Making Omnichannel Fulfillment a Less Daunting Task

| Tim Parry

Offering customers the convenience of buy online pickup in store and ship to store, and transparently speeding up delivery to homes with ship from store, can be a daunting task. Download Multichannel Merchant’s special report on omnichannel fulfillment and learn.

MCM Global Ecommerce 9-15-16

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant for the week of 09/14/2016 MCM Global Ecommerce 9-15-16 …» Share this article:     sponsored by Register now for Retail’s Digital Summit 2016 Join 5,000+ of retail's … Continue Reading →

MCM O+F Advisor 9/14/16

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 9/14/2016 Omnichannel Experience Not Matching Up to Its Promise In general the omnichannel experience for customers is not matching up … Continue Reading →

Oracle Buys Cloud-Based WMS LogFire

| Mike O'Brien

Oracle has acquired LogFire, which provides a cloud-based system integrating warehouse, inventory and workforce management. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. This comes on the heels of Oracle’s major $9.3 billion acquisition of Netsuite in August, as it continues to aggressively push into cloud-based supply chain management and logistics.

Retailers Get Creative in Peak Season Hiring in Tight Market

| Mike O'Brien

Heading into the thick of the temp hiring period for peak season, companies find themselves challenged by a tight labor market and competition for workers. See what Ascena Retail Group, American Eagle Outfitters and The Golf Warehouse are doing to address the issue.

Omnichannel Experience Not Matching Up to Its Promise

| Mike O'Brien

In general the omnichannel experience for customers is not matching up to its promise, research firm L2 found in its annual Digital IQ Index of retailers. See which firms scored high in the index, and what they’re doing right.

MCM Ecommerce and Marketing 9-13-16

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant STRATEGIES & TACTICS FOR THE B2B & B2C MERCHANT week of 9/13/2016 Omnichannel Marketing: Making Unmanageable Campaign Content Manageable It's clear that selling products both online and offline … Continue Reading →

MCM Week in Review 9/9/16

| Chris Intili

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 9/9/2016 How GlassesUSA.com Helps Customers Maximize Purchase Power GlassesUSA.com is maximizing purchasing power for customers and … Continue Reading →

Hanjin Ocean Freight Failure Disrupting Retail Supply Chains

| Mike O'Brien

The financial woes of South Korean concern Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd, the world’s seventh-largest ocean freight line, is causing a ripple effect that is disrupting supply chains across retail entering the busy fall and holiday season. See what efforts are underway to address the logjam.