E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

Q&A: In-Store Replenishment and Other Retail Fulfillment Concerns

August 23, 2017

It's no secret that Amazon is the greatest disruptor in the history of retail. The question is, how can traditional retailers, even very large ones, compete against a giant that can plow hundreds of millions into warehousing, order fulfillment and delivery? Customer satisfaction - and possibly the survival of many retailers - rides on the answer.

The Unlikely Reason Americans Are Shopping at Target Again

August 22, 2017

The Washington Post

Shoppers are heading back to Target. In addition to large-scale investments in technology - and a 32 percent increase in online sales - the big-box retailer said it's also seeing more customers shopping the old-fashioned way.

In-Store Replenishment & Other Fulfillment Concerns

August 21, 2017

Russell Goodman, Editor-in-Chief, SupplyChainBrain

TV Home-Shopping Retailer Benefits From EDI Managed Service

August 21, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

As U.K.-based television home shopping company experienced explosive growth, it needed to consolidate all electronic data interchange operations onto one platform and integrate with its back office.

Amazon Shares Dropped After Trump Said It Hurts Retailers

August 21, 2017

Bloomberg

U.S. President Donald Trump once again unloaded on Amazon.com Inc., tweeting that the company is hurting other retailers and implying that it's killing industry jobs across the U.S.

Supply Chain Strategies & Challenges at True Value

August 18, 2017

Paul Farber, Division VP, Supply Chain Operations, True Value Company

Growth of the Secondary Sales Market

August 18, 2017

Zac Rogers, Assistant Professor of operations and SCM, Colorado State Univ.

Target Is Buying a Company That Facilitates Quick Local Deliveries

August 18, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Target Corp. - increasingly aware that shoppers want the things they buy online to arrive right away - is acquiring a San Francisco transportation technology company that facilitates same-day deliveries.

The Future of Retail: 2017 Edition

August 18, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What will the retail landscape look like in the very near future? And which players will be left standing?

Why Discount Grocer Aldi Is Getting Into the Delivery Game

August 17, 2017

Fortune

One of the hottest discount supermarket chains in the U.S. is partnering with Instacart to offer grocery delivery - a service once reserved primarily for high-end food retailers and high-income customers.

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.