Omnichannel, omnichannel fulfillment, omnichannel retail, omnichannel operations, ecommerce, retail ecommerce, Amazon, Amazon.com

Omnichannel Efforts Increasing, but Not Profitable

| Tim Parry

While the amount of money, energy and time retailers and consumer goods manufacturers are spending to improve their omnichannel sales capabilities, but only 16 percent of companies say they can fulfill omnichannel demand profitably today. Here’s more from this report a new report prepared for JDA Software Group by PwC.

FedEx, TNT Express

FedEx Will Buy TNT Express for $4.8 Billion

| Tim Parry

FedEx Corporation and TNT Express N.V. have reached conditional agreement on recommended all-cash public offer of €8.00 per ordinary TNT Express share. The transaction represents an implied equity value for TNT Express of €4.4 billion, or $4.8 billion U.S.