Walmart Expands Ecommerce Fulfillment
Walmart said it will expand its fulfillment capacity and efficiency with four additional large-scale fulfillment centers coming online in the second quarter.
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5 Ecommerce Fulfillment Hot Topics for 2015
As we move further into 2015, here are five hot ecommerce fulfillment trends that should garner a lot of attention. See how you can implement these trends in 2015.
Don’t Count Out Big Retail as Focus and Investments in Omnichannel Rise
Amazon may buy Radio Shack and has opened up a store at Purdue University, but don’t count out major omnichannel retailers like Macy’s, Kohl’s and Walmart.
LightInTheBox Opens First North American Fulfillment Center
LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd., announced it has opened its first self-operating North American fulfillment Center in Reno, NV on Jan 28. See what LightInTheBox has planned.
Will 2015 Be the Year of Retail Chapter 11s?
It was as inevitable as the sun rising, but RadioShack finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on February 5. It’s the fifth retailer to file for Chapter 11 since the traditional kickoff of the 2014 holiday season. Here’s a look at which retailers are restructuring, and which one is riding off into the sunset.
Amazon Triples Items Eligible for Free Shipping
By lifting a restriction that required all items in an order to come from the same seller to qualify for free shipping, Amazon has more than tripled the number of items that qualify for the benefit.
Parcel Shipping Costs On the Rise in 2015
Parcel Shipping prices are going to rise in 2015, according to reports this month about UPS and the United States Postal Service. Here’s more about rising shipping costs from Multichannel Merchant Senior Editor Mike O’Brien.
Complexity of Returns Grows as Ecommerce Does
While overall return rates are not increasing dramatically, they are on the rise, forcing ecommerce merchants to optimize their supply chain squeeze as much value as they can out of returned merchandise.
5 Criteria for Selecting Warehouse Devices and Gaining Efficiency
Five criteria for helping you select warehouse devices that can add efficiency and productivity gains.
Can Amazon and RadioShack be a Match Made in Heaven?
Is Amazon bailing on its plans for a New York City showroom? And can RadioShack be the answer to Amazon’s omnichannel plans? Stay tuned, or read on… Tim Parry explains.