Why Canada? Logistics Tips for Entering the Market

| Lee Finkelstein

Canadians are increasingly purchasing from ecommerce websites outside of the country. The focus of this article is why Canada is a good opportunity for ecommerce businesses, the challenges they might face, and the top logistics tips for ensuring customer satisfaction.

O+F Advisor 4-13-16

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 4/13/2016 Hudson's Bay Co Will Be an Internet Distribution Technology Leader Hudson's Bay Co. is introducing new robotic technology to … Continue Reading →

Choosing the Right Order Fulfillment Automation Solution

| Mike O'Brien

Ecommerce companies are seeing double-digit growth in a business that requires them to fulfill orders of low line numbers, often just a single item, compared to bulk orders for store fulfillment. To address these challenges, more companies are turning to a variety of order fulfillment automation solutions. But what level of automation is right? Find out what solutions are available, how they’re being implemented and what the future of automation looks like.

Meeting Direct-to-Customer Order Fulfillment Demands

| Adam Kline

The consumer appetite for next-day and same-day order fulfillment can stretch DCs to their limits. Find out how order streaming lets DCs adapt their processes, maximizing legacy equipment and letting them become more responsive to direct-to-customer order fulfillment demands.

Why Data Silos are No Laughing Matter

| Lindsay Conwell

Data silos are no laughing matter, and can potentially create a domino effect where all parts of the business are so isolated that attempting to rationalize them is simply impossible. Here’s why connected data with an action-prescribing solution will empower teams to arrive at the right conclusion, optimizing their week and allowing the enterprise to take action faster, thus realizing higher profits.

Operations Summit Will Help With Your Systems, Fulfillment Strategies

| Curt Barry

I go to lots of conferences, but for me the Operations Summit is the most helpful to our clients and our consulting practice because it’s dedicated exclusively to improving direct-to-customer and omnichannel operations, presenting a broad range of operations experiences and solutions. It’s not too late to join us, April 12-14 at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati.

Week in Review: It’s April, Fools!

| MCM Staff

April Fools’ Day came one day early for fans of Trader Joe’s. But the joke was on Yahoo news, which posted the faux Trader Joe’s press release (and has since pulled it from the web). But Trader Joe’s was far from the only April Fools’ Day prankster.

U.S. Retailers are Often Oblivious to Cross-Border Selling

| Tim Parry

Why aren’t more merchants looking to become cross-border sellers? Chuck Whiteman, Sr. VP Client Services at MotionPoint, says one reason is because merchants often are just oblivious to cross-border opportunities. In this Q&A with Multichannel Merchant, Whiteman, who is a keynote speaker at Multichannel Merchant’s Growing Global 2016, discusses the cross-border ecommerce journey