O+F Advisor 6/22/22

| David Hurwitz

A new report from Multichannel Merchant addresses how the right tools/tech not only provide inventory accuracy and visibility, but help you prioritize and track SKU movement across the network. Hear … Continue Reading →

Once High-Flying Shopify Continues to Struggle

| Mike O'Brien

Shopify, a certified rock star of the pandemic shutdowns that saw sales and profits soar as consumers flocked to sellers on its platform, is finding itself challenged in 2022 as growth slows significantly and the ardor of investors has cooled off.

Prologis to Acquire Duke Realty for $26 Billion

| Mike O'Brien

Prologis, the largest U.S. player in commercial real estate including warehouses and fulfillment centers, is acquiring Duke Realty in a deal valued at $26 billion, giving Prologis an additional 153 million square feet of active space plus another 11 million square feet under development in 19 markets. Investors were wary of the move.

QR Codes and CueCat: Can History Repeat Itself in Tech?

| Sean Black

Why set the way-back machine to 1996 and the lowly CueCat? Up until the pandemic, you wouldn’t have bought the idea of QR codes, given their cross-device issues, multiple apps needed and everyone asking, “What is it?” While necessity might have forced adoption, QR codes deliver convergence simply, without cute plastic devices.

Hits of the Week 6-13-22

| David Hurwitz

With the advent of headless commerce and APIs, and platforms like Salesforce, Adobe/Magento and Shopify, retailers and brands — and increasingly, affinity-based communities or organizations — can now easily launch … Continue Reading →

UPS Steps Up Same-Day Offering with Delivery Solutions

| Mike O'Brien

UPS has acquired Texas-based startup Delivery Solutions, a platform that offers multi-carrier, same-day delivery services with an impressive client roster across categories that includes nameplates like Abercrombie & Fitch, Giant Eagle, Office Depot and Sephora. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.