Easing the pain of shipping: 5 tips to optimize shipping solutions

For many customers, online shopping is exciting (or, at the very least, more enjoyable than leaving the house to visit a store). Actually, receiving the…

Most retailers haven't found a profitable way to fill orders

March 1, 2017

A new JDA Software and PwC report reveals just 10 percent of 350 global retailers are making money when it comes to product fulfillment.

Customer experience top priority in supply chain operations

February 22, 2017

More than half of retailers, 67 percent, view customer experience as top importance when it comes to supply chain performance and decision making.

Intel CEO: Data playing invaluable role in retail transformation

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has seen the personal computer transform the world and now he, along with the rest of the retail industry, is watching another…

Newegg expanding into China, 19 other countries

February 20, 2017

Newegg plans to launch online marketplaces in nearly two dozen countries, including China, this year.

Amazon opening fulfillment center in Maryland

February 15, 2017

Amazon plans to open a 1.2 million-square-foot fulfillment center in North East, Maryland, which will create 700 new full-time jobs.

FedEx taps Walgreens for package distribution

February 10, 2017

FedEx and Walgreens are piloting a new package distribution strategy involving 8,000 Walgreens locations.

Kohl’s CTO on personalizing customer experience and how data plays a big role

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

When it comes to creating a ‘MEaningful’ customer experience, Kohl's is relying big time on data to understand customer behavior and craft a personalized…

Specialty apparel retailer taps SCI for supply chain services

February 8, 2017

Amoena, a global specialty apparel and medical device distributors, is partnering with Canadian-based SCI, a logistics company, for supply chain needs and…

Watch out, Amazon: Wal-Mart enhances shipping options

February 7, 2017

Wal-Mart is "moving at the speed of a startup," according to its CEO, by launching free two-day shipping without any membership fee involved.

Amazon to open Colorado fulfillment center

January 25, 2017

Online retailer Amazon is prepping a new one-million-square foot fulfillment center in Colorado, its first picking and shipping center in the state and one…

Target’s digital chief: We’re not technology slackers any longer

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

If there is one message Target's EVP, CIO and Chief Digital Officer, Mike McNamara, wants heard loud and clear, it's this: Target is no longer a laggard when…

Target debuts another small-format store in NY

December 2, 2016

Target has opened its second small-format store on Long Island, New York.

Amazon installs pickup lockers in Central Pennsylvania

November 18, 2016

The Colonial Park Mall in Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania now offers Amazon Locker, providing consumers with somewhere other than their home or office to…

Wal-Mart tests blockchain technology to track food

November 18, 2016

Wal-Mart has started tracking two products using blockchain technology: a packaged produce item in the U.S., and pork in China, according to Bloomberg. While…

Wal-Mart stocking up its inventory for holiday season

November 17, 2016

Mega retailer Wal-Mart is aiming to make sure it meets online shoppers' expectations by boosting inventory by more than half and debut special deals for early…

Google pushes out 2-day delivery to 40M new customers

September 15, 2016

Midwest consumers can now tap Google's two-day delivery service, as Google expands the service to 40 million Midwest customers.

BrandsMart USA taps a new mobile delivery tracking tool

September 13, 2016

BrandsMart USA is tapping nuVizz's nuDeliverIT mobile delivery tracking technology to boost customer experience. The solution provides the retailer with…

Amazon launches more locker sites for package pick-up

September 1, 2016

In an effort to make it easier than ever to retrieve that latest order, Amazon is launching more pick-up location sites for consumers.

Amazon fulfillment center opening in Monee, Illinois

August 31, 2016

Amazon.com will open a new fulfillment center in Monee, Ill., a more than 850,000-square-foot facility where workers will pick, pack and ship small items such…