Heading into the thick of the temp hiring period for peak season, companies find themselves challenged by a tight labor market and competition for workers. See what Ascena Retail Group, American Eagle Outfitters and The Golf Warehouse are doing to address the issue.
In general the omnichannel experience for customers is not matching up to its promise, research firm L2 found in its annual Digital IQ Index of retailers. See which firms scored high in the index, and what they’re doing right.
The financial woes of South Korean concern Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd, the world’s seventh-largest ocean freight line, is causing a ripple effect that is disrupting supply chains across retail entering the busy fall and holiday season. See what efforts are underway to address the logjam.
What are you doing in your DTC fulfillment operations to create career paths? And how can you do this while ensuring the highest level of professionalism and productivity. Here are some tips to help you reduce turnover and improve employee performance.
PulseTV, an online and catalog seller of discounted home goods, electronics and other products, has seen shipping performance gains by using OSM Worldwide. See how the merchant has been able to save money, improve service levels and cut down on customer service calls.
inVia Robotics claims to be the first to market with a “goods-to-box” system that uses a pay-as-you-pick service model to make it scalable and affordable. See how this approach has benefited ink and toner cartridge maker LD Products, one of the first users of the system.
American Eagle Outfitters has improved performance at its omnichannel DC by pooling DTC and ecommerce inventory in an “all active” processing environment. See what benefits the company has seen in peak season and throughout the year since the facility went all-omnichannel last year.
Drop shipping can be an extremely beneficial tactic for retailers when done right because it offloads inventory risks. But it can create additional layers of complexity and challenges associated with quality and speed, among others. Here are some tips to help you make it a winner for your business.
Business Intelligence Group, LLC, of Southlake, Texas, has announced the acquisition of KFS, Inc., of Fort Worth, TX, a non-asset based logistics company.
Chubbies, a San Francisco-based lifestyle apparel brand, was looking to reduce its manual fulfillment processes and increase inventory visibility in order to drive order accuracy and customer satisfaction. See how Stitch Labs increased Chubbies’s operational efficiency and improve inventory accuracy, increasing customer satisfaction.