Is the B2B-B2C Divide Disappearing?
What do traditional sales channels mean as technology and customer demand change the rules? As we’ve seen for a while the B2B-B2C divide gets fuzzier and fuzzier. “The line is becoming blurred between...
View ArticleCase Study: Leaders Cosmetics
Leaders Cosmetics landed in America in August 2015. Its timing could not have been better. The Seoul-based company had been manufacturing skin care products for more than a decade. But...
View ArticleWin More With a Supply Chain Strategy
The sexiest, savviest move a business can make could be to develop a supply chain strategy. After all, a significant percentage of small manufacturers don’t do it. That’s despite the advantages a...
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The Continuing Reinvention of Retail
Good brick-and-mortar retail can no longer stand on display-and-pray. What I mean is, keep shelves stocked to the brim and hope for the best from customers. Those days are pretty much over. And the...
View ArticleHow to Benefit From The Amazon Disruption
Two companies this week responded to the global Amazon disruption. First, a retail chain founder vowed to match Amazon prices. Then, a global online marketplace announced its guaranteed shipping...
View ArticleDo These 3 SMB Worries Seem Familiar?
Give credit to people who set out on their own in business. It takes guts to pursue something that is much more than a day job. Because they stake so much in their vision, they worry about every...
View ArticleThe Doubtful Future of Big Brick-and-Mortar
The parent company of two US retail chains isn’t sure how long it will stay in business. In fact, it’s only one of many big brick-and-mortar chains facing an uncertain future. Last week, Sears...
View ArticleWill eCommerce Bring Small Retail Full Circle?
Civic-minded locals from Anytown USA might rail against the incursion of malls 50 years ago. They’d see chain stores and big retailers outpricing the Main Street shops their friends ran. With...
View ArticleWhat’s the Big Deal About Omnichannel Fulfillment?
Let’s face facts. eCommerce has spoiled your customers. They expect more from you, and if they don’t find what they want, the next stop is a click away. So, you develop an omnichannel strategy to meet...
View Article5 Reasons SMBs Need More than Passive POS
Every choice a small business owner makes should improve on the bottom line. But entrepreneurs sometimes dive in with tools they have on hand, not realizing that a smarter investment can make life...
View ArticleAny B2B Brand Can Bridge A Customer Gap
There’s kind of an identity crisis going on in the apparel industry. Consider Nike. The company that implored us all to “just do it” will take its own medicine to remedy low sales. Nike will move from...
View ArticleDo You Have a Plan B for Your Supply Chain?
Global trade drew a wild card this year. The US and China may be on a collision course. And any trade dispute could ripple through global manufacturing. Some analysts rate a full-blown trade war as...
View ArticleIntegrated EDI Will Make Your Business Hum
Integrated EDI will make your business even better than it is. You don’t have to take our word for it. Research predicts it. Many companies in the next six years will improve their operations...
View Article3 Indispensible Ways To Secure Retail’s Future
When we talk about retail’s future, we often think of the raft of store closures and bankruptcies, primarily among big US chains. We know the trends. Foot traffic disappeared, people went online. And...
View Article5 Ways to Make Amazon Your Channel
Cin7 Founder and Chief Architect Danny Ing led discussion on making Amazon your channel at two events coinciding with Inside Retail Live in Sydney last week. Amazon Marketplaces will reportedly launch...
View Article5 Ways to Thrive in Retail Like a Nordstrom
What makes Nordstrom continue to tick in a time of retail chains unwinding? Nordstrom appears to thrive in retail. And this in a year that will see many retailers shuttering branches, if not...
View ArticleUpgrades and Updates to Cin7 for April
Cin7 strives to improve the customer experience. As we continuously build up the Cin7 App Store with new eCommerce platforms, marketplaces, 3PLs, retailers, and many other connections, we continuously...
View ArticleCin7 Officially Integrates With ShipStation
Cin7 today officially launched its integration with ShipStation, a US-based shipping solution that helps online retailers streamline order fulfillment wherever they sell and however they ship....
View ArticleShipping Steps in to Improve Order Fulfillment
We already know how Amazon is giving big traditional retailers a run for their money. But its fast, free delivery deals impact retailers of all sizes. These companies, particularly those with eCommerce...
View ArticleWill a Click-and-Collect Incentive Help Retailers?
Falling foot-traffic has brick-and-mortar retailers tossing and turning. In the face of eCommerce, how do you make all your channels work? Will more retailers turn to a click-and-collect incentive to...
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