Omnichannel commerce and all its permutations are causing direct-to-customer companies to seek new solutions and approaches to inventory management in order to tame increasingly complex order and fulfillment patterns while meeting rising customer demands. In this MCM report, learn how things like distributed order management and inventory visibility solutions can help you avoid the pitfalls and cut down on overstocks, out-of-stocks and returns.
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Retailers considering whether to enter a new market via cross border with third-party logistics partners or with an in-country presence should consider factors like their cost of capital and inventory carrying policy, as well as what existing assets can be leveraged in that country, two experts told Multichannel Merchant.
As merchants look to implement omnichannel commerce to serve the heightened expectations of anytime/anywhere customers, virtual inventory is one way to meet this demand in a cost-effective manner.
Macy’s is continuing to see in-store sales driven by its online channel at both its Macy’s and Bloomingdales stores, the company told analysts and investors in a Q2 earnings call.
On the heels of a similar announcement last month by rival FedEx, United Parcel Service announced Tuesday it will expand dimensional weight pricing for all U.S. ground shipments, effective Dec. 29, 2014.
eBay announced that Walgreens and Paula’s Choice will be using its eBay Enterprise solution for regional fulfillment services.