Shoppers Will Spend Nearly 17% More Online This Holiday Season
Online shoppers in the U.S. will spend $54.47 billion this holiday season
Urban Outfitters Fully Loaded for Mobile POS
Fully loaded in-store mobile POS technology might be the wave of the future, but for Urban Outfitters, the future is now. The traditional cash register is a thing of the past.
Online Sales Tax Will Create Ecommerce Chaos
Steve DelBianco, executive director of NetChoice, said there is “big momentum” for federal legislation that would allow states to require online retailers to collect sales tax
September Sales Yield Optimism for Holiday Season
Although it was a bit of a mixed bag for retailers after September sales figures were released today, analysts maintain the overall sales growth in September is an encouraging sign as the holiday season beckons.
Brands Need to Reduce Operations Friction
Reducing friction, which can lead to customer risk, cost time, aggravation, complaints, and negative word of mouth, is imperative for brands today. Find out how to reduce any potential operations friction.
How to Deliver Relevance on Facebook
Delivering relevance on Facebook keeps consumers following your brand. Learn how your brand can do on Facebook to engage customers more effectively and maintain relevance.
NRF: Holiday Sales Will Rise 4.1%
Despite political and fiscal uncertainties, the National Retail Federation predicts holiday sales this year will rise 4.1%, to $586.1 billion.
No Offense: Brands Need to Embrace the “Unpopular”
Erika Napoletano, whose titles with consultancy RHW Media include author, blogger and Head Redhead, pulls no punches when it comes to embracing unpopular
What Are the Best Incentive Tips to Motivate Your Seasonal Employees?
What sort of incentives can merchants offer to motivate seasonal employees? Here are some incentive tips to consider offered by members of Multichannel Merchant’s Operations & Fulfillment LinkedIn page.
Cycle Counting Can Help Inventory Management
Anne Embrey, vice president of fulfillment operations for Replacements Ltd., said her company maintains too much aged inventory with about 4% of orders being categorized as ‘problem’ orders. Embrey wants to know how to reduce that percentage. So we asked some industry experts for their opinions and the resounding answer was cycle counting.