O+F Advisor 9/18/19
Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 9/18/2019 6 Shipping and Mailing Tricks to Save You Money Small merchants can transform their shipping and mailing operations into … Continue Reading →
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Amazon, Home Depot Leasing Space in Three-Story Warehouse in Seattle
Amazon and Home Depot will become tenants of a new state-of-the-art, three-story warehouse and fulfillment center in Seattle from logistics giant Prologis, part of the huge push to fulfill ecommerce within a day in major urban markets, according to the Wall Street Journal. Three other such buildings are going up in New York City.
9 Steps to Develop, Implement a Vendor Compliance Program
Vendor compliance is achieved when a merchandise vendor shipping a retailer’s purchase order satisfies the retailer’s requirements, typically specified as a condition of the retailer-vendor relationship and the purchase order negotiated by the retailer. Here are 9 tips to help you develop a successful vendor compliance program.
O+F Advisor 9/11/19
Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 9/11/2019 Uncertainty the Watchword Heading Into UPU Congress With a showdown looming over international postal rates at a Sept. 24 … Continue Reading →
O+F Advisor 9/4/19
Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 9/4/2019 Omnichannel Merchants Shift Closer to the Customer As consumer behavior shifts and omnichannel retailing grows, retailers are getting closer … Continue Reading →
AHS Introduces Skypod Technology in the U.S.
CINCINNATI, OH, Sept. 3, 2019 — AHS (Advanced Handling Systems), a full-service provider of integrated fulfillment, distribution, and robotic solutions, has formed a partnership with Exotec Solutions- a French-based Goods-To-Person picking … Continue Reading →
MCM Ecommerce & Marketing 9/3/19
Multichannel Merchant STRATEGIES & TACTICS FOR THE B2B & B2C MERCHANT week of 9/3/2019 Adopt IoT or Lose: 4 Ways Connected Tech Revolutionizes Retail and Ecommerce For a long time, … Continue Reading →
More Than 6% of FedEx, UPS Parcel Shipments Studied in Q1 Were Late
More than 6% of 508,000 FedEx and UPS parcels shipped by 100 small-to-medium-sized retailers between January and March 2019 were delayed, nearly 72% of them by a full day, according to a report from LateShipment.com. The numbers were worse for 3PLs: 7.6% of their UPS and FedEx parcel shipments arrived late.
Adopt IoT or Lose: 4 Ways Connected Tech Revolutionizes Retail and Ecommerce
For a long time, IoT has been a transformative force for an array of industries, with 70% of the world’s retail and ecommerce providers betting on connected tech to drive tangible business value. If you’re not in the loop about how IoT can improve your warehouse management or enhance your marketing efforts, here are four recommendations made by IoT and ecommerce development providers.
Omnichannel Merchants Shift Closer to the Customer
As consumer behavior shifts and omnichannel retailing grows, retailers are getting closer to customers to improve service and help ensure profitability. Increasingly, they look to four key areas where shifts can make fulfillment more efficient: Retail footprint; manufacturer direct shipping; 3D print & ship; and pickup sites.