Jordan Speer

About Jordan

Jordan Speer is Research Manager for IDC Retail Insights, responsible for covering the global supply chain. Ms. Speer’s core research examines how digital technology opens opportunities to better connect and optimize the execution of the end-to-end supply chain from order creation through order fulfillment. Her research will cover sourcing, transportation, warehouse and labor management, returns, and global trade management with particular emphasis on how leading-edge technologies such as AI and analytics are key to evolving and improving these processes. Ms. Speer works with retailers and technology providers to help all parties understand where industry is headed and which best practices will align with their strategies to take them there.

Background

Before joining IDC, Jordan was editor in chief of Apparel, a 60-year-old print and online magazine covering the business and technology of the apparel supply chain, from concept to consumer, with particular emphasis on digital commerce, sustainability, technology trends, and retail best practices. Her 24 years of experience in research, writing, interviewing members of and reporting about the end-to-end apparel supply chain, from design through retail, have provided her with a comprehensive understanding of the business of apparel, the technology that runs it, how trade rules and regulations affect it, and how it has changed and continues to evolve. She takes a holistic view of industry while also drilling down to the small details that are crucial to enable retailers, brands, and manufacturers to gain the knowledge they need to make good decisions within their own enterprises.