Using Vendor Scorecards to Rate Merchandise Suppliers
To objectively evaluate the financial and service impacts of your merchandise suppliers, here are 6 points to consider to develop a vendor scorecard system.
Shipping/Delivery
UPS Buys Parcel Pro, Boosts Insurance of Luxury Goods Shipments
UPS Capital, a subsidiary of UPS, has acquired Parcel Pro to bolster insurance of luxury goods shipments.
FedEx Misses on Top and Bottom Line in Q4
FedEx’ Q4 top and bottom line fell short of expectations, the latter impacted by pension accounting adjustments and a settlement with California drivers.
Want to Offer Same-Day Delivery? Here’s What You Need to Think About
Players from Amazon to Postmates, Instacart and Uber, even the USPS are chasing a piece of the same-day delivery action. For retailers thinking about it, here are a few questions to consider.
Same-Day Delivery Activity Ratchets Up on Several Fronts
While the extent of consumer demand for same-day delivery remains an open question, activity and investment around it remains red hot.
Thanks for the Retargeting, Sears!
Data-driven, real-time marketing is a thing of beauty for retailers – but sometimes the technology can be too smart for its own good, as happened to Sears.
Amazon Quietly Expands Prime, Allows Direct-From-Merchant Shipping
Amazon has quietly begun expanding its estimated 20 million Prime eligible listings by adding items that ship directly from merchants.
How Brands Can Turn Dimensional Weight Pricing to their Advantage
Instead of panicking, retailers can embrace dimensional weight pricing as motivation to upgrade operations, making them more efficient and eco-friendly.
How Any Business Can Compete with Amazon’s Same-Day Delivery
There are resources and technology that let any business compete with Amazon’s same-day delivery program. The first step, though, is a change in thinking.
Walmart ShippingPass, Google Buy Button Crash Amazon’s Party
Walmart’s ShippingPass will offer unlimited three-day delivery of eligible items purchased on Walmart’s website. Google’s buy button follows in the footsteps of Facebook and Twitter, which have both added similar functionality to enable purchases without navigating to a third-party site. Here’s how both Walmart and Google will put pressure on Amazon.