20 Things to Consider When Picking a Shipping Software System

| Brian Barry

For many merchants, the cost of shipping now exceeds the sum of all other fulfillment costs rolled together. Many shipping software systems offer rate shopping, analysis of shipping data and other features. Here are 20 factors to consider as you select the system that can help reduce that balooning freight bill.

MCM Week in review 2/9/18

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 2/9/2018 Building and Establishing Trust with Customers Globally The relationship you establish with your customers is … Continue Reading →

MCM O+F Advisor 2-7-18

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 2/7/2018 Retail and Ecommerce Distribution Center Roundup, 2/7/18 Target, Lord & Taylor and Walmart have announced new distribution center or … Continue Reading →

MCM Ecommerce and Marketing 2-6-18

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant STRATEGIES & TACTICS FOR THE B2B & B2C MERCHANT week of 2/6/2018 5 Ways to Boost Efficiency and Productivity in Your Day-to-Day Sales Operations The concept of creating … Continue Reading →

Learn About Trends in E-Fulfillment Robotics in First MCM CommerceChat Podcast

| Mike O'Brien

The editors of Multichannel Merchant are excited to announce the launch of our new monthly podcast series, MCM CommerceChat! In the first installment, Chris Elliott, managing consultant with Blue Horseshoe and a noted supply chain automation expert, talks about trends in fulfillment robotics and where the technology is headed.

MCM Week in review 2/2/18

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 2/2/2018 The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. Announces Store Closures The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. announced it would close … Continue Reading →

6 Tremendous Benefits of Ecommerce Operations Summit 2018

| Brian Barry

Many conferences offer a few operations sessions to attract a broader audience. However, the Ecommerce Operations Summit (April 3-5, Columbus, OH) is the only one focused exclusively on optimizing direct-to-customer and omnichannel operations and fulfillment. Here are 6 benefits to attending this year.

MCM O+F Advisor 1-31-18

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 1/31/2018 Amazon Expands Program to Handle Logistics for Retailers Amazon is reportedly expanding a program launched in October called Amazon … Continue Reading →

4 Key Takeaways from NRF 2018

| Georgina Nelson

This year’s Big Show had retailers buzzing about new products, partners and acquisitions. Following a show of this size and scope, it can be difficult to sift through the noise and figure out which takeaways to apply to your own business operations. Here is a look back at NRF 2018 and what retailers can expect in the year ahead.