And now Singles Day is going omnichannel: Alibaba says more than 1,000 brands with 180,000 stores in 330 cities across China will synchronize online and offline resources to expand its 2015 11.11 Global Shopping Festival efforts. Here’s a look at what Alibaba hopes is an outline for omnichannel success.
Second day delivery service for ecommerce orders anywhere in the U.S. is only possible for players with massive warehouses, robots, and drones, right? Wrong. Here are three ways to harness the fulfillment power.
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The major package carriers’ general rate increases for 2016 are rolling in… just in time for the holidays! Here’s a look at what the carriers are doing, plus the news, commentary and events that shaped the direct-to-customer world last week…
The most important way to gauge your DTC fulfillment operations: Benchmark against yourself to show relative improvement as the business grows and changes.
You might be buying pumpkin spice spice, but holiday prep is here for major retailers, with Pottery Barn and West Elm giving their holiday shipping cutoffs.
Personalization is no longer reserved for retail giants like Amazon and Netflix, with massive engineering teams and deep pockets. Delivering delightful personalized online shopping experiences is now within every retailer’s reach. Here are four ways data-driven personalization can impact customers’ experiences, and your bottom line.
Jet.com has made a few splashes since the members-only marketplace officially launched 11 weeks ago. And word came this week that Jet.com eliminated its $50 membership fee. Here’s a look at Jet.com founder Marc Lore’s bold move, and the rest of the news that shaped the industry this week.
Merchants are seeing a tight market for holiday peak workers in distribution and fulfillment centers, as competition and wages increase. See what staffing professionals and a top retailer have to say about the trend, and how to address it.
Battling Amazon and customer expectations are major challenges, but supply chain and infrastructure are the real elephants in the room. How do you fix it?