E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

Asia's Richest Man Wants to Take on Amazon in India. Here’s How.

Rivals Amazon and Walmart Team Up to Fight New E-Commerce Regulations

January 9, 2019

The bitter rivals have come together in India to lobby the government on regulations that threaten to dampen their expansion ambitions.

Kroger, Microsoft Are Building the Grocery Store of the Future

January 9, 2019

Bloomberg

Kroger and Microsoft are joining forces to bring the ease of online shopping to brick-and-mortar grocery stores.

The New Generation of A.I. vs. Hackers

January 9, 2019

Bloomberg

Microsoft, Google, Amazon and various startups are moving away from solely using older “rules-based” technology designed to respond to specific kinds of intrusion.

Robots Address Today’s Retail Industry Concerns

January 4, 2019

Jim Liefer, SCB Contributor

Retailers are looking for solutions to accelerate order fulfillment, reduce employee turnover and streamline processes. Robotics is the answer.

Swamped With Inventory, U.S. Companies Turn to ‘Mobile Storage’

January 2, 2019

The Wall Street Journal

U.S. companies are so inundated with inventory that some are renting truck trailers to use for storage space.

India’s Crackdown on Amazon, Walmart Could Cost Online Shoppers

December 28, 2018

Bloomberg

India’s new rules for foreign e-commerce platforms may be designed to protect local companies, but consumers are likely to suffer the collateral damage.

Amazon's Record Holiday Shows Consumers' Spending Splurge

December 27, 2018

Bloomberg

Amazon reported a record-breaking holiday season, suggesting consumer optimism isn’t being deterred by a tumbling stock market.

A High-Tech Solution for Retail's Gift-Return Woes

December 27, 2018

Sarah Halzack, Bloomberg Opinion

Our post-holiday gifting hangover tends to be a peak time for returns, exacerbating a problem that’s grown more vexing for retailers with the rise of e-commerce.

Case Study

For Peak Season Order Fulfillment, Three Management Systems Prove Better Than One

December 26, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

A system employing voice, barcode scanning and light triples the speed that an e-tailer could get costumes and party supplies out the door and to its customers.

Trump Tariff War Sends U.S. Retailers on Buying Binge

December 21, 2018

Reuters

In the nearly 40 years she has spent in trade, Amy Magnus has never seen retailers hoarding so much inventory.

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.