E-commerce

Turn your retail space into distribution space

Sunday, March 28, 2021 · Gurram Gopal and Laura Bravo Fernandez Retailers are converting their brick-and-mortar space into mini-DCs. It could be the future of retail.

Closing Gaps in eCommerce Returns Through Centralized Management

Sunday, March 7, 2021 · Jonathan Chapman, Sr. Director, Business Development, DHL Supply Chain A centralized return management strategy can help protect your brand image, enhance customer service and maximize the value of returned product.

Supply Chain Redesign: Meeting the Needs of Tomorrow’s Customers

Tuesday, February 2, 2021 · SCMR Staff This webinar explores the trends most likely to impact supply chains and ways to redesign them to meet the demands of today’s customer.

NRF Calls 2020 Holiday Season “One for the Record Books”

Monday, February 1, 2021 · Patrick Burnson Record holiday season retail sales during the last two months of 2020 reflected the recovering economy but also got a boost from consumer emotions after a stressful year, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said today.

When a TMS Isn’t Enough: Managing Transportation Technology Complexity

Monday, February 1, 2021 · Mihaela Isac, Senior Director, IT Transportation Solutions, DHL Supply Chain and Jason Gillespie, Senior Director, Continuous Improvement and Innovation, DHL Supply Chain A transportation management system provides the foundation for digitalization, but managing multiple complex systems to optimize operations can be a challenge. A 3PL partner can be the key to streamlining the technology needed to stay ahead.

Impact of Proposed Relief Package Yet to be Measured on e-Commerce and Big Box Supply Chains

Friday, January 29, 2021 · Patrick Burnson When and if President Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package is enacted, supply chain managers are asking one big question: Will this be the light at the end of the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel for large eCommerce players and big-box retailers?

The supply chain’s pivot to E-commerce

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 · Gary Forger, Special Projects Editor COVID brought a spike in e-commerce annual growth. The challenge now is to manage that explosion in the near term without over investing before the new normal, because we aren’t going back.

2021 E-commerce: No rest for the weary

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 · Vikas Argod, Kyle Ous and Bryan Wyatt, Chainalytics COVID-19 accelerated e-commerce demand to levels that weren’t expected until 2025. How can supply chains get up to speed—and fast?

Rakuten Super Logistics wants to hear your e-commerce success story

Tuesday, January 5, 2021 · SCMR Staff 3PL offers a chance to win $2,021 in prize money to entrepreneurs who share their eCommerce growth stories

Checking in with Pete Sinisgalli

Saturday, December 19, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock The former CEO of Manhattan Associates has a new gig with Aptos

Creating Differentiation Through Innovative E-commerce Fulfillment

Thursday, December 10, 2020 · DHL Supply Chain Creating an exceptional delivery experience requires a fulfillment operation capable of exceptional speed and agility while tailoring packaging to the brand image.

The Year in Logistics 2020: Resilience tested

Monday, December 7, 2020 · Michael Zimmerman, Balika Sonthalia, Alberto Oca and Jeff Sextone A global pandemic sparked diverse immediate crises. It also accelerated e-commerce, increased prices and forced shippers to emphasize more resilience in their supply chains. For 2021, increasing resilience is a necessary part of the solution.

Retailers riding the pandemic’s wave of change

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 · Yossi Sheffi These findings provide a glimpse of the attitudinal changes that COVID-19 has caused.

Annual E-tailing Update: COVID-19 virus shakeup

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 · Larry Lapide COVID-19 virus has greatly disrupted the e-tailing market, making the stronger players stronger and the weaker players weaker.

Staying in Front of E-commerce Fulfillment Demands

Thursday, October 15, 2020 · SCMR Staff This webinar explores how companies can shift strategies with the right people, space, parcel carriers, and technology systems to develop an e-commerce capable supply chain that is well prepared for any future disruption.