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Preparing Your Warehouse for Omnichannel Fulfillment

With U.S. ecommerce sales surpassing the $200 billion mark it is increasingly important that merchants develop a process to integrate sales channels and manage fulfillment efficiently and effectively. In this executive summary from Multichannel Merchant, you will learn how to …

In executive summary

2012 Warehouse Management Systems Roundup

Here’s the most comprehensive guide to Warehouse Management Systems that serve direct-to-customer fulfillment locations.

You’ll find not only a comprehensive list, but comprehensive data about theses systems and the companies that manufacture and support them.

You’ll learn about staffing, customer …

In Channel Integration, Operations & Fulfillment

9 Ways to Improve Warehouse Productivity

No matter where you decide to locate your facility, your order fulfillment operations are critical when it comes to creating a positive customer experience. So it’s imperative that your warehouse functions at peak operational efficiency.

Here are some steps …

In Operations & Fulfillment, Opsandfulfillment_warehouse-20-03-2013

Monsoon Commerce Acquires CompassIM Warehouse Management System

Monsoon Commerce Acquires CompassIM Warehouse Management System (via PR Newswire)
The leading provider of eCommerce solutions for small and mid-sized merchants will offer multi-channel retailers an end-to-end platform for managing, optimizing, and automating essential warehouse practices with acquisition. Monsoon Commerce …

In Ecommerce, News

The Amazon Warehouse Boom

Amazon has been making major investments into building more warehouses in order to bring more products, to more people, the fastest way possible. In fact, according to a recent article in Businessweek, Amazon has spent nearly $14 billion since 2010 to build 50 …

In Ecommerce, Global

5 Ways to Cut Your Order Fulfillment Costs

It’s no secret. Online shoppers are bargain hunters. So whether they’re looking for low-priced items, free shipping or free returns, as a seller, it means you need to keep your costs low.

Order fulfillment can be a huge …

In Ecommerce, Inventory

Don’t Let Your Logistics Provider Put You on Customers’ Naughty Lists

Holiday season is one of the most important times of the year for brands. For retailers, it represents a surge in first-time customers and an opportunity to reinforce relationships with existing customers who purchase online.

Customers’ experiences during the holiday …

In Executive, General & Administration

Your Shipping and Fulfillment Holiday Checklist

The last few pieces of turkey have finally been cleaned out of your refrigerator and the Christmas rush has begun. But in case you haven’t noticed, there are fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year—and that means …

In Contact Center, Cyber Weekend 2013

FedEx Failed For Yankee Candle

[caption id="attachment_39887" align="alignright" width="150"] Yankee Candle Company President Direct and CMO Brad Wolansky[/caption]

On Dec. 26, FedEx posted a statement on its website to say it “experienced no major service disruptions in the week before Christmas despite heavy …

In Ecommerce, Holiday 2013

Multichannel Merchant’s Best of 2013

2013 has come and gone…

And maybe it even dragged on… and on… and on.

I guess it all depends on your perspective.  Think about it – does twerking seem so last-year? How about that 0-6 start by the New York Giants? …

In Blog, Must Reads