Resolve To Save: 5 Moving Ways to Offset Package Rate Increases
While package rate increases from major carriers have hit retailers hard, these 5 supply chain optimization steps can help you streamline and cut costs.
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6 Ways to Make Your Distribution Data Work for You
Distribution data and technology can help retailers improve customer service, supply chain and shipping processes. Here are 6 steps to help get you there.
Jet.com, Seeing Broader Issues, Warns Customers of Possible Delays
Ecommerce startup Jet.com warned customers it can’t guarantee Christmas delivery for certain items not flagged as eligible for two-day delivery.
Amazon Reportedly Stepping Up Its Air Transport Plans
Amazon is reportedly in talks to lease 20 Boeing cargo jets, and flying out of an old DHL facility in Ohio, as talk of its air transport plans grows.
Comparing Retailers in Holiday Order Cutoff Times
Here is a listing of holiday order cutoffs and Christmas fulfillment promises from 20 retailers. Santa, elves and all other North Pole personnel take note.
Week in Review: Star Wars! Nothing But Star Wars!
A little Star Wars’d out lately? With “Star Wars: Episode VII” (AKA “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) having its much hyped and anticipated opening today, everybody is trying to get in on the action. And this also means Multichannel Merchant’s inbox has been flooded this week with all sorts of Star Wars stats and pitches.
4 Reasons Why Store Operations Teams Can’t Ignore Customer Experience Data
Today’s retail marketplace is more customer-centric than ever, with fierce competition to stand out among an abundance of options consumers have to do business with.
Some Would Return Gifts, Shop on Christmas Day, Report Finds
Why wait until December 26? Throw the doors open on Christmas for returns and sales appears to be the message to retailers, particularly from millennials.
The ABCs of Preventing Shipping Damage, Part I
Breaking up may be hard to do, but breaking products in transit is all too easy. Part 1 of this series offers lots of great tips to prevent shipping damage.
DSW Launches In-Store Pickup and Ship-to-Store
eBay Enterprise, an omnichannel commerce provider, announced Designer Shoe Warehouse , a footwear and accessory retailer, successfully implemented eBay Enterprise In-Store Pickup and Ship-to Store in 467 stores.