Procurement and Sourcing

Optimise your retail business in turbulent times

January 23, 2023

Optimise your retail business
Optimise your retail business in turbulent times In this guide we explore how to shape a validated and prioritised roadmap for business optimisation. You’ll also gain insights into how retail organisations like Boohoo Group and a leading UK supermarket
are ensuring early and lasting value from their optimisation initiatives.

Spotlight

Ward Transport & Logistics Corp.

Founded in 1931 by William W. Ward as a “one-truck, two man” operation, Ward was the first to offer Central Pennsylvania farmers access to the New York City market, where produce was in great demand. Ward hauled produce through the streets of Manhattan in exchange for cases of oil to take back to his rural suppliers. William Ward’s relentless commitment to his customers was the impetus of the type of Obsessive Customer Service that our customer’s experience today.

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Spotlight

Ward Transport & Logistics Corp.

Founded in 1931 by William W. Ward as a “one-truck, two man” operation, Ward was the first to offer Central Pennsylvania farmers access to the New York City market, where produce was in great demand. Ward hauled produce through the streets of Manhattan in exchange for cases of oil to take back to his rural suppliers. William Ward’s relentless commitment to his customers was the impetus of the type of Obsessive Customer Service that our customer’s experience today.

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