Free shipping strategies: Merchants weigh in
Multichannel marketers consider their free shipping offers to be highly strategic and competitive.
Fulfillment
Better Off With No Free S&H?
The rampant offers of free S&H have gotten out of hand, according to several merchants, and they
Handling employee references
No matter how great a candidate seems, how appealing, how experienced, how perfect a fit, you’re looking for trouble if you don’t check references before
Trends in S&H offers
If you looked at all the catalogs and promotions out there this past holiday season, there’s one phrase they have in common: free shipping. My company,
Improve margin via the back end
Why do many multichannel merchant start-ups struggle? To grow they need to price competitively; their fulfillment costs quickly accumulate; and their
Office Depot Consolidating Supply Chain
Not unlike many companies in the U.S. this year, office supplies cataloger/retailer Office Depot has seen better fiscal times.
Think inside the green box
Going green isn’t just about printing your catalog on recycled paper. Multichannel merchants today have many opportunities to reduce their carbon footprints
DHL Pulls Plug on Domestic Service
In an announcement surprising few logistics industry watchers, Deutsche Post, parent company of DHL, said this morning it is shutting down its DHL Express business in the U.S. as of Jan. 30, 2009
Picking a parcel consultant
Adown economy is always a good time to renegotiate vendor contracts, and your parcel carrier is no exception. For extra leverage, many large shippers
The new big thing: A look at massive distribution centers
There’s a sizable trend going on in warehousing and fulfillment: Many companies are building or leasing giant, 500,000-plus-sq.-ft. distribution centers