Multichannel Merchant O+F Advisor Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics

week of 5/29/2019
13 Ways to Get Ready Now for Peak Holiday Season Fulfillment
By now you should have your peak holiday season planning for this year well underway. If you’re behind schedule, there’s still time to implement improvements but you need to be prudent and not over commit. To help you be prepared, here are 13 critical considerations for improving peak holiday season operations and fulfillment processes this year:…»
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The Farmer’s Dog Sees Customer Care Success
Offering an authentic experience and maintaining long-lasting relationships with its customers is a goal for subscription-based dog food company The Farmer’s Dog. Here is how the company improved its customer care experience. …»
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Largest Two-Story Fulfillment Center in U.S. Going Up in the Bronx
The largest two-story fulfillment center in the country will be under construction later this year in the Bronx, NY, with a planned 2021 opening, enabling ecommerce tenants to service the New York metro market with same-day delivery. It will total 969,000 square feet, including 595,000 square feet of fulfillment space.…»
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Fulfillment Helps Target Drive 42% Q1 Ecommerce Growth
Target reported ecommerce sales growth of 42% in the first quarter, with positive guest response to same-day digital fulfillment services. The quarter marked Target’s eighth consecutive quarter of comparable sales increases. CEO Brian Cornell said the retailer's comparable sales growth of 4.8% was a bit ahead of expectations. …»
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Stein Mart Looks to Amazon Lockers, Other Initiatives to Boost Sales
Stein Mart has become the latest retailer to partner with Amazon, betting that increased traffic to the ecommerce giant’s lockers in the back of its stores for order pickup and returns will translate to sales for the struggling discount chain. The lockers will be located in about 200 of Stein Mart’s 283 stores by early June.…»
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