E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

Wal-Mart, Trying to Hone Its Same-Day Delivery Skills, Buys New York's Parcel

October 6, 2017

Wal-Mart is sharpening its same-day delivery skills through the acquisition of a small New York City company.

Mercedes Benz, Drone-Maker Matternet Aim to Tackle Last-Mile Delivery

October 5, 2017

A recent live demonstration of an e-commerce delivery by a drone reinforced the potential of drones to streamline last-mile deliveries - the final frontier of e-commerce logistics. At the late-September livestreaming of the delivery, the consortium behind the project announced a three-week trial of a same-day drone delivery service.

Wal-Mart Tries to Take Jet.com Upscale

October 4, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

One year after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. bought Jet.com for $3.3bn, shoppers will get a glimpse of how it hopes to use the startup to battle Amazon.com Inc.

The Giant Is Coming: The True Cost of Amazon to Australia's Retailers and Workers

October 4, 2017

The Guardian

Down Dandenong way, on the outskirts of Melbourne, Amazon is staking out a beachhead for the invasion.

Deliv Expands Across U.S., Takes Macy's, Best Buy, Others Along

October 3, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

In a move that it says puts it on equal footing with Prime Now's domestic coverage, crowdsourced same-day delivery provider Deliv has expanded to 1,400 U.S. cities in 33 markets, up from 19 markets previously - allowing retail customers like Macy's and Best Buy to greatly increase the range of their services.

Best Buy's Secrets for Thriving in the Amazon Age

October 2, 2017

The New York Times

While running errands the other day, I ducked into a local Best Buy to pick up a pair of new headphones. What I saw inside was shocking.

How Consumer Brands Can Surf 'The Black Wave'

September 29, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

For consumer brands in the age of social media and digital communications, it's a question of sink or swim.

For Holiday Hires, It's Already Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

September 28, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Shoppers like to complain that holiday decorations appear earlier and earlier. This year, so are the job ads.

EXECUTIVES FROM ALIBABA, AMAZON, CASPER, DIXONS CARPHONE, DOLLAR SHAVE CLUB, EBAY, HARRODS, HUDSON’S BAY COMPANY, IKEA, LI & FUNG, OUTFITTERY, PINTEREST AND WESTFIELD JOIN 225+ SPEAKERS AT SHOPTALK EUROPE, 8-11 OCTOBER, COPENHAGEN

September 27, 2017

In 2018, Shoptalk Europe Will Combine with Shoptalk U.S. to Create the First Global Event Focused on Retail and Ecommerce Innovation, to be Held in Las Vegas

Wal-Mart Is Testing Grocery Delivery Straight Into Your Fridge

September 27, 2017

Fortune

There are apparently no limits in the grocery delivery wars.

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.