E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

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Watch: How E-Commerce Is Forcing Automation in Grocery Warehousing

May 26, 2022

The trend in small-sized orders is likely to continue, and that will pose challenges for warehouse operators and e-grocers, says Colman Roche, vice president of e-commerce and retail with Swisslog.

How Automation Is Transforming Delivery and Logistics Behind the Scenes

May 25, 2022

Tony Lee, SCB Contributor

The term “automation” often conjures images of warehouse bots and self-driving trucks. But the real magic of automation is much less flashy.

Four Ways a Cloud-Native WMS Can Solve Retail Supply Chain Pain Points

May 25, 2022

Amazon Aims to Sublet, End Warehouse Leases as Online Sales Cool

May 23, 2022

Bloomberg

Amazon.com Inc., stuck with too much warehouse capacity now that the surge in pandemic-era shopping has faded, is looking to sublet at least 10 million square feet of space and could vacate even more.

How 'PUDO' Boosts Last-Mile Efficiency

May 22, 2022

Dan O'Connor, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

As shipping rates soar, more retailers are embracing pickup and drop-off fulfillment.

Online Shoppers Willing to Sacrifice Speed for Sustainability, Research Shows

May 22, 2022

Chris Jones, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

In a time of increasing awareness of climate change and the environment, no part of the supply chain is under greater scrutiny than home delivery.

Amazon Threatened Workers Over Union Vote, Labor Officials Find

May 19, 2022

Bloomberg

U.S. labor board prosecutors plan to accuse Amazon.com Inc. of threatening staff that if they unionized it could propose paying them minimum wage and of punishing an employee for seeking a paid Juneteenth holiday.

Amazon May Be Proof That Delivery Drones Aren’t Practical

May 19, 2022

Shaun Passley, SCB Contributor

Delivery drones bearing your dinner or prescription have yet to take to the skies over any major city or even suburb. Why is that?

How the Returns Industry Can Reduce the Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions

May 15, 2022

Ben Freedman, SCB Contributor

Could Omnichannel Become a Sustainability (and Profit) Hero?

May 12, 2022

Bill Loftis, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

The key question of whether e-commerce is more or less sustainable than traditional retailing is particularly difficult to answer, because it compares visible with invisible waste

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.