Ready to Grow with the B2B eCommerce Evolution?
If you asked us last year, the B2B eCommerce evolution seemed to be in a more-or-less primordial stage. But, with more B2B marketplaces and platforms launching or growing, we see signs of real...
View ArticleThe Ever-Growing Importance of Data in Supply Chains
One of the most important inventory goals any business can set for itself is to plan for inventory and demand. The point is to get the right amount of stock into customers’ hands at the lowest cost...
View ArticleWhere Will B2C eCommerce Lead Us?
The march of eCommerce continued its pace in 2016. The US Department of Commerce estimates that online retail sales to consumers reached nearly $400 billion in 2016. That is almost a 16% expansion of...
View ArticleAmazon Officially Confirms Australia Plans
We here at the Cin7 blog have seen the writing on the wall since late 2016 about Amazon’s plans to go full-on in Australia. Until now, we could only go by media speculation and industry analysis. Last...
View Article3 Ways POS and eCommerce Go Together
What in the world is Shopify doing? Last week it introduced its own POS payment hardware. The company announced it would make the POS and eCommerce proposition easier for its customers with a new...
View ArticleCustomers Boost Cin7 to Leader in Inventory Management
We just learned that Cin7 was ranked as a Leader in the FrontRunners Quadrant for inventory management software. And we have our customers to thank for it. The FrontRunners Quadrant is an evaluation of...
View ArticleUse Your Data For Happier Customers
Do you use your data to deliver the best customer service possible? Even companies with big IT investments often don’t. They think they do. But their customers disagree. According to a study...
View ArticleThe 6 Must-Haves of Inventory Management for SMBs
Are you thinking about investing in an inventory management solution? Experience teaches us that startups and SMBs don’t always spend on the technology that could really help reduce their overhead and...
View ArticleCin7 Takes Silver in US Awards Competition
A premier business technology awards program in the US named Cin7 a silver award winner among supply chain management solutions. Organizers of the 15th Annual American Business Awards (also known as...
View ArticleAvoid Stockouts So Customers Don’t Walk Out
Did you know retailers lose more than $600 billion a year in lost sales due to stockouts? Believe it or not, that’s what research estimates happens to companies annually around the world. In the...
View ArticleHow Business is Getting Personal
You know the score. Customers increasingly shop online. And big retail real estate continues to shrink. But as modern commerce finds its equilibrium, one common denominator stands out. Customers crave...
View Article3 Examples of Creative Brick-and-Mortar
What is retail in this day-and-age? eCommerce has changed the landscape so quickly, it may be difficult for small or new businesses to see how or if a physical store fits in their strategy. Yes, the...
View ArticleThe 3 Outsourced Fulfillment Options for Suppliers
A huge part of Amazon’s success has been its two-day (and oftentimes free) home delivery. Consequently, other retailers and third-party providers have stepped up their game to give eCommerce sellers...
View ArticleIs Walmart’s eCommerce Strategy Paying Off?
There’s an ongoing clash of the Titans in the US. And from what Walmart announced last week, its eCommerce strategy appears to be paying off as it continues to go head-to-head with Amazon. Walmart...
View ArticleIs It Time to Consider an eBay Channel?
Going by the company’s Wikipedia page, the story of eBay is kind of like the story of the Web itself. Back in September 1995, when not a lot of people knew what the web was even for yet, Pierre Omidyar...
View Article4 Ways to Win Hearts Through Omnichannel Flexibility
What does it take to be an omnichannel seller? One perspective has it that it boils down to giving customers the most reasons to buy from you. And don’t try their patience. So there’s something to be...
View ArticleCin7 Rolls Out the Cin7 Supply Chain App Store
Cin7 this week officially rolled out the Cin7 Supply Chain App Store. We’ve been developing the Cin7 Supply Chain App Store to make it easier for our customers to quickly and easily set up and scale...
View ArticleHow Technology Drives Supply Chain Evolution
The US Chamber of Commerce held its annual Global Supply Chain Summit earlier this month. And while speakers focused on big-picture issues (ie, the state of NAFTA), technology and supply chain...
View ArticleA Word About Word of Mouth Influence
Back in April, the US Federal Trade Commission swatted back at a common but illegal practice in word of mouth influence. The FTC reviewed Instagram posts by celebrities, athletes, and other...
View ArticleHow to Make End-of-Financial-Year Stocktakes Easier
The end of the financial year is just four weeks away for Australian companies. For any business with inventory, this means it’s time for the end-of-year stock-take. Prepping for taxes and wrapping up...
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