*originally appeared in Supply Professional magazine April 2024, p6 The Canadian workforce and the companies they work for are facing unchartered territory in the years ahead. The future labour market will see the number of people entering the workforce be less than the number of people leaving, presenting a variety of challenges for companies to… Continue reading The Effects of an Aging Workforce in Supply Chain
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Building An Effective Ecommerce Strategy
In job interviews, I'm often asked how I would build an Ecommerce strategy. It's not a question that has a short answer. The strategy depends on what it is you are trying to achieve. Since all my roles involve selling products online, I break it down into three areas; 1. New Product Launches, 2. Promotions,… Continue reading Building An Effective Ecommerce Strategy
How to Manage Your Product Assortment Through Economic Challenges
The news is full of doom and gloom right now about recession and inflation and what impact it will have on spending habits. Predictions on how it will impact holiday shopping this year have been circulating for weeks now. In Canada, it is estimated holiday spending could be down this year as much as 17%*… Continue reading How to Manage Your Product Assortment Through Economic Challenges
What do marketplaces mean for Buyers
With every major retailer adding a marketplace to their website, what does this mean for people who work in Buying? Are they going to be needed in the future? Or is this a role that will cease to exist in a few years, if not sooner. With marketplaces becoming a standard business practice for every… Continue reading What do marketplaces mean for Buyers
Watching E-Commerce Grow Up
Image by Kevin Phillips from Pixabay When I started working in the e-commerce department at Home Depot in 2006 it was a very different landscape than what you see today. There were very few websites in Canada at the time. Trying to convince Home Depot store vendors e-commerce was worth the time and effort for… Continue reading Watching E-Commerce Grow Up
Not A Shopaholic 