Providing real-time omnichannel inventory visibility for your consumers is no easy task. Here’s a look at how leading retailers such as Deckers Brands, Staples, Duluth Trading Company and Men’s Wearhouse are getting it done.
Having multiple distribution centers may be your best bet to reduce shipping costs and shorten your time to customer.
Five criteria for helping you select warehouse devices that can add efficiency and productivity gains.
A listing of some recently announced distribution center expansions and additions in retail and direct-to-consumer operations.
You’ve barely put a bow on your peak shipping, but it’s time to assess your performance and start planning for peak season operations in 2015. What are your objectives for improvements? Here are eight steps to help you prioritize which changes happen this year, and which can be pushed into 2016 and beyond.
The U.S. Postal Service exceeded its holiday delivery projections for 2014. See what steps the USPS took for both retailers and customers.
O+F’s listing of recently announced expansions, additions and closures in retail distribution centers.
There are many systems possibilities for direct to customer businesses. The choices include ecommerce platforms with order management (OMS) functionality; standalone OMS; “best of breed” integrations with OMS, customer care or CRM front ends and a warehouse management system (WMS) for fulfillment; or ERP systems. How do you determine which is the best fit for your direct business?
On Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year, Amazon revealed its newest generation fulfillment center using robotics, vision systems and high-end technology to speed up order delivery times for customers. Take a look at the Kiva Robots in action.
In the wake of a Thanksgiving fire that destroyed a distribution center outside Cleveland, 1-800-Flowers.com is doing all it can to make customers happy.