E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

Target Is Buying a Company That Facilitates Quick Local Deliveries

August 18, 2017

Target Corp. - increasingly aware that shoppers want the things they buy online to arrive right away - is acquiring a San Francisco transportation technology company that facilitates same-day deliveries.

The Future of Retail: 2017 Edition

August 18, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What will the retail landscape look like in the very near future? And which players will be left standing?

Why Discount Grocer Aldi Is Getting Into the Delivery Game

August 17, 2017

Fortune

One of the hottest discount supermarket chains in the U.S. is partnering with Instacart to offer grocery delivery - a service once reserved primarily for high-end food retailers and high-income customers.

The Best Place for a New Warehouse? An Old Mall

August 16, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

The pressure for speedy online package delivery is prompting companies to look for distribution facilities closer to residential areas or highways.

JD.Com Opens Unmanned Sorting Center to Boost E-Commerce Automation

August 15, 2017

Air Cargo World

China's second-largest e-commerce company, JD.com, has taken another step to automate and streamline e-commerce logistics - most recently by opening an unmanned parcel sorting center in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, according to a media report on the company's investor page.

Retailers Have Fought Amazon for Years. Now They're Giving It a Shot.

August 14, 2017

The Washington Post

Bricks-and-mortar retailers have for years tried to guard against "showrooming," in which shoppers scope out products in stores before buying them online on sites like Amazon.com.

Customer Loyalty Programs: What Works, and What Doesn't

August 11, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Do modern-day retail customer-loyalty programs really make for loyal customers?

TV Home-Shopping Retailer Benefits From EDI Managed Service

August 10, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

As U.K.-based television home shopping company experienced explosive growth, it needed to consolidate all electronic data interchange operations onto one platform and integrate with its back office.

Amazon Is the Topic Companies Can't Avoid

August 9, 2017

Fortune

What looms over businesses as far flung as car repair, lab equipment and swimming pool gear? In a word, Amazon.

U.K. Consumers Prefer Free Over Fast Delivery, Report Says

August 8, 2017

Supply Management

There is a mismatch between what retailers and consumers perceive as a preferred shipping option, according to a report.

E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the e-commerce/omnichannel industry — which consists of companies engaged in internet retailing, including those with auxiliary brick-and-mortar stores. Learn how e-commerce/omnichannel companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.