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Winning Moves for the Last Mile

With direct sales on the rise, retailers seek fast and efficient ways to deliver product over the threshold and into customers’ hands.

February 20, 2020 | E-commerce | Retail | Retail Logistics | Technology

What if General George Patton was Walmart’s CEO?

General Patton would survey the e-commerce battlefield where Walmart competes and conduct a threat assessment of every major competitor, especially Amazon.

February 6, 2020 | Retail | Retail Logistics | Reverse Logistics

Mitigating the Flood of Post-Holiday Returns

Businesses across the country spend months gearing up for the holiday season. And while they survived this year’s frenzy, many are now bracing for a flood of post-holiday returns.

December 31, 2019 | E-commerce | Retail | Retail Logistics

That’s a Wrap: Holiday Shipping Tied Up in Knots

During the holiday shopping season, all eyes are on shipping, with more than half of consumers (60%), and nearly three-quarters of millennials (74%) claiming they were disappointed with holiday shopping services in the past. Stats from Pitney Bowes’ 2019 Global Online Shopping Study reveal the top shipping frustrations: 1. Free shipping still reigns supreme, with […]

December 11, 2019 | Retail | Supply Chain | Technology

How Retailers Can Use this Holiday Season to Inform Future Supply Chain Strategies

The 2019 holiday season is here, and consumers are already mapping out their online and in-store shopping strategies for Black Friday and Cyber Monday to find the best deals. On the other hand, retailers have been gearing up their supply chains to support peak ordering and sales for months. Today’s technological innovations offer retailers tools […]

November 13, 2019 | E-commerce | Retail | Supply Chain

Halloween: A Scary Supply Chain

November 7, 2019 | Last Mile Delivery | Retail | Supply Chain

VERTICAL FOCUS | Furniture

Sofa So Good What is the outlook for the U.S. furniture market moving forward? Here’s what to expect, according to Coresight Research’s U.S. Furniture Report, May 2019: A steady growth curve for the U.S. furniture industry is being driven by a strong economy. Consumer spending on furniture reached $114.2 billion in 2018, up 6.7% from […]

October 7, 2019 | E-commerce | Retail | Warehousing

Warehouse Automation Growing, But For How Long?

During the past few years, the warehouse automation market has seen double-digit growth rates driven in part by the rise of e-commerce and omni-channel retail, finds new research from market intelligence firm Interact Analysis. Consumer demand for faster and cheaper online delivery options has many retailers investing in warehouse automation to cut order processing times […]

September 20, 2019 | Retail | Retail Logistics | Supply Chain

GOOD QUESTION | How Can Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Compete with Amazon?

Don’t try and compete with Amazon. Identify what your customers want most and over deliver. Optimize the supply chain to provide flawless execution.

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VERTICAL FOCUS | Apparel

Quick-Changing Supply Chains As trends in the fashion industry constantly change to keep up with evolving consumer needs and expectations, supply chain and logistics professionals need to be just as nimble and flexible to keep up. The apparel industry used to be divided into two seasons: spring/summer and fall/winter. Today, however, with the desire to […]

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