E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

As Amazon Pushes Forward With Robots, Workers Find New Roles

September 14, 2017

Nissa Scott started working at the cavernous Amazon warehouse in southern New Jersey late last year, stacking plastic bins the size of small ottomans. It was not, she says, the most stimulating activity. And lifting the bins, which often weigh 25 pounds each, was also tiring over 10-hour shifts.

A Guide to Selecting a WMS Vendor

September 13, 2017

Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors

'Ware-bnb': The Rise of On-Demand Distribution

September 13, 2017

Air Cargo World

With its dark, gloomy winters, Seattle is a good place to run a wine accessories store, especially during the holiday season. A few years ago, a wine-themed company called True Fabrications was doing well in Seattle - so well, in fact, that it was running out of space to store its inventory. The owners figured that, to get through their next holiday peak season, they would need another 2,000 to 3,000 pallet positions of capacity, but only for four to five months.

Amazon Is Seeking a Home for Its $5Bn Second Headquarters

September 12, 2017

The Washington Post

Amazon.com is scouting North American cities for a second company headquarters, where it plans to hire as many as 50,000 full-time workers, the tech giant announced.

Mexican Businesses Have a New Way to Sell Goods in China Thanks to Alibaba

September 11, 2017

Fortune

Chinese retail giant Alibaba's executive chairman Jack Ma and Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto have backed an agreement that aims to help Mexican businesses sell goods in China using Alibaba's business-to-business trading site.

Mattress Disruption: Leesa Replaces Casper in West Elm's Stores As It Builds Out Its Brand

September 8, 2017

Forbes

In the battle of the online mattress brands, Leesa Sleep has been something of a below-the-radar player as it has built up a brand with sales expected to reach at least $150m this year. The company's move today to sell its mattresses in West Elm's furniture and home décor stores, replacing Casper's, augurs in a new, louder era.

Counterfeit Yeezys and the Booming Sneaker Black Market

September 8, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Kevin longed for a pair of Adidas' "pirate black" Yeezys, a charcoal-colored edition of the ultra-hip sneakers designed by rapper Kanye West.

How to Master the Omnichannel Experience for Gen Z

September 7, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

It's no secret that Generation Z consumers (aged approximately 13 to 21) are highly connected and digitally immersed. In response, marketers have been quick to focus all their energy on trends like video and branded filters in an attempt to cater to these digital natives through Instagram, Snapchat and other mobile apps.

'Amazon Effect' Sparks Deals for Software-Tracking Firms

September 6, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

A growing number of companies are paying to track in real time everything from truckloads of pork chops to shipping containers full of exercise equipment.

See's Candies Finds That Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Still a Sweet Spot

September 5, 2017

Los Angeles Times

See's Candies is one retailer that isn't fretting about how the surge of e-commerce is affecting foot traffic at its conventional stores.

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.