E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

Amazon Go Has a New Rival in Japan

November 8, 2018

Amazon.com Inc. is betting that stores of the future won’t have any clerks or registers. A company in Japan thinks it can get there first.

E-Commerce Shipments Reach Canada Faster With Streamlined Logistics Strategy

November 7, 2018

Purolator International

Challenge: A leading software retailer planned an e-commerce expansion to the Canadian market, and wanted to ensure deliveries would be commensurate with U.S. service levels. The retailer was surprised to learn that most carriers do not offer comprehensive coverage throughout Canada — or a broad range of service options — which meant shipments would arrive days later than anticipated.

Logistics Hiring Contributes 10 Percent of October U.S. Job Growth

November 7, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Hiring in the transportation and warehousing sector soared in October as employers heading into peak shipping season added 24,800 jobs.

Think Tank

Winter (Shopping) Is Coming. Are You Prepared?

November 7, 2018

Sean McCartney, SCB Contributor

When the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, retailers have one thing on their minds: the peak-season holiday shopping rush.

Weed Woes: Canada Struggles to Meet Huge Demand for Legal Cannabis

November 6, 2018

The Guardian

Numerous stores are dealing with empty shelves and disgruntled customers — with fears many consumers will turn to black-market alternatives.

Packages Delivered Via Robot? Now There’s an App for That.

November 6, 2018

The Washington Post

Starship Technologies plans to broaden its delivery service beyond food to include packages, a move that led it to declare itself “the world’s first robot package delivery service.”

Retailers Are Spending Big on Digital Capabilities to Meet Customer Expectations

November 6, 2018

Gartner

Global retail sector technology spending will grow 3.6 percent to reach almost $203.6bn in 2019, with similar growth rates for the next two years.

Online Sales Will Jump 15 Percent This Holiday Season, Adobe Predicts

November 5, 2018

Fortune

There could be a lot of elbow room at the local mall this holiday season as more and more people do their shopping online.

Retailers Officially Launch Holiday Shopping Season

November 2, 2018

Los Angeles Times

This year’s holiday shopping season was off and running Thursday, right after Halloween ended.

Think Tank

Coalition: USPS Needs ‘Breathing Room’ to Pursue Long-Term Reform

October 29, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The U.S. Postal Service faces a looming financial crisis that poses a challenge to its survival.

E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the e-commerce/omnichannel industry — which consists of companies engaged in internet retailing, including those with auxiliary brick-and-mortar stores. Learn how e-commerce/omnichannel companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.