E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

Redefining the Retail Industry in China

February 7, 2018

Once known as the world's manufacturer, China has emerged as a destination for retailers from around the world to sell. A growing middle class with consumers willing to spend, Chinese retail sales grew 9.6 percent in 2016 and was on track to surpass that for 2017. Primarily fueled by e-commerce, retail is undergoing a big change and evolving in what is called O2O – online to offline. -Cathy Morrow Roberson, Founder/Head Analyst, Logistics Trends & Insights LLC

Direct to Consumer Enablement for Retail Success

February 7, 2018

Amber Road

Survival Strategies for Brands and Traditional Retailers

February 7, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

This just in: People are still shopping in physical stores.

Traditional Retailers Struggling? It’s Not All Amazon’s Fault.

February 6, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

If you want an explanation of why brick-and-mortar retailers are struggling today, industry observers say, look no further than Amazon. But there’s more to the picture than that.

Strategies for Today’s Distribution Center Labor Challenges

January 30, 2018

Fortna

Using LMS to Address Omnichannel Challenges

January 29, 2018

Honeywell Intelligrated

The Put Wall: Versatile Facilitator of Omnichannel Distribution

January 29, 2018

Honeywell Intelligrated

Order Fulfillment Optimization

January 29, 2018

Honeywell Intelligrated

How Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Can Survive in the Age of Amazon

January 29, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

As Amazon tightens its grip on the modern-day consumer, you have to wonder: Do traditional brick-and-mortar retailers have any future at all?

How Amazon and Wal-Mart Are Poised to Swoop In on Toys 'R' US

January 26, 2018

Fortune

As expected when it filed for bankruptcy protection last summer, struggling toy retailer Toys ‘R’ Us is closing an enormous number of stores, 180 stores to be specific or nearly 20 percent of its fleet, as it tries to get back to being a viable chain.

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.