With the internet and e-commerce, there is no longer a place for independent retailers in the supply chain management (SCM) world. The big retailers dominate the sales channels in the supply chain, but they do not have the same level of influence.
With the internet and e-commerce, there is no longer a place for independent retailers in the supply chain management (SCM) world. The big retailers dominate the sales channels in the supply chain, but they do not have the same level of influence.The big retailers have the power, and the infrastructure, but they don’t have the influence. What they do have is the power to influence what the retailers are selling, which in our industry can mean anything from a few hundred dollars of a consumer’s time to millions of dollars of consumer dollars.
With the internet and e-commerce, there is no longer a place for independent retailers in the supply chain management (SCM) world. The big retailers dominate the sales channels in the supply chain, but they do not have the same level of influence.The big retailers have the power, and the infrastructure, but they don’t have the influence. What they do have is the power to influence what the retailers are selling, which in our industry can mean anything from a few hundred dollars of a consumer’s time to millions of dollars of consumer dollars.The big retailers have the power to influence what retailers are selling, what retailers are selling, and what retailers are selling. Because of the influence of retailers over retailers, they have the opportunity and ability to influence the entire supply chain. For example, the big retailers have the power to dictate what retailers are selling and what retailers are selling. And since it’s not usually the consumers who influence the consumer, the big retailers have the opportunity and ability to influence the retailers.
With the internet and e-commerce, there is no longer a place for independent retailers in the supply chain management (SCM) world. The big retailers dominate the sales channels in the supply chain, but they do not have the same level of influence.The big retailers have the power, and the infrastructure, but they don’t have the influence. What they do have is the power to influence what the retailers are selling, which in our industry can mean anything from a few hundred dollars of a consumer’s time to millions of dollars of consumer dollars.The big retailers have the power to influence what retailers are selling, what retailers are selling, and what retailers are selling. Because of the influence of retailers over retailers, they have the opportunity and ability to influence the entire supply chain. For example, the big retailers have the power to dictate what retailers are selling and what retailers are selling. And since it’s not usually the consumers who influence the consumer, the big retailers have the opportunity and ability to influence the retailers.This is a huge issue for small businesses. Small businesses have the ability to influence the supply chain, but they have the difficult job of keeping their competitors out of the supply chain. Because of the influence of retailers over retailers, it’s almost impossible for small businesses to influence retailers.
