E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

Farmers Hit the Road to Reach Shoppers Before Amazon Does

April 13, 2018

Huge retailers like Walmart, Amazon and Peapod are fighting for a piece of the online food delivery business.

Q&A: FedEx Finds Unexpected Benefits From New Fuel Technologies

April 11, 2018

Each business day, FedEx serves over 220 countries and territories with more than 600 aircraft as well as more than 190,000 on-road and off-road vehicles, which includes around 132,000 company-owned vehicles. The shipping company, which has $60 billion-plus in revenue, operates on an immense scale.

Nordstrom Is Opening a New York Store as Other Retailers Close Theirs

April 11, 2018

The New York Times

The Nordstrom family has run stores for more than a century, first selling shoes in the Pacific Northwest and later introducing fashion-forward clothing to wealthy suburbanites across the country.

Making Sure the Last (Cross-Border) Mile Doesn’t Hurt Your Business

April 11, 2018

Pinduoduo: The $1.5Bn Startup Challenging E-Commerce Giant Alibaba in China's Towns and Villages

April 11, 2018

Forbes

Alibaba has long dominated the China’s $370bn online shopping market, but its digital malls have never been popular with 59-year-old Liu Liping.

What Is the Donald Trump Vs. Jeff Bezos Feud Really About?

April 11, 2018

The Guardian

One is the world’s richest man, the other is the world’s most powerful.

Opinion: How to Make the Most of the Canadian E-Commerce Boom

April 10, 2018

John Costanzo, President, Purolator International

The fight is on for domination of the Canadian e-commerce market, and it’s a significant and burgeoning opportunity.

Robots Are Taking Over the E-Commerce Warehouse

April 9, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Do robots in the warehouse want to help you do your job better? Or do they just want your job?

Is Amazon Bad for the Postal Service? Or Its Savior?

April 9, 2018

The New York Times

Five times in the last week, President Trump has pointed his Twitter arrows at Amazon over what he insists is a bad deal for the United States Postal Service.

Q&A: Innovations in Last-Mile Delivery

April 6, 2018

Conversations with supply-chain executives how about how they are addressing the biggest challenges in fulfilling e-commerce orders to consumers today.

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.