The National Retail Federation, along with 20 other retailers, have asked a federal judge to reject a proposed settlement over credit card swipe fees alleging it is an “evil” price fixing practice conducted by Visa and MasterCard.
The proposed costs for third-party fulfillment (3PF) will depend on your company’s volume of orders and transactions, the service level metrics you set as standards, and your company profile data … Continue Reading →
For direct-to-customer food merchants, the cost to ship merchandise can be rather steep. And when you add in factors such as package weight and spoilage risks, customer incentives such as free shipping is nearly impossible.
Finding the right fulfillment method is important. Many shouldn’t ask whether fulfillment is a good idea, but rather which kind of fulfillment is good for them, according to an article on Auctiva Corp. If you don’t choose the right fulfillment that is appropriate for you and your circumstances, you are going to be unhappy.
Neiman Marcus has notified its suppliers that it will be closing its Chinese warehouse citing a change in business model.
In order to compete with today’s multichannel retail environment, retailers must provide access to merchandise where shoppers want it. In order to do that, many companies are executing a ship-from-store model as part of the fulfillment supply chain, according to a whitpaper from Fortna.com.
Did you know that there are several types of free shipping that you can offer your customer? As you can see in this infographic by freeshipping.org, there are multiple ways you can offer this delivery option while keeping your product prices low.
Are you thinking about using Fulfillment by Amazon to grow your business? Here’s some advice from Tom Taylor, vice president of Fulfillment by Amazon and Amazon Webstore.
In the last 10 years the face of the ecommerce industry has changed significantly. In this infographic by Corra, you can go back in time and see how far the ecommerce industry has come in terms of technology.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Sears Holdings has launched Fulfilled By Sears, a turnkey fulfillment service that offers pay-as-you-go pricing for businesses seeking a simple, cost-effective solution to manage … Continue Reading →