Home Depot Opens Massive Ohio Distribution Center
Home Depot has opened a 1.6 million square foot fulfillment center in Ohio to support its growing ecommerce business, which represents about 5% of sales.
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O+F Advisor Distribution Center Roundup, Sept. 17, 2015
A listing of recently announced openings, expansions, closures and layoffs at retail distribution centers and fulfillment centers.
Gelb Music Sees Success with Ecommerce Focus
Gelb Music of Redwood City, CA has seen great success in a tough business environment by doubling down on its ecommerce and digital marketing efforts.
Ace Hardware Rolls Out Same-Day Delivery Test
Ace Hardware has begun a same-day delivery pilot via its own associates at 33 stores in Florida, Illinois, Colorado, Maryland, Texas and Arizona.
5 Steps to Prevent Retail Data Breaches
Five steps merchants should take to keep their customer’s financial information safe from potential retail data breaches.
The Home Depot Acquires Blinds.com
The Home Depot will work with Blinds.com to expand its technology into homedepot.com and the company’s stores with the goal of improving the entire end-to-end buying process for window coverings.
Home Depot to Look Into Same-Day Shipping Initiative in 2014
With the addition of three new distribution centers in California, Atlanta, and Ohio, Home Depot announced plans on Dec. 11 to develop same-day shipping capabilities.
The Home Depot Receives Backlash for Racist Tweet
The Home Depot received backlash when it released what many are considering to be a racist tweet sent out by the company on Twitter which showed two African American drummers flanking a man wearing a gorilla mask.
Closing The Multichannel Data Gap at the POS
Even though a decade has past since most retailers became multichannel, the majority still don’t have a good way to track customers across channels. One of the biggest problems is the offline “data hole.” Where online transactions require customers to identify themselves, the same is not true offline.
Same-day Delivery Transforms Retail
While various shipping options such as same-day delivery and in-store pickup are becoming common place for many retailers, the concepts are beginning to change the way consumers shop. Here are a few tips from Shop.org on how to master your fulfillment options to best meet your customers needs.