E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

Challenges & Opportunities in Supply Chain

May 18, 2018

Sean Elliott, Chief Technology Officer, HighJump Software

Gartner Announces Winners of Its 2018 Supply Chainnovators Awards

May 18, 2018

Gartner, Inc. has announced the winners of the 2018 Supply Chainnovator Awards. The awards, announced this week at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference, recognize unconventional, innovative and high-impact supply chain initiatives in the healthcare, high-tech manufacturing and consumer/retail sectors.

Target Tests Retail ‘Flow Center’ for Faster, Nimbler Distribution

May 18, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Target Corp. is testing a new distribution strategy aimed at speeding up its restocking and making the retailer more nimble at stores and online as it competes with rivals like Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc.

Trump Said Amazon Cost the USPS ‘Billions.’ But the Post Office Has a Different Explanation.

May 18, 2018

The Washington Post

The U.S. Postal Service says that its large financial losses are caused by market forces and governmental constraints but not Amazon.com, in a release of its quarterly statistics that stood in contrast to pointed statements made by President Trump.

Can Customs Handle the E-Commerce Flood?

May 18, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A relatively high duty exemption for small packages imported into the U.S. is having all kinds of consequences for the flood of goods generated by e-commerce.

Amazon to Open Checkout-Free Stores in Chicago and San Francisco

May 17, 2018

Reuters

Amazon.com Inc is bringing its grocery store without checkout lines to Chicago and San Francisco, the company said in a statement this week, confirming reports it will expand the concept beyond its pilot in Seattle.

Reinventing the Supply Chain: The Future of Fulfillment Vision Study

May 16, 2018

Zebra Technologies

Making Order Consolidation Work for the Mid-Market Omnichannel

May 16, 2018

Nick McLean

One of the biggest challenges of ship-from-store fulfillment is order consolidation, or the ability to bring an online order with multiple products into a single shippable package. When inventory is located across multiple stores and distribution centers across the country, it is quite the logistical feat, especially for mid-market retailers, to determine the quickest, most efficient way for product to be shipped to the customer.

U.S. Retail Imports Are Growing Despite Tariff Threats

May 15, 2018

Maritime Executive

Imports at U.S. major retail container ports are expected to grow steadily throughout the summer despite the prospect of heavy tariffs on goods from China, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released last week by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Jack Ma Takes Alibaba on a New Path, for Better or Worse

May 14, 2018

Forbes

Alibaba has long enjoyed a lucrative return from its massive online shopping network. But their extraordinary profitability is no longer a foregone conclusion as the Chinese e-commerce giant re-invests huge sums of money on new initiatives in the face of intensifying competition.

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.