SEKO Acquires Freight Forwarder Air-City to Expand Its Services in China

| Mike O'Brien

SEKO Logistics has acquired New York-based freight forwarder and cross-border ecommerce firm Air-City, Inc. for an undisclosed sum as it looks to expand its shipping capabilities into China and add resources and infrastructure in the critical New York area. A year ago, SEKO acquired GoodShip International Inc. in Chicago.

Nectar Parent Company Resident Raises $12.5 Million

| Douglas P. Clement

Direct-to-customer ecommerce startup Resident, whose home furnishing brands include Nectar, DreamCloud, Level, Awara, Wovenly, Bundle and 1771 Living, has raised $12.5 million from Tel Aviv-based Liquidity Capital. Resident will use the capital to drive growth and move into additional home products.

Improving Picking Operations in Your Ecommerce Fulfillment Center

| Brian Barry

Order picking is one of the most important functions in the ecommerce fulfillment center. The customer experience can be a good or bad one based on accuracy and timeliness. Assess your operations to determine how and at what cost changes can be made to processes, technology and automation.

O+F Advisor 1/8/20

| David Hurwitz

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 1/8/2020 The Most Amazing Anti-Amazon Strategy … That Will Never Happen It is the synthesis of things Amazon does so … Continue Reading →

The Most Amazing Anti-Amazon Strategy … That Will Never Happen

| Richard Metzler

It is the synthesis of things Amazon does so well that makes it seemingly invulnerable. To me, trying to beat Amazon on just logistics without a symbiotic combination of brand, merchandising, marketing, technology and a financial war chest is just pure, unadulterated sophistry. Is there such a thing as an effective anti-Amazon strategy?

Hourly Workforce Trends to Watch in 2020

| Adam Roston

With historically low unemployment, the competition for reliable hourly workers has never been so stiff. Traditional employers are further hampered by gig companies luring workers with promises of flexible schedules. Here are some hiring and workforce trends to watch out for in 2020 that can impact your business.

Port Logistics Group Wins Global Omnichannel Contract with Athletic Propulsion Labs

| Press Release

Port Logistics Group, one of the nation’s leading providers of omnichannel logistics services, headquartered in City of Industry, Calif., today announced that it was awarded a multi-year logistics contract to provide distribution and fulfillment services to APL (Athletic Propulsion Labs), the luxury performance footwear brand.