Amazon Sunday Delivery Offers USPS New Revenue

| Daniela Forte

Amazon’s recently-announced partnership with the U.S. Postal Service, which expands delivery offerings for Amazon Prime members to include Sundays, offers a promise of much needed revenue for the USPS and improves its relevancy in the parcel delivery business.

And the Winning Operations Summit T-shirt Is…..

| Erin Lynch

A few months ago we polled our readers, our members of our LinkedIn groups, and Facebook and Twitter followers and asked which Operations Summit t-shirt design they liked the best and you have spoken! After an unprecedented amount of votes, the winning shirt is…..

Amazon Shares Warehouse Space with Proctor & Gamble

| Daniela Forte

Since 2010 Amazon has shared warehouse space with Proctor & Gamble, the parent company of such products like Pampers diapers, Bounty paper towels, Tide laundry detergent among others, according to the Wall Street Journal, a move many are saying is a beneficial arrangement for both companies.

Avoiding IT Outages During the Holiday Season

| Carl Meadows

For online retailers, the holiday selling season is critical to their financial strength and even survival. That’s why it’s imperative to keep your IT operations up and running and to recognize and repel cyber-attackers. While it’s probably too late to take major actions this holiday season, retailers can still take some steps to minimize such disruptions.

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3 Ways Ecommerce Can Mimic the In-Store Experience

| Jeff Hunt

New technologies and approaches are working hard at enabling online retailers to more successfully mimic the real store feel to drive brand loyalty and boost sales. Here are three tips merchants can leverage to deliver more successful in-store experiences on the web in today’s market