E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

Online Retail Sales Expected to Near $2Tr in 2016 and Double by 2020

August 29, 2016

A newly released forecast anticipates that retail e-commerce will account for nearly $2tr in worldwide sales this year - and will more than double by 2020.

Trying to Sell Winter Coats Online When It's Summer in Australia?

August 26, 2016

Chain Store Age

U.S. retailers gearing up for the holidays could be overlooking a key source of sales: international shoppers. To win in the global e-commerce race, companies can't rely on the same approach they use domestically. Featured products, marketing content, and promotions targeting U.S. consumers may not resonate in all markets. For example, as U.S. retailers promote their discounts on that latest style winter coat, super-fast sled or snow tires, they'll need to remember that it's summer in Australia.

Nearly 20 Percent of Consumers Would Abandon Cyber-Hacked Retailer, Study Finds

August 25, 2016

Computerworld

Nearly a fifth of shoppers would avoid a retailer that has been a victim of a cybersecurity hack, according to a survey.

Here's How You Can Successfully Reach the Global Consumer

August 24, 2016

MultiChannel Merchant

Today's consumer is a lot different than the consumer of 5 years ago, or even one year ago. Consumers today are making purchases both on and offline, through mobile devices, and even social channels from all over the world. Retailers are transforming their business strategies to engage these consumers, wherever they are, but not every retailer is seeing the payoff for their efforts.

Orbweaver Releases E-Commerce App for Electronics Manufacturers

August 23, 2016

Orbweaver Sourcing LLC

Orbweaver Sourcing LLC, provider of applications for real-time supply-chain integration to the electronics manufacturing industry, has released Orbweaver Accelerate.

Seko Logistics Adds E-Commerce Warehousing Capacity in Hong Kong

August 23, 2016

Seko Logistics

Seko Logistics has added 100,000 square feet of warehousing and fulfillment capacity in Hong Kong.

Fast and Free: Can Smaller Online Retailers Meet Consumers' Delivery Demands?

August 22, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Amazon.com can meet e-commerce shoppers' demand for both fast and free delivery. But what about its smaller rivals?

Hispanic Shoppers Critically Important to Retailers, Both In-Store and Online, Study Finds

August 16, 2016

IRI

Hispanic consumers tend to shop online more than non-Hispanics in several critical categories, including cosmetics, fragrances and beauty, and general household products, according to a just-released study from IRI.

When Will We See Self-Driving Trucks?

August 12, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The age of the driverless commercial truck is coming. It's just a question of when.

E-Commerce Magnifies Complexity of Wholesale Distribution

August 10, 2016

Industrial Distribution

The wholesale distribution (WSD) market is huge. At $4.8tr in annual revenues, WSD industry revenues are nearly 100 percent more than sales of consumer packaged goods, and slightly greater than U.S. retail sales revenues.

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.