In today's interconnected global economy, supply chains serve as the lifeblood of successful businesses. Supply chains are the backbone of industries and economies worldwide, providing them the pathway for growth and sustainability. They enable the seamless flow of...
Any business, no matter the business, has to appeal to its customers to succeed. The customers are your bread and butter. Without them, you don't have a business; you just have an idea, and you have to shift a lot of products. Getting people, if we have actual...
E-Commerce volumes have skyrocketed in the last few years. While the pandemic has caused significant disruptions in global supply chains, it catapulted e-commerce sales. Online shopping jumped 77% year over year in the first few months of the pandemic. Now that the...
82% of in-store purchases start online, according to Manhattan Associates research Retail is a resilient industry, which is lucky because, over the last decade, it has had to be. It has witnessed seismic structural shifts as the sector transformed for the digital era...
There is no shortage of ways that the continued shift to eCommerce has changed the retail business landscape. From digital storefronts to same-day delivery, increased automation to 24/7 customer service, the unique and rapidly evolving demands placed on modern...
Delivering items to a customer is one thing — but returning and replacing them can be another entirely. Businesses that find great success in forward logistics can still struggle with reverse logistics, or the processes that keep returns, replacements, and the...
The retail landscape keeps evolving; e-commerce has been on the rise for years, but the past year has sent it into orbit and retailers are feeling the effects of this growth on their supply chains. The demand for warehousing space and staff has never been higher, and...
Same-day or next-day deliveries are commonplace these days, but they are still the logistical nightmares they used to be for businesses. Sellers today are inundated with greater expectations of their buyers, compelled to find ways to overcome last-mile delivery...
With hundreds of millions of us around the globe still very much confined to the four walls of our homes (as was the case for much of last year too), online spending over the last twelve months has unsurprisingly boomed. While...
Once packaged food leaves the plant floor, the chain of custody must be tracked and monitored both for safety concerns and order delivery expectations. Orders placed in the morning are expected that afternoon. B2B eCommerce technology excels in keeping the chain...
Introducing the HOTPOD Dutch Online Grocery Startup Picnic has announced they will be testing a new last mile delivery method for online groceries. It is called The Hyperloop of Things, Picnic on Demand: HOTPOD. An App-Only Supermarket Picnic is an...
Returns rates – how much is coming back? Blame it on the quality of product, the wrong size or having second thoughts: what consumers worldwide buy and then return totals a staggering $642.6 billion per year. To put this in perspective, the value of goods that...
Shipping damages are a problem for any e-tailer or producer selling their product directly to consumers. The product is handled and packaged with care but is usually handed over to a parcel carrier to get it delivered to the customer. The problem is that not all of...
