E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

The Arrival of the ‘Self-Driving’ Supply Chain

Three Keys to Succeed at On-Demand E-Commerce

September 29, 2021

Don’t expect shoppers to abandon the convenience and ease of efficient e-commerce once the pandemic wanes.

Distributor Scales Business by Integrating Warehouse Automaton Software

September 27, 2021

Challenge: A large distributor was rapidly growing its wholesale business and struggling to keep up with order fulfillment. A warehouse software system tied to six sub-systems was inefficient, difficult to maintain, and unable to scale.

Paper Crunch Hits American Retailers When They Need It Most

September 27, 2021

Bloomberg

Skyrocketing demand for boxes and packing materials during the pandemic has slashed paper production across North America, and it couldn’t have come at a worse time for retail companies.

FedEx Partners With Self-Driving Car Startup Aurora in Texas

September 22, 2021

Bloomberg

Aurora Innovation Inc. will help move cargo for FedEx Corp. in a pilot project in Texas that uses the startup’s technology in a self-driving Paccar Inc. truck.

A MAN SITTING IN A PILE OF BOXES, HOLDING A LAPTOP, LOOKS DISTRESSED

E-Commerce Boom Forces Property Owners to Upgrade Their Mailrooms

September 21, 2021

Arthur Zargaryan, SCB Contributor

Buildings are flooded with more packages than ever, forcing mailroom managers to rethink how they store and distribute to tenants.

A haulage truck transports a shipping container.

Logistics Costs Are Rising After 4% Drop Last Year: Report

September 21, 2021

Jess White, SupplyChainBrain

Prices are increasing "most notably" in the parcel, storage and warehousing, international and ocean segments.

For Retailers, the Dream of High Demand Is Becoming a Nightmare

September 20, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

In any other year, expectations of strong sales for the upcoming holiday shopping season would be the fulfillment of a dream for retailers. Instead, it’s shaping up to be something of a nightmare.

Walmart Teams With Ford, Argo to Launch Driverless Delivery Service

September 16, 2021

Bloomberg

Walmart is teaming up with Ford and self-driving startup Argo AI to launch a driverless delivery service in three U.S. cities.

E-Commerce Platform Provider Comgem Launches Three New Solutions for SMEs

September 14, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Comgem, an e-commerce platform provider, launched three new products and a website to help U.K. small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) sell more products and services with less effort.

Antuit.ai Launches Omnichannel-Aware Solution Suite

September 13, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Antuit.ai, a provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions, announced the general release of its Forecasting, Allocation and Replenishment suite to the retail market.

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.