Enspire Commerce, provider of a cloud-based, omnichannel customer-engagement platform, has released a new version of its omnichannel order-management system (OMS).

Apparel is the most popular retail category among all channels, according to a survey by OneStop Internet. The survey revealed that apparel is driving online growth, with 45 percent of respondents saying they plan to buy more clothing online than any other retail category in the next year.

Between 2014 and 2015, China's cross-border e-commerce market nearly doubled, from $30.07bn to $57.13bn, with estimates from eMarketer predicting the market will pass the $85bn mark in 2016. This has undoubtedly bolstered demand for air cargo services between China and its trading partners.

JDA Software Group, Inc. has partnered with the Category Management Association (CMA) on a new version of CMA's CatMan application.

Retailers will need to do some serious marketing and brand shifting going forward given the biggest consumer base, those millennials, aren't as loyal or brand committed as previous generations of consumers.

Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers alike are being challenged with diverse, continually changing channel fulfillment demands. Across industries, success (and even survival) depends on the ability to serve customers profitably in the way they expect to be served.

Many retailers are likely familiar with and perhaps even own a Staples Easy Button. They may have even tapped the tchotchke a time or two, prompting the bright red plastic button to cheerfully chirp the office supply retailer's tagline, "That was easy!" But calling out the retailer's tagline was the extent of the Easy Button's capabilities. Until now.