics.

The beauty industry is one of the biggest niches in the retail landscape, and a clean ingredient list and testing process for skin-care and makeup products have become a...

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A perfect fit for managed transportation — Point of Sale

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ArcBest is more than logistics. Whatever you do, whatever you ship, ArcBest makes it easier for you to do business. ArcBest combines reliable capacity, innovative technology and trusted relationships to take the complexity out of your supply chain and keep your shipments moving. That’s what makes ArcBest more than logistics.

Deciding how to manage your transportation needs can be tricky, especially for small businesses or retailers that may not have the budget to spend on big-name carriers....

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Port congestion and Suez fallout — Point of Sale

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Point of Sale is sponsored by ArcBest. ArcBest is more than logistics. Whatever you do, whatever you ship, ArcBest makes it easier for you to do business. ArcBest combines reliable capacity, innovative technology and trusted relationships to take the complexity out of your supply chain and keep your shipments moving. That’s what makes ArcBest more than logistics.

It’s been 10 days since the Ever Given was freed after blocking the Suez Canal, but the impacts are still just barely beginning to be...

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Silver linings of retail — Point of Sale

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COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns upended the retail landscape, but Simeon Siegel, managing director and senior analyst at BMO Markets, believes there are many silver linings. He breaks them down on this episode of Point of Sale.

When the pandemic hit, Siegel says retailers were faced with an environment of zero revenue and optional costs. This gave massive companies the ability to do something only startups are typically capable of: pivoting.

Andrew Cox and Siegel discuss a wide range of...

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3PL Summit: Delivering better digital experience through human-centered design

This Point of Sale recap is from the FreightWaves 3PL Summit. 

POINT OF SALE TOPIC: Delivering a better digital freight experience through human-centered design and technology

DETAILS: Digitization and automation are often thought of as creating more distant relationships between 3PLs and carriers. Lily Shen and Andrew Cox discuss how digitization can create closer relationships between 3PLs and their carrier and shipper partners.

SPEAKER: Shen is president and CEO of Transfix

BIO: With more than...

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Where retail meets augmented reality — Point of Sale

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The world of augmented and virtual reality went through an explosion during the COVID-19 crisis as retailers had to quickly come up with ways for customers to test products without physically going into stores. 

In this episode of Point of Sale, Andrew Cox talked to Dijam Panigrahi, co-founder and COO of GridRaster, about the tech explosion and the way the retail industry adapted to physical shopping limitations. 

GridRaster is a cloud-based AR/VR infrastructure provider that delivers companies...

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Fulfillment worthy of 5 stars — Point of Sale

E-commerce penetration accelerated greatly due to the coronavirus and now retailers are having to balance these new consumer expectations with long-term profitability. There are a few major fulfillment methods being implemented across the retail sector, but which is the best and will win out in the long run? 

Andrew Cox found out in this episode of Point of Sale. He welcomed Rick Watson, founder and CEO of RMW Commerce Consulting, to talk about how he consults retailers on e-commerce operations.

W...

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How trade policies affect retailers — Point of Sale

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Every piece of the retail supply chain ultimately has to bow to trade policies and tariffs enacted by overseeing governments. On this episode of Point of Sale, host Andrew Cox explores the ins and outs of U.S. policy with retail analyst, Forbes contributor and former American Apparel & Footwear Association President Rick Helfenbein. 

The Trump administration put several policies into place that severely impacted the retail industry. One of the earliest was the Chinese 301 tariffs, which were...

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Warehousing gets a tech boost — Point of Sale

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This episode of Point of Sale is sponsored by ArcBest. ArcBest is more than logistics. Whatever you do, whatever you ship, ArcBest makes it easier for you to do business. ArcBest combines reliable capacity, innovative technology and trusted relationships to take the complexity out of your supply chain and keep your shipments moving. That’s what makes ArcBest more than logistics.

Warehouses of all sizes are seeing a technology revolution and COVID-19 increased the need for tech implementation as...

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