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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, retailers and consumer goods companies are looking for solutions to cope with both immediate business needs and the impact the virus will have on future shopping habits. Industry experts weigh in on the tech you need now and in the future to ensure your organization emerges from the crisis ready to win.
Session Schedule:
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Date: Thursday, April 16th at 2:00 PM EDT
Factory shutdowns, travel restrictions, and stay-at-home orders — three things capable of posing serious implications to a retailer’s sourcing operations. Luckily, there are best practices, tools, and processes retailers can embrace to manage their business post-COVID-19. Join RIS editor-in-chief, Tim Denman, along with Bamboo Rose CEO, Sue Welch, and director of customer success, Mary Unis, as they talk through tips and tricks they’ve gleaned through decades working closely with retailers on sourcing optimization. Learn how colleagues can collaborate digitally on assortment strategy, initiate the product discovery process with suppliers across the globe in an instant, and actually shorten buy cycles and reduce sampling-related costs despite the current supply chain disruptions.
Speakers:
Sue Welch, CEO, Bamboo Rose
Mary Unis, Custom Success, Bamboo Rose
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Date: Friday, April 24th at 11am ET
Traditionally, consumer goods companies have relied on shipment data for their demand planning, or demand signals based on syndicated data. However, while these tactics have traditionally worked well in the past, the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that having access to near-real-time data from key retail customers is more important than ever when building a more sustainable future.
While the recent current events have caused many CGs and retailers to pivot and shift manufacturing operations and fulfillment strategies, some have already had the tools in place to operate their businesses as usual. This web session will explore some of the benefits realized from these leaders in order to support stronger collaborative efforts moving forward, and leverage this situation as a learning experience for CG companies and retailers to thrive together.
Speaker:
Suresh Prahlad Bharadwaj, AVP, Lead Product Manager – TradeEdge, EdgeVerve Ltd. (An Infosys Company)
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Date: Thursday, Apr 30th at 2:00 PM EDT
This webinar will explore how the current global pandemic is shaping consumer behavior across the world, utilizing Salesforce’s proprietary Shopping Index data. Analyzing the shopping of over a billion global shoppers, we will discuss how shoppers are changing their digital habits, from spending patterns, emerging product categories, and how individual metro areas are responding to their new normal.
Speaker:
Caila Schwartz, Manager, Strategy and Insights RCG, Salesforce