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

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 6/6/2018 13 Steps to a Successful WMS Selection Warehouse management systems (WMS) have become more affordable even for small-to-medium-sized ecommerce … Continue Reading →

13 Steps to a Successful WMS Selection

| Brian Barry

Warehouse management systems (WMS) have become more affordable even for small-to-medium-sized ecommerce businesses thanks to the growth in subscription, cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS) models. But you need to apply a rigorous methodology to select the right system. Here are 13 steps that will help you select the best WMS to meet your current and future ecommerce fulfillment needs.

MCM Week in review 6/8/18

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 6/8/2018 Click-to-Brick Success Story Warby Parker Continues to Disrupt, Innovate Eyewear brand Warby Parker continues to … Continue Reading →

Getting Out from Under All Those Ecommerce Returns

| Eric Moriarty

While shoppers love free ecommmerce returns, they can be a logistical and financial nightmare for retailers, forcing them to rethink processes to offset pre- and post-return losses. This is causing more companies to seek technology solutions for reverse logistics as well as auction marketplaces for disposition of goods.

MCM Week in review 6/1/18

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 6/1/2018 Google, Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp Face GDPR Related Lawsuits The ink was barely dry on the … Continue Reading →

MCM O+F Advisor (5/30/18)

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 5/30/2018 6 Steps Toward Making Inventory Management More Strategic Retailers and ecommerce companies have spent considerable sums on inventory management, … Continue Reading →

5 Pitfalls of Dropshipping and How to Avoid Them

| Sina Djafari

While dropshipping ties up fewer resources in inventory and warehouses and seems a no-brainer, it can also put brand image and customer experience at risk. An online retailer and dropshipping advocate turned logistics expert details the challenges retailers face and how to overcome them.