MCM The Week In Review 2-10-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 2/10/2017 Take the MCM Outlook Survey and Help Drive the Data Once again the team at … Continue Reading →

Get to a Single Version of the Truth in Your DTC Operations Analytics

| Curt Barry

There often isn’t a “single version of the truth,” one official set of figures for sales, inventory, plan and history in DTC operations. For management to have confidence in the integrity of the data they’re using, the time has come to advocate and budget for projects that resolve these problems.

Without Inventory Visibility, There Is No Perfect Order

| Allison Manetakis

Without accurate, timely and complete inventory visibility, efficiently managing your ecosystem to serve your business and your customers is impossible. See how a centralized inventory and order management system provides a single version of the truth, increasing efficiency, improving the overall customer experience and driving loyalty.

MCM O+F Advisor 2/8/17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 2/8/2017 Take the MCM Outlook Survey and Help Drive the Data Once again the team at Multichannel Merchant is conducting … Continue Reading →

Amazon Planning a $1.5B Air Hub in Kentucky

| Mike O'Brien

Amazon plans to build a $1.5 billion air hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport in Hebron, KY, part of its ever-growing logistics enterprise. Observers continue to believe Amazon’s endgame is to handle shipping and distribution not only for its own fast-growing ecommerce business but for other retailers as well.

Cyber Monday In July: A Guide to Leveraging Seasonal & Event Trends

| Tim Calpin

Cyber Monday is one of the biggest online shopping days of the year, this holiday sits on a convergence of a series of trends- it’s the holiday season, stores offer low prices and companies release a lot of new products. However, shopping days as big as this does not need to only be during the holiday season. Retailers can have big sales throughout the year by taking advantage of several other trends they may not have thought of. Here is a list of events and trends you may want to think about to keep customers coming back long after the traditional holiday season.

MCM O+F Advisor 2/1/17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 2/1/2017 6 Ways Benchmarking Data Can Improve Your DTC Operations Having the opportunity to benchmark your DTC operations against your … Continue Reading →

7 Essential Steps to Sell Online In The U.S.

| Hasita Krishna

Just like selling cross-border, selling in the U.S. has its own set of challenges that an online retailer needs to make note of. Here are seven steps to think about when selling in the U.S.

Supply of Warehouse Space Catching Up with Demand

| Mike O'Brien

After years of an extremely tight market for commercial warehouse space, mostly due to the booming growth in ecommerce, a rapid increase in development including spec projects has been slowly closing the gap. See what the numbers show and how the market is trending.

MCM Week in Review 1-27-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 01/27/2017 UPS Acquires UK Truck Brokerage Firm Freightex UPS has acquired British firm Freightex to gain … Continue Reading →