Hermes, a provider of e-commerce and omnichannel services for fashion and lifestyle brands, has made available Smartful, a one-stop application that gives U.S.-based companies access to the same global, full-service options that the company has previously offered only to large online retailers.

Oracle Corp. has enhanced the Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud with a pair of new products, Oracle Order Management Cloud and Oracle Global Order Promising Cloud.

Dematic Group, a supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimize the supply chain, has acquired FSU Investments Limited, which holds a majority stake in SDI Group, a supplier of garment-on-hanger and flat sorter technology in Europe. Dematic intends to make an offer for the remaining share capital. The purchase of SDI Group Europe will expand Dematic's global order fulfillment offerings in apparel, retail and e-commerce markets.

CommerceHub, provider of a software platform for electronic commerce, is acquiring Mercent, a Seattle, Wash.-based vendor of retail technology.

What does it take to develop an omnichannel road map? Joe Dunlap, senior director of supply-chain services with Fortna, lays out the steps that companies need to take. And he explains why the omnichannel is not for everyone.