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.
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DSW Seeing Success from Combined Store and Ecommerce Operations
DSW is expanding its omnichannel capabilities and looking to build on its 2014 cross-channel results, a year after merging store and .com operations.
Macy’s Exec Predicts BOPS Volume Will Triple This Holiday Season
A Macy’s exec told IRCE attendees that buy online/pickup in store demand will be 3x higher during this year’s peak season than it was last December.
Dotcom Distribution CEO on Impact of DIM Weight Pricing
Hear Dotcom Distribution CEO Maria Haggerty as she discusses the impact of DIM weight pricing with Multichannel Merchant at IRCE 2015 in Chicago.
Retailers Can Beat Amazon through Omnichannel, Target.com President Says
Exploiting synergies between physical and digital assets, and being guest-obsessed, not channel-obsessed, can beat Amazon, Target.com president tells IRCE.
The Limited Introduces Reserve Online, Ready In-Store
The Limited is has launched Reserve Online, Ready In-Store to allow customers to shop TheLimited.com and place preferred items on hold for purchase and pick-up at their local store.
Deliv Founder Counters FedEx Take on Same-Day Delivery Services
The founder of crowdsourcing delivery service Deliv says same-day delivery startups like hers are more disruptive than FedEx Chairman Fred Smith lets on.
Retailers Need to Face Same-day Delivery Dilemma
You can order a pizza from Dominos.com and get it delivered in about an hour, but you can’t order a pizza stone online from a brick and mortar retailer and have it delivered in time to make dinner? Here’s why brick and mortar retailers need to seriously look at same-day delivery.
Creating Predictability in a Chaotic Environment at ULTA Beauty
ULTA Beauty’s latest clienteling app is great for busy consumers that regularly buy cosmetics but don’t have time to go to a store. ULTA Beauty recognizes this by offering auto fulfillment of common items, like foundation or mascara. But they also use historical buying data to suggest other items the buyer might like based on their personal preferences.