Lenox DC Start-up: a Survival Story
Greg Petro, the vice president of distribution at Lenox, helped the manufacturer/marketer of tabletop items and collectibles move into its 500,000-sq.-ft.
Warehouse
USPS Governors Protest but Approve Rate Case
Catalogers are getting whacked hard with the new postal rate hike. The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors (BOG) on March 19 approved the majority
Digging for DC Dirt
It’s probably easier for a fulfillment executive to answer the question What are you not concerned about? than to detail his or her primary concerns.
Illuminating DC Lighting
A brightly lit facility not only helps reduce fatigue and errors, but it also helps foster a friendlier and more orderly work environment. Early distribution
Q&A with Ray Goodman: Planning Inventory Across Channels
Ray Goodman, senior vice president of retail and multichannel solutions for forecasting software and service provider Direct Tech, will present Inventory
Shrinking Shrinkage
Retailers lose $37.4 billion a year to shrinkage inventory loss due to theft or fraud according to a University of Florida study sponsored by the National
Best Practices in Material Handling and Put-away
Most distribution professionals understand that it is not enough to know how their company performs year over year; they must also continue to improve
How Lehman’s Puts People First
Many companies say they value their employees, but Lehman’s, a purveyor of hardware, home goods, and gifts, shows it. Our company culture is such that
Spotlight on NCOF: The Importance of Forecasting
Welcome to our continuing series highlighting the speakers of the National Conference on Operations & Fulfillment (NCOF), which MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT
NCOF 2007 Preview
We at Multichannel Merchant are proud to present the National Conference on Operations & Fulfillment (NCOF) so proud, in fact, that we’ve decided to create