E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

When Will We See Self-Driving Trucks?

August 12, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The age of the driverless commercial truck is coming. It's just a question of when.

E-Commerce Magnifies Complexity of Wholesale Distribution

August 10, 2016

Industrial Distribution

The wholesale distribution (WSD) market is huge. At $4.8tr in annual revenues, WSD industry revenues are nearly 100 percent more than sales of consumer packaged goods, and slightly greater than U.S. retail sales revenues.

Enspire Commerce Issues Update of Omnichannel Customer Platform

August 8, 2016

Enspire Commerce

Enspire Commerce, provider of a cloud-based, omnichannel customer-engagement platform, has released a new version of its omnichannel order-management system (OMS).

Clothing No. 1 Item Online Shoppers Purchase

August 4, 2016

MultiChannel Merchant

Apparel is the most popular retail category among all channels, according to a survey by OneStop Internet. The survey revealed that apparel is driving online growth, with 45 percent of respondents saying they plan to buy more clothing online than any other retail category in the next year.

In May 2017, China to Re-Impose Restrictions on Cross-Border E-Commerce Shipments

August 3, 2016

Air Cargo World

Between 2014 and 2015, China's cross-border e-commerce market nearly doubled, from $30.07bn to $57.13bn, with estimates from eMarketer predicting the market will pass the $85bn mark in 2016. This has undoubtedly bolstered demand for air cargo services between China and its trading partners.

JDA Teams With Category Management Association on Consumer Demand App

August 1, 2016

JDA Software Group, Inc.

JDA Software Group, Inc. has partnered with the Category Management Association (CMA) on a new version of CMA's CatMan application.

Millennials Don't Have Loyalty to Brands That Previous Groups Had

July 29, 2016

CRM Daily

Retailers will need to do some serious marketing and brand shifting going forward given the biggest consumer base, those millennials, aren't as loyal or brand committed as previous generations of consumers.

Personalizing Fulfillment of Omnichannel Orders Profitably - How Do You Achieve That?

July 29, 2016

ChainLink Research

Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers alike are being challenged with diverse, continually changing channel fulfillment demands. Across industries, success (and even survival) depends on the ability to serve customers profitably in the way they expect to be served.

U.S., UK Shoppers Wary of Retailers' Ability to Protect Personal Data, Survey Finds

July 28, 2016

Periscope

While consumers are shopping online more and more, they remain concerned about whether retailers can be trusted with their personal data, according to a survey from Periscope, a retail performance optimization provider.

Was That Easy? Staples Experiments With Ordering at Push of a Button

July 28, 2016

Internet Retailer

Many retailers are likely familiar with and perhaps even own a Staples Easy Button. They may have even tapped the tchotchke a time or two, prompting the bright red plastic button to cheerfully chirp the office supply retailer's tagline, "That was easy!" But calling out the retailer's tagline was the extent of the Easy Button's capabilities. Until now.

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.