Analyst Insight: The impact of the omnichannel revolution is being felt across every element of business today, including transportation and distribution, which can impact network planning. Customers today are more connected, more informed, and more demanding than ever before, and as a consequence, firms are forced to reevaluate their fulfillment strategies to meet ever-increasing demand for fast, accurate, and low-cost delivery of product to the customer. - John Santagate, Research Manager, IDC

The outsourcing of logistics is supposed to save businesses big money. They pay only for the services they need; they turn over complex operations to a pro, and they get expensive assets off their books. It all makes eminent sense - unless your name is Amazon.com Inc.

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Damco has launched a one-stop management service for electronic-commerce logistics in China.

CBX Software, a provider of sourcing-management applications to the retail industry, has joined with SGS, the global inspection, testing and verification body, to provide an integrated sourcing, quality, compliance and supply-chain service.

SATO Global Solutions has joined with Intel to offer a software platform that allows retailers to capitalize on the Internet of Things.

JDA Software Group Inc. has unveiled Retail.me, a new retail-planning application based on the Google Cloud platform, and offered under a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.