Video: How to Manage Holiday Inventory Levels

| MCM staff

Here’s a holiday preparedness tip from Carolina Rustica owner Richard Sexton. Don’t just keep an eye on your inventory levels. Make sure that if you’re participating in a promotion like Free Shipping Day, you’ve allocated inventory to go towards that promotion. The last thing you want to do during the holidays is make a customer mad!

Video: Prepping the Fulfillment Center for the Holidays

| MCM staff

Many ecommerce companies will experience dramatic increases in order volumes this holiday season. This video by Integrated Distribution Services discusses some helpful ways to prepare your fulfillment operations for the rush of orders you may see.

Tips for Seasonal Warehouse Staffing

| Jim Tierney

The holiday crunch is no time to be short staffed or to have workers making mistakes that could harm your reputation. These are a few tips for hiring and managing seasonal operations employees.

The Basics of Forklift Safety

| Dixie Brock

Warehouse equipment is involved in about 100 deaths and 20,000 injuries each year in the U.S. alone. To minimize this danger, thorough training for the people who operate and work around heavy industrial gear is a must.

Gildan Opening New DC In Charleston

| MCM staff

Canadian active apparel importer Gildan Activewear will close two U.S. warehouses, in Alabama and Virginia, and consolidate its operations in a new distribution center in Charleson, SC, according to The Post and Courier newspaper.

Sorting Out Warehouse Automation

| Curt Barry

Warehouse automation can be a good way to reduce labor and improve efficiency and overall accuracy while spending less money. The technology available for sorting units and packages to specific locations for packing and shipping offers several possibilities for multichannel retailers.