Abstract The modern retail environment is evolving rapidly under the confluence of technological advancement, environmental uncertainty, and general market dynamism. We summarize and synthesize the studies in this special-topic issue to illustrate how transportation capabilities enable members of the modern retail supply chain to adopt new business models, enhance lifestyles of community members, and contribute to corporate social responsibility. Further, we propose extensions to the studies published in this issue to further examine the future of transportation in retail. Notably, we call for future studies to explore how retail supply chain members may (1) develop new transportation and distribution capabilities by overcoming technical debt associated with specialized but abandoned assets; (2) leverage secondary markets to develop a closed-loop supply chain to maximize value and minimize waste; and (3) use enhanced transportation transparency and visibility to enhance customer service and sustainability efforts in retail supply chains.

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交通使现代零售“点击”：未来的研究问题

摘要 在技术进步、环境不确定性和一般市场活力的共同作用下，现代零售环境正在迅速演变。我们对本期专题研究进行总结和综合，以说明运输能力如何使现代零售供应链的成员采用新的商业模式，改善社区成员的生活方式，并为企业社会责任做出贡献。此外，我们建议对本期发表的研究进行扩展，以进一步研究零售业运输的未来。值得注意的是，我们呼吁未来研究探索零售供应链成员如何（1）通过克服与专业但废弃资产相关的技术债务来开发新的运输和分销能力；（2）利用二级市场发展闭环供应链，实现价值最大化和浪费最小化；(3) 利用增强的运输透明度和可见性来加强零售供应链中的客户服务和可持续性努力。