There you have it:
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Better sales numbers because knowledgeable supplier representatives of DSD products are in the stores multiple times per week merchandising their products. Out of stocks for DSD items are reported as being 2 - 4% less than products distributed through retail distribution centers.
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1000s of retailer hours saved due to a reduction in shelf-tag & scan errors because DSD item data is managed by vendors and communicated to retailers through data synchronization.
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Reduced labor expense for reordering and merchandising products since this is taken care of by the supplier at no extra cost to the retailer. Merchandising time spent handling item data is reduced by five to ten percent.
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DSD products bypass the retail distribution center which takes out 0.5 - 1.0% inventory out of the retail distributor’s inventory assets.
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1000s of hours of retail warehouse labor hours saved because DSD products are delivered directly to the stores. Logistics costs savings to the retailer are estimated at a 1.0%+ reduction.
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Speed to market for new items is improved by 2 weeks because products bypass retail distribution centers in the supply chain.
-5 - 10% reduction in finance time and audit fees spent reconciling invoices.