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Automation: The Driving Force Behind Warehouse Management Growth

Retail TouchPoints

A growing retail and ecommerce business can turn an efficient process into a multi-step nightmare with inaccurate purchasing, order fulfillment and returns processes. Hence the undeniable need for robust warehouse management technologies that are future-focused and effortlessly scalable. Sophisticated Automation.

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Walmart Debuts Second In-Store Fulfillment Center in Bentonville

Retail TouchPoints

the new center uses the Alphabot automated storage and retrieval technology developed by Alert Innovation. MFCs will significantly increase the number of orders a store can fulfill in a day, according to a Walmart blog post , providing faster fulfillment with less substitutions and freeing up associates to help in-store customers.

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Internal Warehouse vs. 3PL: How to Reach the Best Decision for Your Business

Retail TouchPoints

The company must have a warehouse to keep its inventory, and a logistics team to manage the goods for storing, ordering and shipping directly to stores/distributors or customers. In contrast, 3PL services oversee the order fulfillment cycle on behalf of the company. How technologically advanced are your operations?

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What is Order Management? The Enterprise Retailer’s Guide to Processing, Fulfillment, and More

Fabric

According to Insider Intelligence, 24% of retail purchases are expected to take place online by 2026. However, while global e-commerce sales are growing at an accelerated pace, the traditional approach to order management has not kept up with the evolving needs and expectations of modern customers. What is Order Management?

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Sneaker and Sportswear Ecommerce: the ‘Non-Luxury’ Luxury Apparel Leader 

Retail TouchPoints

Nike is a standout performer in the apparel market with the highest brand value of any mass apparel brand, approximately $110 billion, and in 2020 the global sneaker market was valued at approximately $79 billion , which is predicted to hit $120 billion by 2026.

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New to Retail: BOPIS Free Shipping

OrderDynamics

BOPIS free shipping is the alternative to having an order fulfilled through a home/office delivery. Here the customer places that online order but picks up their purchase themselves. Source: Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals 2018 State of Logistics Report. Control (of when and where to get their goods).

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The Complete Guide to Omnichannel Fulfillment for Enterprise Retailers

Fabric

Businesses continue to diversify their fulfillment strategies to meet changing customer expectations and market dynamics. As a result, customers enjoy greater convenience, speed, flexibility, and more personalized fulfillment experiences. What is Omnichannel Fulfillment? Inventory management also reduces costs per order.