Peak Season Summit: A Chance to Fine-Tune Your Strategy

| Mike O'Brien

Depending on your business, peak season can make up a third or more of your yearly sales. So how well you execute in that brief period is crucial to your success. But never fear: Multichannel Merchant’s Peak Season Summit 2017, a virtual event to be held this Thursday, Aug. 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST., will be loaded with insights and best practices from merchant practitioners.

MCM O+F Advisor 8-2-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 8/2/2017 DHL Supply Chain Growing Use of Augmented Reality Glasses Although Google Glass never took off as a cool augmented … Continue Reading →

Walmart, JD.com Team Up for 8.8 Shopping Day in China

| Mike O'Brien

While Alibaba has its huge 11.11 shopping festival – aka Singles Day – which dwarfs Black Friday and Cyber Monday, rival JD.com and partner Walmart are weighing in with 8.8 on Aug. 8, hoping its associated luck rubs off.

5 Ecommerce Logistics Predictions for 2017

| Jake Rheude

Major breakthroughs in technology are allowing for the possibility of expedited delivery, higher efficiency, greater accuracy and – most importantly for supply chain logistics – lower costs than ever before. See some predictions for ecommerce logistics in 2017.

5 Tips for Improving Picking Productivity

| Wayne Teres

With so many order picking options to choose from, selecting the best solution for your operation can be quite a challenge. Here are five tips to think about to make your warehouse productivity efficient.

MCM O+F Advisor 7-26-17

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 7/26/2017 Successful Ecommerce Packaging: Sustainable and Protective There are many factors that contribute to creating the ideal customer experience, with … Continue Reading →

Aptos to Acquire TXT Retail

| Press Release

Acquisition Unites Aptos’ Best in Class Customer Engagement and Inventory Management Solutions with TXT Retail’s Best of Breed Merchandise Lifecycle Management Suite to Give Retailers Unprecedented Omni-Channel Advantage ATLANTA and … Continue Reading →

How Barcode Use Can Help Reduce Warehouse Costs

| Curt Barry

While barcodes have been in use for many years in shipping and manifesting systems, many warehouses still don’t fully use this technology. That’s a shame, because barcodes help you reduce costs and increase control of your operation.