2012 NASSTRAC Shipper of the Year: Best Buy meets the multi-channel Challenge

摘要

As logistics professionals know, there's more to the supply chain than simply moving product. An innovative supply chain not only connects retailers to manufacturers and customers, but it can offer ancillary benefits including improved inventory control, lower costs, and even cleaner stores. A leading example of that is Best Buy, the Richfield, Minn.-based "big box" retailer of electronic goods. Faced with rising transportation costs two years ago, Best Buy set out to change its logistics strategy while remodeling some of its 1,059 U.S. retail locations to offer smaller, more intimate shopping environments with a "cleaner" look.