Gen Z Shopping Habits May Kill Off Unprepared Brands

| Mark Hook

For the past decade, brands have scrambled to serve millennials, the first internet-obsessed generation that forced them to rethink ecommerce selling strategies. Now, they are reinventing as Gen Z gears up to enter the workforce and fast becomes a formidable force in the economy. Is your ecommerce platform ready?

Georgia Tech/Ryder: Autonomous Middle Mile Drives Savings

| Mike O'Brien

A study by Georgia Tech commissioned by Ryder found a regional autonomous middle mile hub network, based on data from Ryder’s dedicated transportation network in the Southeast, could reduce costs 29% to 40%. Researchers used optimization models for routing and dispatching, comparing the model with existing operations

How AI-Driven Merchandising Boosts Ecommerce Conversion

| Zohar Gilad

Technology offers the kind of intelligence that amplifies the creative work of human designers and merchandisers to instantly predict intent. And it’s driving higher conversion rates, greater AOV and boosting satisfaction. Here are 4 ways merchants at SMB retailers can leverage automation to modernize their merchandising strategies.

Back-to-School Booms, Faces Supply Challenges

| Mike O'Brien

While record spending is anticipated for back-to-school season this year, consumers may experience shortages in certain areas due to high demand, reduced inventories and ongoing pandemic-related supply chain and distribution issues, as well as fewer discounts.

Hits of the Week 8-9-21

| David Hurwitz

week of 8/9/21 Back-to-School Booms, Faces Supply Challenges While record spending is anticipated for back-to-school season this year, consumers may experience shortages in certain areas due to high demand, reduced … Continue Reading →

UPS Ends Freeze on COVID-Related Tier Pricing, Impacting Shippers

| Mike O'Brien

UPS has ended a freeze on earned discount tiers based on large shipping volume drops caused by COVID-19 lockdowns, with some shippers seeing cost increases in the 10% to 30% range as they suddenly dropped two or three tiers, consultants and shippers report. The freeze ended as the lockdown effects are long over.