E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

Forget Car-Sharing. In China, You Can Rent Umbrellas, Basketballs, Washers - for a Fee.

August 28, 2017

Sometimes, when considering the orgy of spending that is China's start-up scene, it's fun to imagine the pitch meetings.

How to Fight a Giant Like Alibaba? Lots of Friends

August 28, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Taking on Alibaba is like fighting against Goliath in China's e-commerce market. JD.com at least has friends at its back.

Wal-Mart Wants to Take On Amazon With Flying Warehouses

August 25, 2017

Fortune

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has opened a new front in its battle with Amazon.com Inc.

Four Barriers to Outsourcing: A Challenge for Logistics Service Providers

August 24, 2017

SupplyChainBrain, sponsored by Ryder

The success of logistics service providers (LSPs) rises and falls with the ever-shifting strategies of the manufacturers, suppliers and retailers that make up their customer base. Today, outsourcing is on the ascent. But can LSPs keep supporting the demand?

Parts Suppliers Take a Hit From the Amazon Effect

August 24, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Melanie Lichtfeld, owner of a Madison, Wis.-based plumbing company, used to tell customers they could wait weeks to buy their new kitchen sink from a local supplier. Now she orders the parts she needs on Amazon.com and they arrive two days later.

Maybe Foot Locker Should Be Afraid of Amazon Selling Nike

August 23, 2017

Fortune

Foot Locker CEO Richard Johnson seems to be living in a bit of denial.

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

August 23, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

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.

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.