Without an RFP and demos it’s hard to go through the system selection process and know if what you’re looking at is materially better than the existing one. Here are five compelling reasons to go through an RFP process to vet systems and vendors and make sure you choose the right one for your business needs.
Not only does accurate visibility influence customer experience, it also drives all downstream operational decisions including fulfillment, allocation and distribution. Just like you can’t manage cash flow without an accurate bank balance, you can’t manage fulfillment without inventory accuracy – making it flow like water. Here are some ways to make it happen.
Peak season demand is projected to grow, but unless you’re prepared to handle the influx it could be a tough six weeks. Here are 3 tips to help you succeed.
Omnichannel has become a standard practice in retail, but how well are companies achieving inventory visibility across channels that is so critical to its success?
In this infographic from Stitch Labs, see where the gaps are between omnichannel vision and reality, and what steps can be taken to see improvements.
Siloed inventory and a lack of cross-channel integration to service a highly dynamic customer set can doom retail franchisees. Here’s how an open, distributed inventory management model can help them get it right.
Offering customers the convenience of buy online pickup in store and ship to store, and transparently speeding up delivery to homes with ship from store, can be a daunting task. Download Multichannel Merchant’s special report on omnichannel fulfillment and learn.
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.
PetSmart has selected an enterprise Order Management System (OMS) to help fuel its omnichannel operations, including it additional ecommerce platforms such as Pet360.com and PetFoodDirect.com. See how the system will help PetSmart get orders to online shoppers when and how they want them, enabling new features such as subscription and customized home delivery services.
As Kickstarter-funded premium underwear provider Comfortable Club starting expanding its sales channels to include Amazon as a marketplace seller as well as using its Fulfillment by Amazon service, inventory management and visibility across channels started to become a serious issue. Click here to find out how Stitch Labs made Comfortable Club’s underwear inventory more visible.
Omnichannel retail order and fulfillment software firm SalesWarp has deployed its solution throughout the entire national chain of specialty youth apparel retailer Zumiez. See what decision criteria were used, and the benefits gained by the company.