Selecting a new warehouse management system (WMS) is only half the battle to significantly improving your warehouse operations. The other half is applying that WMS in a way that teams use it for the long-haul. The methodology to make change stick is called change management, and you need a detailed plan to have that methodology […]
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Since Cleveland-based Book Stacks launched books.com, now Barnes and Noble, the first commercial sales website with credit card processing in 1992, there have been differing opinions on the ecommerce business model. Some established brick and mortar retailers assumed it was a fad, and would fade away soon. Today that seem laughable. Others realized that there’s […]
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With more and more people relying on their mobile devices for more than just texting and taking pictures, e-commerce stores definitely have some catching up to do. Customers expect to see more than just ‘pinch and zoom’ when they are going for online shopping. People use phones differently than desktop devices and they expect different […]
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There are lots of ways to make money online. Selling private label products is one of them and a ridiculous amount of products of this nature are being marketed via Amazon. These two marketplaces are popular with individuals and business trying to make money online by selling private label products. One reason is that going […]
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For many years, the basics of shopping were the same: You either walked into a store or ordered products from a catalog… until the Internet totally changed the way people shop. Using Ecommerce, large brick & mortar stores don’t have to rely on footfall in-store to profit. Ecommerce platforms like Shopify and Magento (both of which […]
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For a long time, small retailers had no way of expanding their business beyond their geographical borders. But with the Internet and the birth of the eCommerce industry, all that has changed. In 2017, global B2C online sales grew to $2.304 trillion and by 2020, it’s projected to be worth over $4.135 trillion. These volumes […]
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In today’s market, the speed at which goods are delivered to the consumer is important. Many customers are expecting fast and accurate delivery of their goods and many companies are now offering same-day delivery. This can be very lucrative as businesses who offer this stand to gain from the ‘want now’ generation. However, it can also […]
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What’s the latest fashion trend? Is it wearing black or donning hoop earrings? Nope. It’s the use of technology and innovation to completely change the world of clothing retail as we know it. While PacSun, Quicksilver, the Walking Company, True Religion, and other big-name clothing retailers suffered bankruptcy, other fashion stores are alive and well. […]
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This is a guest post written by Skubana. Skubana is an all-in-one solution that unifies operations after the checkout for omnichannel merchants. It’s every online retailer’s worst nightmare. You’ve re-ordered in time. The manufacturer has assured you everything’s OK. The delivery company is ready to go. Your own warehouse is prepped. But then there’s a […]
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Gone are the days when entrepreneurs could only rely on investors and banks for their capital. Crowdfunding has opened a whole new world of fundraising for entrepreneurs whose ideas are too out there for traditional sources of capital. The market can serve as their litmus test. If they can’t get funded by their target market, […]
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