Contributed by ReposiTrak Chief Executive Officer Randy Fields All too often, suppliers find themselves developing product distribution strategies using information that is either out-of-date or out-of-context. ...
One year after Southern California supermarket chain Stater Bros. Markets chose ReposiTrak to help it address out-of-stocks, especially in the direct store delivery (DSD) categories that were the most problematic, out-of-stocks are substantially redu...
SAN BERNARDINO, CA & SALT LAKE CITY, March 9, 2022 – Stater Bros. Markets, a Southern California supermarket chain known for its excellence in food and service, is taking additional steps to ensure that the products customers want are available w...
Out-of-stocks (OOS) have plagued the retail industry for decades, estimated to cost as much as $150 billion annually in the grocery sector alone. New supply chain challenges driven by the COVID-19 pandemic have further complicated the already delicat...
SALT LAKE CITY, December 16, 2020 –To help retailers deliver on the key proposition of grocery e-commerce—namely, frictionless convenience—ReposiTrak, the industry leader in direct store delivery (DSD) for the retail supply chain, is offering an omni...
Interview conducted by: Lynn Fosse, Senior Editor, CEOCFO Magazine, Published – October 7, 2019 Mr. Fields, what is the focus at Park City Group, today? Mr Fields: Our primary mission is to help retailers and their suppliers do a better job for ...
Despite some high-profile supplier departures and a belief among at least some in the industry that stores might be better served dealing with fewer suppliers, consumer shopping trends portend a continued increase in direct-store delivery as a means ...
Consumers have made it clear that they are looking for more local and specialty products in their neighborhood supermarkets. This is the most recent, and perhaps most pronounced, phase in the evolution of consumer tastes and preferences, a trend that...
“When retailers allow a supplier to do direct store deliveries to their stores, they have made a deal with the Devil.” So says Randy Fields, the CEO of the Park City Group, and the former Chairman of Mrs. Fields Cookies. As a former retail executive ...
Inventories have ballooned nearly three-fold over the last two decades as localization has been embraced to protect market share and profitability. Yet, localization just might hasten the death of certain banners unless steps are taken to control the...