E-Commerce/Omnichannel

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ARTICLES

Robots in the Warehouse: Who’s Your New Friend?

January 13, 2021

A new generation of robot helpers has boosted productivity in fulfillment operations as warehouses struggle with COVID19-era traffic surges and staffing shortages. With e-commerce acceptance growing, an anticipated second wave of COVID-19, and online orders surging, retailers, third-party logistics providers, and distributors of critical medical supplies are expanding their use of robots to optimize fulfilling orders and manage returns and replenishment as well.

Puma’s Newest DC Improves Service Levels

November 24, 2020

TGW Logistics Group

In the fast-moving sportswear market, one must be nimble to stay ahead of the competition. The increasing popularity of online shopping, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has brought entirely new challenges to retailers such as athletic and casual wear seller Puma. And the company has recently done some fancy footwork to make sure it stays in an omnichannel marketplace, now and far into the future.

SEKO Logistics Partners with Bringg to Offer Digital Consumers Visibility and Control of Their Delivery Experience

November 11, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Bringg, a delivery and fulfillment orchestration platform provider, and SEKO Logistics are optimizing the delivery experience for today’s digital consumers by offering control and visibility of one of the few remaining offline touch points in a consumer’s purchasing process.

Inmar Intelligence and Happy Returns Partner to Deliver an E-Commerce Returns Solution

October 28, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Inmar Intelligence, a data-driven technology-enabled services company specializing in processing retail and e-commerce returns, and Happy Returns, provider of end-to-end return solutions for retailers and their customers, recently announced an agreement where Inmar Intelligence will be a reseller of Happy Returns’ Returns Bar and Online Returns Exchange Services.

DHL Opens Houston Area Mobile Pop-Up Store

October 13, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

DHL Express, a global provider of international express shipping services, recently expanded its network of U.S. retail locations by opening a mobile pop-up store in Katy, TX.

Building a Supply Chain That's Ready for Anything

October 13, 2020

Karl Siebrecht, SCB Contributor

Traditional supply-chain strategies that prioritized efficiency and razor-thin margins over agility won’t work anymore. Brands must now prioritize resilience.

A Guide to Effective E-Commerce Fulfillment

October 12, 2020

Saddle Creek

These are the critical differences between B2B and B2C fulfillment requirements.

Top Five Challenges for Voice Technology in the Warehouse

October 8, 2020

Erhardt Partner Group

Is warehouse voice software worth the investment?

Preparing Your Online Store for the Holidays During COVID-19

October 8, 2020

Joseph Heller, SCB Contributor

This holiday season could be the single biggest e-commerce event in history.

Executive Opinion

The Future of Grocery Is Omnichannel

October 6, 2020

By Michael Schedlbauer, Global Industry Manager – Grocery Industry, TGW

Which grocery shopping items are you willing to buy online or via click-and-collect?

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EVENTS

Webinar

The Big Picture: What It Takes to Make Last-Mile Delivery Work

Thursday, January 28, 2021 12:00

Yesterday’s luxuries are today’s necessities. With regards to retail, big box and food & grocery, trends that were anticipated to get picked up in the next 4-5 years have already become mainstream, putting immense pressure on the last mile delivery ecosystem.

Existing hub and spoke delivery models that lack digital capabilities will be soon pushed towards redundancy by evolving customer expectations and new delivery models like curbside pickups, contactless deliveries, Buy Online Pick-Up In-Store, same day delivery and more.

The question is how do brands make their last mile network resilient to changing market dynamics?

Our latest webinar “The Big Picture: What It Takes to Make Last-Mile Delivery Work” will help unearth little-known ways to deal with the last mile conundrum.

Key Takeaways:
• How to take your fulfillment services 5-years ahead of its time
• Importance of orchestrating every little logistics touchpoint
• What it means to go beyond tracking and tracing
• Leveraging modern delivery models to create new revenue streams

Speaker:

Paul Greifenberger, President, FarEye

Moderator:

Helen Atkinson, Writer, SupplyChainBrain