USPS to Test Same-Day Delivery in San Francisco

| Jim Tierney

The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t want to be left out in the cold when it comes to same-day delivery. The USPS plans to test the waters of same-day delivery service when it launches a one-year market test next month in San Francisco.

Retailers Need to Understand International Shipping

| Erin Lynch

Even though several U.S.-based retailers are getting into shipping products internationally, in order to see an increase in revenue, retailers need to stay up-to-speed on the marketing, shipping protocols, and what their customers want.

Backup Plans: How to set up a disaster-recovery plan

| Curt Barry

We know the Northeast is in the path of Sandy, and it may be the Storm of the Century. But do we think enough about the storm’s implications when it comes to our businesses and how prepared we are? Here’s what should be in a business continuity/disaster recovery plan, how to know if the plan will work, and what you need to do to keep it current.

Cycle Counting Can Help Inventory Management

| Jim Tierney

Anne Embrey, vice president of fulfillment operations for Replacements Ltd., said her company maintains too much aged inventory with about 4% of orders being categorized as ‘problem’ orders. Embrey wants to know how to reduce that percentage. So we asked some industry experts for their opinions and the resounding answer was cycle counting.