Key Business Realities that Retailers Face – Part 1 of 5

Are you facing this reality?

Retailers often lack the ability to centrally buy for their distributed locations, due to issues related to shipping certain goods across borders, ensuring delivery timeliness, and allowing for locational inventory variety.  Restaurants in particular need the ability to purchase from local vendors to ensure fresh food quality and on-time delivery of perishable items. While regional purchasing empowers local teams, it creates a challenge for corporate headquarter to maintain true oversight of buying across locations.