O+F Distribution Center Roundup, Oct. 27, 2014
A listing of some recently announced expansions and additions to retail distribution centers.
Operations & Fulfillment
Free Returns, Cyber Monday Shipping Times Trending Up
Innotrac is expanding its quantitative and qualitative studies of retail shipments and returns to include the pre-Christmas rush as well as Cyber Monday.
Retailers Preparing for Surge in Omnichannel Holiday Shopping
With expectations higher than ever for a merry omnichannel holiday season, retailers are assertively preparing their shipping operations to avoid delivery and service hiccups. According to Shop.org’s eHoliday survey, more merchants are not going to push guaranteed deliveries to the brink this holiday season.
Scrubs & Beyond Steps into the International Market
Scrubs & Beyond has partnered with cross border ecommerce provider GlobalShopex to begin selling their products in over 200 countries and territories around the world.
Newgistics Partners with wnDirect for Global Expansion
Newgistics partners with wnDirect to expand its parcel delivery and return service to 34 countries.
JD.com Launches Warehouse and Logistics Initiative in Time for Singles’ Day
This initiative by JD.com will help process orders during Singles Day, and generates a spike in online shopping as people buy gifts for single friends.
Online Retailers Often Disconnected from Consumer Desires
Online retailers are giving consumers delivery options they don’t want, while not offering the ones they do, according to a new survey.
Amazon to Hire 80,000 Seasonal Workers
Amazon announced it plans to hire 80,000 seasonal employees at its 50 fulfillment centers and 15 sortation centers in the U.S. to handle peak demand.
Amazon Launches Same-Day Pickup in UK
Expanding a service it has offered here overseas, Amazon has launched same-day parcel pickup in the UK through its delivery partner Connect Group.
Report: U.S. Same-Day Delivery Sales to Reach $4B by 2018
Multichannel Merchant talks to BI Intelligence senior analyst Cooper Smith about why he estimates U.S. same-day delivery sales will pass $4 billion by 2018.