The retail supply chain has shifted from physical stores to online channels as nonessential businesses have closed and Americans self-isolate under stay-at-home orders. Read the full article…
Demand is spiking for inland trucking capacity as grocers and retailers look to restock their shelves with critical goods amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Read the full article…
The world has never experienced a single marketplace where shoppers from anywhere in the world can buy from any vendor in the world, until today. Read the full article…
Experts say retailers need to implement supply chain cybersecurity strategies like training employees across departments and vetting third-party partners. Read the full article…
The store becomes a key part of omnichannel shopping and fulfillment experience. Retailers and even modern, digitally native brands are recognizing this. Read the full article…
Inconsistent customer expectations and disruption are just a few predictions for the retail industry in 2019 via STORES’, the NRF’s Magazine. Here are some of their top predictions for the retail industry in 2019. Read the full article…
Holiday shopping has begun. For retailers, that means increased demand, extremely high customer expectations, and limited time for execution and fulfillment. Read the full article…
Most of us know what Black Friday looks like from the perspective of a consumer, perhaps the lesser known Black Friday perspective is that of the Third Party Logistics (3PL) provider. As e-commerce continues to grow in popularity, 3PL providers must amend their e-commerce fulfillment practices to the ever changing environment. Read the full article…
According to Forrester Research, the adoption of e-commerce solutions is accelerating, driven by the advantages offered by omnichannel strategies. However, omnichannel solutions are still plagued by supply chain inefficiencies that can reduce value and hamper productivity. Take, for example, the returns management process, where defined methodologies for handling customer returns have become high-touch processes that can introduce delays, inefficiencies and mistakes — all of which can impact the bottom line while also affecting the relationship with the customer. Read the full article…
Imagine the 21st century is a consumer. She’s approaching her 18th year, she’s got the world at her fingertips and she wants it to fall into her hands. This includes purchasing. Yet she couldn’t tell you where of how she will shop tomorrow, or even in the next hour. And that will largely shape the world of retail in 2018. Read the full article…
