E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

How OMS Technology Helps Retailers Cut Emissions

May 12, 2022

Chris Deck, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

Order management technology can help retailers lower their carbon footprint via smart order routing, cross-channel visibility and more.

Three Trends Driving Development of a Circular Economy

May 11, 2022

Melanie Nuce, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

Three major trends have emerged in the past few years that are driving new interest in circularity: changing consumer expectations, global supply chain disruptions and growing environmental concerns.

Five Differences Between U.S. and European Online Returns Habits

May 11, 2022

Joseph Valentine, SCB Contributor

Returns remain one of the hardest parts of logistics to master for a retailer or e-commerce company.

Who Should ‘Own’ Smart Fulfillment in Your Organization?

May 6, 2022

Five Challenges in Parcel Shipping Optimization

May 5, 2022

Amazon Defeats Drive to Unionize Second New York Facility

May 2, 2022

Bloomberg

Amazon.com Inc. workers at a facility in New York voted not to join an upstart union only weeks after the group won a resounding victory at a warehouse across the street.

Amazon’s Quandary: Cutting Workers Without Fueling Labor Unrest

May 1, 2022

Bloomberg

Amazon.com Inc., having added hundreds of thousands of workers during the pandemic, now faces a quandary: how to trim its workforce to match slowing e-commerce sales growth without fueling labor unrest and giving unions more ammunition.

How 'BODFS' Is Helping Retailers in the Last-Mile Delivery Race

April 27, 2022

Dennis Moon, SCB Contributor

Many omnichannel retailers are adopting the practice of buy online, deliver from store (BODFS) as a powerful strategy for staying competitive in the last mile.

The Missing Cog in Turning Retail Stores Into Micro-Fulfillment Centers

April 27, 2022

Guruprasad Nagaraja, SCB Contributor

It has never been more important for retailers to know the precise amount and location of their inventory.

Amazon Union Election Kicks Off at Second New York Warehouse

April 25, 2022

Bloomberg

Workers at a second Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, began voting on whether to join an upstart union that already won a historic election at a nearby facility.

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.