E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

WMS Pain Points: Packing Pains in the E-Commerce World

July 6, 2016

Retailers Need to Redefine What 'Store' Means

July 1, 2016

A large number of traditional retailers are struggling to grow profitably. In addition to bankrupt retailers like Sports Authority, many others are closing stores. Yet, the "Beast from Seattle" continues to thrive ... posting double-digit year-over-year growth, and now even quarterly profits.

Chinese Continue Their Online Buying Spree of Goods from Abroad

June 30, 2016

Air Cargo World

More than 15 percent of Chinese will purchase e-commerce goods from abroad this year, according to a recent eMarketer report.

Most Americans Shop Online - Some Up to Five Hours a Week, Report Says

June 30, 2016

Fierce Retail

As many as 96 percent of Americans are now shopping online, averaging about five hours a week making online purchases. A recent survey and report from Bigcommerce in partnership with Kelton Global looked at the online shopping habits of 1,000 U.S. consumers and found that online shopping is becoming a necessity for some consumers.

Analytics, Mobile, Sensors, Beacons, IoT Enable Retailers to Optimize Operations From End to End

June 29, 2016

RIS News

The Internet of Things (IoT) has finally matured to where frictionless retail is becoming real.

E-Commerce Continues to Drive Changes in Warehousing, Logistics, Institute Reports

June 29, 2016

CCIM Institute

As larger U.S. retailers continue to close underperforming stores with more customers choosing to shop online from their own homes, big-box store vacancies have increased in recent years. But with online sales only increasing and more small shop spaces mimicking the online sales environment, the biggest impacts are being reflected in warehouse space and logistics.

Not Designed for E-Commerce, Logistics Networks Begin to Feel Strain

June 28, 2016

Fleet Owner

One of the major findings from the 27th Annual State of Logistics report is that "gaps" in infrastructure and "accelerating trends for speed" will increasingly put pressure on a logistics system not designed for e-commerce driven "last mile, last minute" delivery service.

Chasing Amazon: Building a Dynamic Warehouse Network

June 27, 2016

FLEXE

For E-Tailers Today, the Box Is as Important as Its Contents

June 27, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

In the world of e-commerce, the packaging is more than just a box. It's meant to "inspire and inform" consumers.

U.S. Manufacturing Continues to Invest in Automation

June 24, 2016

Industry Week

Despite the economic slowdown in the industrial sector over the past year, the incidence of actual and planned automation investment is very high in American manufacturing, according to a report from the MAPI Foundation.

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.