E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

JD.com Is Turning Its Logistics Network Into a Broader Delivery Service

October 25, 2018

Chinese online retailer JD.com is staking a claim in China’s intensely competitive package-delivery market by opening its logistics network to parcels shipped by consumers and businesses.

Walmart, Battling Amazon, Extends Free Two-Day Shipping to Third-Party Items

October 25, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Walmart is extending free two-day shipping next month to millions of third-party products sold over its website, part of the company's push to capture online shoppers.

The Clothing Industry Harms the Planet. What Can Fashion Students Do?

October 24, 2018

The Guardian

All too often, sustainability is treated as a one-off topic, rather than a practice to be embraced by all.

When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s More Complicated.

October 24, 2018

The New York Times

Half a century ago, a typical Sears salesman could walk out of the store at retirement with a nest egg worth well over a million in today’s dollars, feathered with company stock.

Inside Target’s Plan to Win Over Customers This Holiday Season

October 24, 2018

The Washington Post

How will retailers win this holiday season? By making shopping easier.

Think Tank

Why We Need More Strategic Management in Trucking

October 22, 2018

John Vogt

Trucking is indispensable to value creation in the U.S. Why, then, do so many companies have no real strategy?

The End of Cheap Shipping From China

October 19, 2018

The Atlantic

The White House wants to put an end to low-cost shipping from overseas, a move widely supported among U.S. e-commerce sellers.

Think Tank

GSR Waiver Warning: An Open Letter to Shippers

October 19, 2018

Ken Wood

UPS and FedEx are doubling down on their plan to systematically renegotiate customer contracts, with an attempt to eliminate guaranteed delivery times.

Case Study

Furniture Manufacturer Accelerates Supply Chain, Expands Network With TMS

October 18, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

Company managers knew there had to be a smarter way to manage transportation.

Long Before Amazon, Sears Taught Americans to Trust Shopping From Home

October 18, 2018

Los Angeles Times

The irony is that Sears figured out shopping from home long before Amazon’s Jeff Bezos even was born.

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.