Storehouse: Bottomed Out
If good sales cover a world of evils, then perhaps falling sales reveal myriad opportunities for today’s retailer. Or so we tell our clients who perceive
Operations & Fulfillment
Working Gear
Relay Race R.R. Donnelley Logistics and the USPS have teamed up to offer consumers the ability to track their packages from the merchant’s fulfillment
Ground Zero-Based Budgeting
Rich Lauer, president and CEO of Spiegel’s Groveport, OH-based Distribution Fulfillment Services Inc., says that the only thing you ever know for sure
Fit to be Tied
These days, everyone’s looking to be in bondage with a marvelous business partner, that is. And where better to look for the ties that bind than your
Mind Games
No one is talking about the New Economy these days. If you had to choose one word to describe the mood of retailers as they face the new year, would be
Material Handling Benchmarks
Our second annual survey of material handling practices, conducted after the Sept. 11 tragedy, shows mixed results. The bad news is that for the most
opinion & response
Take a Stab at This Use of Catalogs You never know what will come up when you type mail order catalogs into an Internet search engine. A recent search
One for the Money
The traditional software selection cycle has typically been a multi-step task. By definition, the more complex the function that the software is to support,
Amazon Emphasizing Catalogs, Inserts Instead of TV Ads for Holiday
Seattle–Online behemoth Amazon.com has announced it has retired its traditional holiday television advertising campaign this year. The company will no
Pick of the Bunch
What do exotic produce and third-party logistics services have in common? Their buyers are picky. This year, companies that use 3PLs are examining the