Value Chain Tech

Elizabeth Lafontaine, Retail Leader’s chief retail analyst, will be speaking at the inaugural Value Chain Tech, which takes place September 25 to 27 in Seattle.

Vivek Goel, Foot Locker VP, automation and integration, will be featured at the inaugural Value Chain Tech. Goel will be discussing how artificial intelligence can enhance supply chain performance across retail channels through learning algorithms to analyze data.

Know a retailer, brand or individual making the retail industry more sustainable? Nominations for the eight categories of Retail Sustainability Awards are free and open until June 23.

The challenge most retailers have is that most of their value chain environmental impact lies outside their business and supply chain.

Value chains aspire to steer resources to their most productive use, not only across countries and sectors, but also within the stages of value addition.

In its annual ESG report, Sprouts said its new store prototype is 23% smaller, which will help it reduce emissions on a per-store basis.

From supply chain to value chain, the evolution of the supply chain function from cost-center to value-creator is top of mind for retailers this year.

The Value Chain Tech event is unique in its unparalleled focus on the technologies that underpin and fuel the new value chain landscape.