MCM Week in review 6/29/18

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 6/29/2018 Wayfair Decision Bringing Clarity, Uncertainty in Equal Measure For a case that is being upheld … Continue Reading →

MCM O+F Advisor (6/27/18)

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 6/27/2018 3 Tips for Empowering Millennial Warehouse Workers As ecommerce fulfillment experiences rapid change, millennials are both a blessing and … Continue Reading →

MCM Ecommerce&Marketing 6/26/18

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant STRATEGIES & TACTICS FOR THE B2B & B2C MERCHANT week of 6/26/2018 The Anatomy of a Powerful Social Ad Social advertising is powered by data to generate, target … Continue Reading →

More Than One-Third of Warehouses Not Using WMS

| Mike O'Brien

Despite its many advantages, WMS software is not in use at nearly 35% of distribution and fulfillment center operations, according to a survey by the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC). See what other technology preferences and investment plans were cited by operations professionals.

Ecommerce Operations Summit 2019 Call for Speakers Now Open

| Mike O'Brien

Are you an operations and fulfillment professional with a great, compelling story to tell that will educate and inform your industry peers? If so, we want to hear from you! The Ecommerce Operations Summit 2019 Call for Speakers is open from now until Aug. 10. Send us your best ideas and we’ll consider them for next year’s agenda.

8 Benefits to Accurate SKU Dimensions, Weights in Your Warehouse

| Brian Barry

Without accurate SKU dimensions and weights for each item in their warehouse, companies struggle to provide basic data for slotting, better capacity planning and if necessary, full truckload or LTL planning, paying more than is necessary in freight costs. Here are 8 steps to better SKU dimensioning in your operations.

Google to Invest $550 Million in JD.com

| Daniela Forte

Google plans to invest $550 million in Chinese ecommerce marketplace JD.com in an effort to expand its presence in Asia and help JD.com better compete with main rival and regional leader Alibaba. See why this could be a win-win move for Google and JD.com