Wednesday, September 6, 2017 · Victoria Greene
By 2018, experts predict that online food and drinks sales revenue will grow to $18 billion, an average 21.1% growth year-on-year since 2013. However, in comparison to the total share of ecommerce sales worldwide (over $1,915 trillion), there is much room for improvement…
Friday, September 1, 2017 · Stanley Frederick W.T. Lim, Lina Wang and Jagjit Singh Srai
When it comes to online and offline distribution, Wal-Mart has chosen synergy over integration. Other brick-and-mortar retailers can learn from Bentonville's approach.
Friday, September 1, 2017 · Dr. Larry Lapide
Here is a sentence I never thought I would write: Sears may go out of business. Indeed, last April, The Wall Street Journal ranked the American retailing icon at the top of a list of the 10 retailers “most at risk to default within the next 12 months.”
Friday, August 25, 2017 · SCMR Staff
A popular myth holds that pure-play e-commerce is taking over traditional retailing. But a new report from CBRE outlines how the opposite may be true: Brick-and-mortar retailers account for roughly half of online sales and related activity.
Monday, July 24, 2017 · Jeff Berman
The second Global Industrial & Logistics Prime Rents report issued last week by industrial real estate firm CBRE provided a positive, and ongoing, outlook for logistics rents. One of the report's chief findings was the prime logistics rents in 70 major global markets…
Monday, June 26, 2017 · Jeff Berman
While primary industrial markets often have higher rents and lower vacancies for warehouse and distribution center space, research published today by industrial real estate firm CBRE makes the case for increasing future growth for secondary industrial markets.
Thursday, May 4, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
While last mile carriers receive much of the attention, the traditional modal heavyweights are in charge of connecting the growing web of facilities that enable e-commerce. Today, all modes as well as freight intermediaries must be poised for growth and flexible enough to keep…
Thursday, May 4, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Supply chain managers have yet to fully embrace the power of blockchain technology, say analysts, but the advance seems all but inexorable.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
A new report released by the London-based think tank, Transport Intelligence (Ti) notes that supply chain management has undergone a “transformation” with a dramatic shift in service sector domination.
Friday, March 3, 2017 · Robert C. Lieb
The 3PL faces unprecedented challenges from e-commerce, Amazon and new technologies. But opportunities abound for those 3PLs that turn them into a competitive advantage.
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 · Roberto Michel
Survey respondents indicate a desire to apply more IT solutions and keep up on capital expenditures as they confront complex issues like bigger facilities, labor issues, high SKU counts and the growing reality of omni-channel. Warehouse usage survey 2016, Distribution Center…
Friday, November 4, 2016 · Michael Bentley
Amazon's investments in freight forwarding and air transport present new competition to logistics providers. Here's how freight forwarders and air cargo companies can adapt and survive.
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 · Larry Lapide
Two years ago I began writing about retail e-commerce, mainly highlighting the struggles that brick-and-mortar retailers have had competing against the likes of Amazon.com.
Thursday, May 5, 2016 · James A. Tompkins
Supply chain managers are overwhelmed with choices and information. Too often the result isn't decisiveness, but gridlock. The answer: Put in place strong leadership that gets to the choices that drive supply chain excellence.
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