Lifetime Brands Consolidates Operations with New DC
Lifetime Brands, a marketer/distributor of consumer home products, is taking over its own fulfillment with the opening of a new distribution center.
Warehouse
Post-Season Audits, Part 2: Reducing Costs in the DC
With the peak volume of the holiday season over, you should have just about finished your post-season audit of your operation.
Give me the Goods
Inventory is most likely the largest balance sheet asset in your company. How well you plan, purchase, and manage your inventory largely determines your
Control Freaks
A woman goes online in search of a new blouse. She’s not exactly sure of what she’s looking for, so she asks her sister to shop with her. Her sister thinks
Victoria’s Secret’s DC woes mount
Problems with its new distribution center continue to plague Victoria’s Secret Direct. Because integration issues in the DC are preventing the women’s apparel merchant from meeting expected volume, it is reducing catalog circulation to suppress demand.
FUNDAMENTALS OF MERCHANDISING
Product is the lifeblood of your business So when was the last time you put any serious thought into the way you merchandise your catalog, Website, or
Conducting a Post Season Audit, Part I
Although the 2007 holiday season hasn
The Night Before Christmas, Operations Style
Twas was the night before Christmas, when all through the warehouse,
Not a forklift was stirring, not even a mouse.
Survey Says: Shoppers Reward Return-friendly Retailers
It will surprise no one that customers prefer to shop at merchants that make it easy to return goods. But a recent survey from returns management systems provider Newgistics backs this up.
Warehouse ROI Reality check
“People are our most important asset!” You see that statement on the walls of companies in every industry. Well, I am here to tell you that statement is not correct–especially … Continue Reading →