Let’s Make Inventory Better Together
It seemed only yesterday that I attended the Xerocon South 2016 expo. Then I looked at the calendar and realised nearly a month has passed. I guess my experience in Brisbane left an impression, and...
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What is Pull Strategy and Does it Benefit eCommerce?
Inventory is a delicate balancing act, and eCommerce doesn’t make things any easier Carrying too much stock drives up your costs in warehousing and expiration of goods. Carrying too little loses you...
View ArticleNavigating Amazon’s 3 Seller and Vendor Channels
If you had no other reason to sell through Amazon, consider that by the end of 2015, the company had about 305 million customers globally. If Amazon were a country, its population would be the fourth...
View Article4 Steps to Watertight Christmas Sales
It’s going to be a white-hot Christmas in the US, according to an annual sales and spending prediction by the National Retail Foundation. The NRF says it expects sales in November and December to...
View ArticleWho’s Afraid of Vendor Managed Inventory?
If you research the term Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), the name Wal-Mart inevitably turns up. The retail giant began circumventing distributors in the 1980s, handing over inventory management in...
View ArticleContinued Trend of 3PL Integration
Third party logistics providers are placing greater emphasis than ever on technology while they continue to improve working relationships with their shipping partners, a recent US survey indicates....
View ArticleProduct Recall! Minimise Cost When Products Go Wrong
Product recalls in the US range from the mundane to the frankly terrifying. Enormous corporations are not immune. Take the continuing saga of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7. Instances of the device catching...
View ArticleFacebook Turns Messenger into Sales Channel
Chat apps are going to make B2C eCommerce a lot more like the brick-and-mortar world. Shopify’s new Facebook Messenger integration is a sign of the times. B2C suppliers won’t just be handling queries...
View ArticleMobile Channel Blurs eCommerce and Retail
Mobile continues to blur the line between physical shopping and eCommerce. Brick-and-mortar retailers are seeing a greater number of customers using mobile phones while shopping in-store. Facebook IQ...
View ArticleHeads Up: FastPOS Malware Threatens Holiday Shoppers
A particularly notorious bit of malware appears to be getting more sophisticated. FastPOS was identified in March 2015. IT security firm Trend Micro reported recently that criminals have upgraded the...
View ArticleHow Lean Inventory Helped A Fashion Retailer Improve Sales
Keeping lean inventory in stores has been a critical component to one US fashion retailer’s competitiveness.Urban Outfitters set out two years ago to make-over its entire supply chain, resulting in...
View ArticleKeeping eCommerce Customers Happy with a Return Policy
How you handle returns of sales through online channels may be the difference between keeping and losing a long-term customer. The National Retail Federation reported in 2015 that just under 9% of...
View Article3 Great Expectations of Merged eCommerce
Industry analysts say b2b companies will be more competitive by catering to customer expectations, particularly in a merged eCommerce experience. The b2b world has been slower to adapt to eCommerce...
View ArticleHow Does Fulfillment By Amazon Compare With a 3PL?
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), the company’s foray into logistics, stirred up mixed feelings among 3PL providers in the US. Some worried it would eat into their business, others were indifferent, the...
View ArticleInventory for the Customer Decision-Making Process
People don’t follow a straight line in their customer decision-making process. But what makes them pick one product over another? Research conducted last year on behalf of US-based marketing solution...
View ArticleCin7 November Features Update
Cin7 has added new integrations to online marketplaces that allow you to manage your inventory while selling through more channels. Amazon Seller Central Manage your inventory from Cin7 the orders...
View ArticleWhat is SKU Rationalization and Why is Everybody Doing it?
Big corporations are getting better performance from their inventory with SKU rationalization. The process has become a trend across companies of all sizes. Organizations use SKU (or product)...
View ArticleCin7 Holds First Partner Bootcamp
Cin7 ran its very first Partner Bootcamp from October 19 to October 20. The Bootcamp followed closely on the heels of the formal launch of Cin7’s two-tier Partner Program at the beginning of October....
View ArticleHow Native EDI Trumps Middlemen in Big Box Retail Trading
Using a software solution with native EDI (electronic data interchange) will save your company thousands of dollars in startup costs and simplify your business processes, compared to buying EDI...
View ArticleAre Amazon Dash Buttons Creating New Sales Channels?
Amazon in 2015 launched into the Internet of Things with Amazon Dash Buttons which let you buy a particular household item with a click, no joke. The Dash Button (US$4.99 per button) is a branded wifi...
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