Amazon announced plans to hire more than 120,000 workers in 27 states to handle peak season demand at its 90+ distribution and fulfillment centers in the U.S., up 20% from 100,000 in 2015. This comes as major retailers and carriers are holding the line on holiday hiring.
The mobile revolution helps retailers get through inventory season. Here is how mobile can help your inventory in the warehouse during the busiest time of the year.
As your business grows, a clearly outlined shipping and returns policy on your website will help set customer expectations and guide your customer service team. Here are 5 steps that will help you achieve these two important goals.
There’s no denying the popularity of subscription box services. The challenge is to sustain momentum on an on-going basis. Want to ensure subscription box success? Here are a few pain points you will want to plan for.
A little over a month after major Korean freighter line Hanjin shut down due to financial issues, the effects are still being felt by retailers in terms of shipment delays from Asia. But it remains unclear what impact it will have on the peak holiday season starting on Cyber Weekend. See how the crisis affected shipments by Ascena Retail Group.
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.
There are 5 essential practices for the digital economy that can help merchants ensure a successful ecommerce distribution center operation. These operating principles in fulfillment, operations and labor management will help mitigate the risks created by expanding ecommerce and omnichannel business.
The recently announced rate changes from FedEx reflect both the continual cat-and-mouse game with main rival UPS, as well as a bigger hit on ecommerce shippers as carriers look to recover the higher cost of moving more and more online orders. See what analysts and experts have to say about the impact of the new rates.
There is always a fine line when deciding what you can, and should, manage in-house, versus what could be outsourced. Here are a few tips on managing partner companies.
The Multichannel Merchant team is getting geared up and excited about the sixth annual Operations Summit 2017, which will be held in Pittsburgh, PA March 27-29 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Put it in your calendar now to make sure you and your team don’t miss the only event exclusively about direct-to-customer and omnichannel operations.