Blog & Thought Leadership
Is Your Supply Chain Omni-Channel Ready?
Expectations on retailers have dramatically increased in this era of the connected customer due...
SEO tips for online retail start-ups.
This guide has been written specifically for you to garner clients and increase your...
Choosing an EDI Option:In-house or Outsource?
The market is flooded with many EDI software solutions and outsourced solution providers. It...
How Can spice™ Make Your EDI Life Easier
EDI or Electronic Data Interchange is the paperless or electronic transfer of business documents...
Staying Relevant in a World That is Being Dominated by Amazon
Amazon is dominating. They have ownership and expertise in retail, data storage, and logistics....
The Challenge and Opportunity in Omnichannel in the Canadian Retail Marketplace
The channel battle is harder to address for retailers like Canadian Tire where their...
eCommerce Subscription Model Strategy
Where are you on your ecommerce subscription model strategy? The latest study from MGI...
Logistics, Brands and Wholesale are in Amazon’s sights, not just Retail. Get ready.
Yesterday, I had an Amazon Prime home delivery made for some basics. As I...
B2B E-commerce: It’s a Journey, Not a Destination
Interest in B2B E-commerce, the business model of introducing E-commerce and “omni channel” processes...
The Mobile Advantage in the Retail Enterprise
Everywhere you look, people are using their smart devices, whether they’re mobile phones, tablets...
Retail Pressures are Fuelling Growth in Scan-based Trading (SBT)
As retailers (and brands) struggle in this devastating retail environment, SBT has emerged as...
Vendor Compliance…Here We Go Again
Vendor management is vital in today's supply chain, in order to have cost control...
Canadian Retail is Getting Ready, but are Other Industries Ready for Amazon?
Let’s first talk about retail. Over the past year or more, Amazon.ca has added...
Omni channel brings vendor managed inventory & scan-based trading back in fashion
Consignment and vendor managed inventory (VMI) relationships have been in place within traditional retail...
Light up your data – spice™ Live Board
I remember a number of years ago; I was sitting in my office as...
Sell More – Connected Retail
This is becoming more difficult in this era of the ultra-connected customer, due to...
spice™ World: Global Brands Scale their Operations Quickly
A brand that has seen initial success in Canada or the US is now...
Are you getting the most out of your Merchandise Planning?
Unfortunately many companies fail entirely and others have disappointing results with the practice of...
Vendor Compliance Programs Means $ to the Bottom-line
Do you feel that shipments are being delayed into your warehouse due to mistakes...
The value of Merchandise Planning within an organization
The discipline of merchandise planning is often misunderstood by many organizations. Time and time...
Omni-channel Execution: “endless aisle” drives sales and margins
The retail, manufacturing and distribution world is abuzz with “Omni-channel,” a term that still...
Breaking Big Data – Innovation through information
Many years ago I had the chance to observe a local shop keeper chat...
Retail Vendor Compliance Best Practice
It is common practice for retailers to have published compliance programs that their merchandise...
Delivering on the promise of omni-channel
Ease of service, choice of products, best prices and increased visibility is the mantra...
High Performance Supply Chains (Part 2)
In the earlier blog we created an overview of challenges and pitfalls many companies...
High Performance Supply Chains
Many corporate executives are concerned, perplexed and confused with supply chain related activities.
From raw data to insightful information– A road not so well travelled
Business leaders want access to facts and figures at a moment’s notice and the...
Achieving Profitable Sales Growth using “Next Gen” Web Portals
Companies have been focusing on upgrading their “core systems” such as Finance systems, Enterprise...
The Balanced Scorecard
Business scorecards are often referred to as ‘Dashboards’ – the key information you need...
Supply Chain Intelligence
As a Supply Chain Leader responsible for ensuring all key business processes deliver an...
‘Lean’ and ‘Six Sigma’ Aren’t Just Supply Chain Buzzwords
The press, consultants and executives use terms such as ‘Lean’ and ‘Six Sigma’ interchangeably,...