Data, data everywhere, and not a drop to use. Ecommerce is swimming in data, but how do you wrangle it into a single source and harness its true power? Here is what successful ecommerce brands have in common.
Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 8/7/2019 Leveraging Blockchain for Omnichannel Success Retailers are struggling to create the kind of seamless omnichannel experience consumers crave. The … Continue Reading →
Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 7/31/2019 eBay Suite of Fulfillment Services Targets High-Volume Sellers Taking a shot at Amazon’s leading position, eBay will launch a … Continue Reading →
Ever since Amazon introduced Prime in 2005, the company has left everyone else chasing after them, and younger shoppers look for that type of experience everywhere. To succeed, retailers must meet customer demand for an enhanced delivery experience, including whenever possible fast and free shipping and unlimited returns.
Taking a shot at Amazon’s leading position, eBay will launch a fulfillment program next year targeting high-volume sellers and tapping a network of partners to provide end-to-end services including shipping, tracking, warehousing and customer service. This is similar to a move made last month by ecommerce platform Shopify.
Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 7/24/2019 PRC Approves Lower Postal Rates Ahead of UPU Meeting The Postal Regulatory Commission has approved a range of postal … Continue Reading →
Shoppers love try before you buy (TBYB), a growing strategy that lets them order multiple items and send most of it back. It can boost ecommerce sales but also balloon return rates. So how do you take advantage of the TBYB opportunity while escaping the potential pitfalls that can kill your margins? An expert panel explains how.
Shipping and manifesting systems have used barcodes for a long time, but not to their full potential. In recent years adoption is increasing as businesses find they can dramatically increase control of their fulfillment center operations. Here are 11 ways barcode can provide greater operational efficiency, cost savings and a good ROI.
While there are some concerns about robots replacing humans and taking their jobs, with U.S. unemployment at about 3.6% ecommerce companies are struggling to find enough workers. Thus companies are seeing robotics as a way to close the gap and augment human labor instead of replacing it. Find out more in a new MCM report.
Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 7/17/2019 CommonSense Robotics Goes Underground with Grocery Fulfillment Israeli firm CommonSense Robotics is building what it says is the world’s … Continue Reading →