E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

Narrow Window to Clear Clogged U.S. Port Hinges on Demand Waning

February 25, 2022

The bottlenecked ports in Los Angeles face a narrow window between now and midyear to clear container backlogs before another import surge and union-contract talks threaten to stall progress moving record volumes of cargo through the busiest U.S. gateway for trade.

Greener Reverse Logistics Has a Missing Piece: Human Talent

February 25, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

With the rise in e-commerce, it has become no longer possible to park concerns about reverse logistics.

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Watch: The Road to Retail Recovery

February 17, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Mark Pilkington, author of the new book Retail Recovery: How Creative Retailers Are Winning in Their Post-Apocalyptic World, describes the “new normal” of an industry undergoing the shift to a multi-channel model, one that’s radically transforming the relationship between sellers and buyers.

Amazon Warehouse Workers Prepare for Historic Union Vote

February 16, 2022

SupplyChainBrain

Workers at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, have begun the rerun of a historic union election after the U.S. labor regulator ordered a new vote.

Retail Sales Jumped in January, Signaling Economic Resilience

February 16, 2022

SupplyChainBrain

Retail sales rose 3.8% in January, a faster-than-expected rebound from December's sharp decline.

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Watch: The Final Mile Challenge: Satisfying the Spoiled Customer

February 14, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

No question about it: E-commerce consumers are spoiled. Raj Patel, senior director of 3PL global industry strategy with Blue Yonder, explains how retailers and third-party logistics providers are meeting demands for rapid delivery of orders, despite the pandemic.

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Watch: How Brands Are Maintaining Their Identity in the Age of Amazon

February 11, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Consumer brands are striving to maintain their identity, even as they face common challenges relating to modern-day e-commerce fulfillment. Matt Barr, senior director of product strategy with Geodis, explains.

Five Reasons Shipping Software Needs to Embrace Multi-Carrier Parcel Management

February 10, 2022

Watch: How Supply Chains Survived the 2021 Holiday Season

February 10, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Brian Higgins, principal, supply chain and operations leader with KPMG, offers a post mortem on the recently concluded 2021 holiday retail season.

Is Supply Chain Technology Failing U.S. Retailers?

February 8, 2022

Tony Gray, SCB Contributor

In the face of prolific investments in supply chain technology and resources, U.S. retailers have failed to achieve significant cost savings.

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.