Dick’s Sporting Goods Supply Chain Moves Include Testing Lockers

| Mike O'Brien

Dick’s Sporting Goods is moving from centralized ecommerce fulfillment to regional east and west coast operations as it revamps its supply chain to speed up deliveries while also testing pickup lockers, the company’s CEO told analysts on a Q1 call. See what other changes have contributed to the company’s growth.

MCM Week in review 6/8/18

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 6/8/2018 Click-to-Brick Success Story Warby Parker Continues to Disrupt, Innovate Eyewear brand Warby Parker continues to … Continue Reading →

Walmart’s Jetblack Marries Personalized Shopping, Same-Day Speed

| Mike O'Brien

Jetblack, Walmart’s new invite-only, personalized shopping service aimed at busy moms in Manhattan and Brooklyn, allows members to get same-day orders fulfilled by texting them in, at $50 a month. It’s the latest example of the beast of Bentonville seeking to go upmarket and out-innovate main rival Amazon.

Best Buy’s Inventory, Supply Chain Moves Contribute to Strong Q1

| Mike O'Brien

Best Buy saw its online sales increase 12% to $1.14 billion in the first quarter, representing 13.6% of total revenue, up from 12.9% a year ago. This was helped by the company’s continued omnichannel investments, improved inventory management and ongoing supply chain transformation.

6 Steps Toward Making Inventory Management More Strategic

| Brian Barry

Retailers and ecommerce companies have spent considerable sums on inventory management, filling customer orders from multiple shipping points. Your company can benefit by adopting a strategic approach to optimizing inventory that will help maximize sales and profits and improve customer service.

MCM Week in review 6/1/18

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 6/1/2018 Google, Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp Face GDPR Related Lawsuits The ink was barely dry on the … Continue Reading →

Target Reports 28% Q1 Growth in Ecommerce

| Daniela Forte

Target reported a healthy 28% gain in ecommerce sales in the first quarter, while same-store sales rose 3%, helped by a 3.7% growth in traffic. Strong categories included home goods, household essentials and food and beverage. Here is what Target has implemented that led to the success of the first quarter.