Storefront BacktalkFrom Storefront BacktalkAll TechnologyAttention Grocery Shoppers: Your iOS Device Has Product Information for YouThe future of mobile is here, or at least available to grocery shoppers as Safeway and Giant Eagle roll out Apple's iBeacon, the location-sensing technology that connects to shoppers iOS devices and sends product suggestions and messages while inside the store.January 14, 2014Business Strategy AlignmentMost Observers See Online Holiday Shopping Growing as Much as 15 Percent This YearApparently, retailers' extensive prep work - including shoring up their fulfillment and shipping processes - will pay off in online sales this year.December 3, 2013All LogisticsAmazon's Decison to Deliver on Sunday Called a Retail Industry 'Game-changer'Amazon's announcement of Sunday delivery effectively turned the traditional e-commerce world upside down. It truly is a game-changer, not only for online retailers but also for brick-and-mortar stores that are battling for their share of sales this holiday season.November 20, 2013All LogisticsMost Retailers Don't Offer Free Shipping. That Could Be a Mistake.As retailers rush to get their online holiday offers out early, many are missing out on a major selling tool that drives web shoppers to buy: free shipping.November 11, 2013All LogisticsSame-day Delivery Grows - Just in Time for the HolidaysIt seems that all major U.S. retailers - whether they are traditional, brick-and-mortar operations or Web-based - are stepping up their same-day delivery services and fulfillment systems before this holiday season. The move not only helps them extend the holiday shopping season by a few days, but also caters to busy holiday shoppers who don't have time to grab groceries for holiday parties or family meals.October 25, 2013All LogisticsAmazon's On-site Presence in Clients' Warehouses Reportedly Upsets Some RetailersRecently, its rivals were reportedly upset after details of Amazon's warehouse arrangement with Procter & Gamble and other major suppliers were revealed.October 18, 2013All LogisticsIn Many Parts of U.S., Amazon's Same-day Delivery Plan Said Not Ready for Prime TimeHow close is Amazon to same-day delivery for most U.S. customers? Maybe not as close as we thought. While a report in May said that by the end of 2013 Amazon will have a distribution center within five miles of most major U.S. cities, a new calculation by supply-chain consultant Marc Wulfraat suggests Amazon has a lot farther to go before it can even reach 20 percent of U.S. shoppers.September 20, 2013Logistics OutsourcingUsefulness of That Retail Customer Information You've Collected Is ImperiledYou know all that CRM data you've been so lovingly collecting from loyalty programs, special offers, POS systems and any other way you could find to gather shopper information? It's about to be put at risk by a data broker - and not in the way you expected.September 6, 2013All LogisticsHow Much Energy Does Retail Consume to Power E-commerce and Business Intelligence?How much electricity is all of retail's e-commerce, big-data analytics and mobile shopping devouring? No one has calculated that, but a report out this month argues that all IT now consumes about 10 percent of the world's electricity.August 29, 2013All LogisticsDo Bonuses, Other Incentives Conflict with 'Agnosticism' of Merged-Channel Retailing?As merged channels (also known as omnichannel) become the default for an increasing number of retailers, the challenge of efficiently handling the supply chain and managing inventory becomes exponentially more complex.August 9, 2013Page 1 of 8Next Page
