Industries > Retail | SupplyChainBrain

Retail: Page 353

Google Tries Out Its Same-Day Delivery Service in Southern California

Google Inc. is wading into the morass of same-day delivery pilots and programs rapidly collecting in the Southland, competing with e-commerce giants such as Amazon.com Inc.

Same Day Delivery 1

Ship-from-Store SaaS Solution Introduced by eBay Enterprise

EBay Enterprise, an eBay Inc. company, and provider of omni-channel solutions, has announced the availability of a Ship-from-Store SaaS solution: an initiative that retailers can deploy within 99 days to most effectively leverage their physical store inventories while gaining advantages in margin and shipping cost. The company says eBay Enterprise was first to market with its holistic, integrated back-end technology that provides retailers with one comprehensive inventory system delivered at an unparalleled rate.

Can Amazon Deliver Your Package Before You've Even Ordered It?

Amazon is determined to become the world's fastest package shipper as their latest venture will ship packages before being ordered.

Home Delivery 1 01

For E-tailers, Pleasing Holiday Shoppers Comes at a Price

During the just-wrapped Christmas shopping season, e-tailers were more aggressive than ever before in offering discounts and other kinds of come-ons to customers ordering over the internet. But they paid a high price for that strategy.

Think Tank 76

Promises and Challenges of Omni-Channel Retailing

Supporting the many different channels through which today's consumers shop for, purchase and return products presents tremendous challenges and opportunities for retailers, says Annibal Sodero, assistant professor at the Sam Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas.

Death to Spreadsheets! New Directions in Demand Planning

Will we ever get rid of those dreaded spreadsheets?

Podcast 12

Integrated Demand Planning at VF Corp.

Todd Gallant Image

Kohl's Completes RFID Roll-out to Track Apparel

Department store Kohl's has completed its installation of a radio frequency identification solution to track garments in select categories at its stores, as well as distribution centers.

Expect to See More Couriers Specializing in Omni-Channel Logistics

Among other things, the logistics world will continue to see the rise of omni-channel courier companies in 2014.

Express Small Shipments3

Retailers Not Using RFID Should Be 'Scared' of Failure

The acceleration of global RFID adoption by the biggest retailers should be a lesson to those still lagging in its adoption, experts told attendees at the recent "Big Show," the National Retail Federation's 103nd Annual Convention & EXPO.

Rfid 2 01

Omni-Channel Orchestration: More Extended, Integrated & Seamless

Bob Heaney Image 01

Inventory Accuracy, In-store Loss Prevention Among Top Uses Retailers Have for RFID, Study Says

By a wide margin, the top reason for retailers to implement RFID is to improve inventory accuracy.

Inventory Planning 1 02

Page 353 of 601

Featured Product

Photo: iStock/Anastasiia Yanishevska

How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

Mobile geolocation service for track delivery, cargo shipment and freight transportation. Logistic Import Export business (Elements of this image furnished by NASA)

Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

Franchise business e-commerce online e-marketplace or digital marketing branch expansion for growth or use technology to analyze product consumer data website management plan for sale service concept.

Moving Robots Site-to-Site