E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

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Watch: Trends in Last-Mile Delivery

April 6, 2022

Delivery of large, heavy or bulky items is one of the major trends that the pandemic has brought to last-mile delivery, says Shailu Satish, co-founder of DispatchTrack.

Online Shoppers Want Predictability More Than Speed, UPS Capital Says

April 4, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

New research shows shoppers are looking for a more customized delivery experience.

Teamsters Chief Vows to Pressure Amazon After Historic New York Vote

April 2, 2022

Ralph Henderson, SupplyChainBrain

Sean O’Brien, who was sworn in as international president of the Teamsters union last month, said it was vital to organize Amazon, which has “total disrespect” for its workers.

Four Ways to Boost Warehouse Productivity That Aren't Automation

March 31, 2022

Steve Shaheen, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

Despite raising wages and offering more unique benefits, retailers and manufacturers are losing staff and finding it difficult to replace them.

Uber, DoorDash Lean Into Local Delivery Movement: Shoptalk

March 29, 2022

SupplyChainBrain

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Watch: The Prime Problem With Amazon Prime

March 28, 2022

Russell W. Goodman, SupplyChainBrain

You might not be able to beat Amazon Prime, but you can make the supply chain changes necessary to be competitive, says Jason Murray, chief executive officer and co-founder of Shipium.

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Watch: Bringing Visibility to Parcel Delivery

March 25, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Dana von der Heide, chief commercial officer and founder of Parcel Perform, explains what’s driving the need for greater visibility in parcel delivery, and how to achieve it.

Amazon Halts Work on San Francisco Depot After City Moratorium

March 23, 2022

Bloomberg

Amazon has stopped work on a new warehouse in San Francisco after the city’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to implement a moratorium on new parcel delivery services there.

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Watch: All That Data Is Useless Without True Collaboration

March 23, 2022

Neither the supply chain nor the customer benefits from masses of data without the right visibility that enables true collaboration, says Krenar Komoni, chief executive officer and founder of Tive

U.S. Retail Sales Soften as High Gasoline Costs Begin to Bite

March 17, 2022

Bloomberg

Growth in U.S. retail sales slowed in February after surging a month earlier, suggesting that consumers tempered their spending in some categories as inflation limited purchasing power.

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.