E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

Coronavirus: What Do We Do About Risk Now?

On-Time Delivery Is a Battle Heating Up Between Brands and Retailers

May 6, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced brands and retailers alike to adapt their business models and supply chain practices.

With Programmatic Commerce, Consumers Drive the Supply Chain

May 6, 2021

A programmatic commerce model caters to consumer trends and behaviors, allowing businesses to act on threats and opportunities in real time.

E-Commerce Fulfillment Hubs Are Popping Up Across America

May 5, 2021

Melissa Runge, SCB Contributor

More than half of North American retailers say they plan to add or expand delivery and/or pickup services this year.

How to Navigate Cross-Border Shipping to Latin America

May 5, 2021

AJ Hernández, SCB Contributor

The Latin American market offers a major opportunity for U.S. e-commerce.

Nigeria’s Erratic Power Supply Dims Its E-Commerce Potential

May 5, 2021

Beth Poole, SCB Contributor

As one of the world’s largest emerging markets, Nigeria stands at a crossroad. Its rapidly expanding economy and growing disposable income will propel its e-commerce market to reach $75 billion per year by 2025. A large unbanked population and erratic power supply, however, threaten to limit growth.

Parcel Lockers Ease Europe’s Last-Mile Challenges

May 5, 2021

John Haber, SCB Contributor

Like logistics providers everywhere, European carriers are facing capacity challenges, delivery delays and rising costs to deliver parcels.

The Reality of Last-Mile Challenges in the Pandemic

May 5, 2021

Shawn Winter, SCB Contributor

Skyrocketing last-mile delivery volumes, rising costs, and the drive to return to the service levels consumers expect are forcing North American carriers and retailers alike to assess how technology can make last-mile operations more agile and effective.

New Perspectives for Inbound Logistics During U.S. Produce Season

May 5, 2021

Jonathon Swart, SCB Contributor

The United States is facing considerable logistics challenges in the temperature-controlled trucking industry.

E-Commerce Seeks the Path to a Zero-Emissions Future

May 3, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Which portion of an e-commerce delivery has the bigger impact on carbon emissions — the first mile, or the last?

How Retailers Can Mitigate the Impact of New Shipping Surcharges

May 3, 2021

Jay Sackos, SCB Contributor

Because e-commerce sales show no signs of slowing down, retailers must find a better way to balance shipping surcharges and overage costs.

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.