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Retailers Offering 3PL Services: What Is Going On?

Talking Logistics

As I’ve commented in the past (see March 2014 post, “3PLs, What Business Are You In?”), the answers to those questions are very different today compared to a decade ago. Today, you have several large retailers — yes, retailers! Read more Retailers Offering 3PL Services: What Is Going On? — who are not.

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Holiday 2014: How to Avoid Last Year’s Disaster

The Network Effect

The debacle was the result of the perfectly brewed storm, combining forces from inadequate delivery capacity, lack of discipline at several points in the supply chain, over-promised delivery times by retailers, and poor weather conditions across the U.S. Are we fully prepared to tackle Holiday 2014 in a better way?

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Top 15 Logistics Blog Posts of 2014

GlobalTranz

We continue our top blog posts of 2014 from our main categories today by focusing on something at Cerasis we are experts in : Logistics. In fact, the logistics space is so broad, we couldn’t give you only the top 10 blog posts of 2014, but we had to include the top 15. Top 15 Logistics Blog Posts of 2014.

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The New Normal: Predictions for Retail in 2021

ToolsGroup

In episode six of Be Ready for Anything, ToolsGroup’s Pre-Sales Manager for Europe, Birger Klinke, talks about what retailers should expect in 2021 and how they can leverage probabilistic forecasting and automation to adjust to a changing marketplace. What do you predict will be different for retailers in 2021? Transcript.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 20-24, 2014)

Talking Logistics

The Postal Service wins approval to deliver groceries in San Francisco (Internet Retailer). Manhattan Associates Reports Record Third Quarter 2014 Revenue and Earnings. SAP Announces Third Quarter and Nine Months 2014 Results. Ryder Reports Record Third Quarter 2014 Results. August 2014 North American Freight Numbers.

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Our must-read picks for 2014

DELMIA Quintiq

Small is the new big: Millennials and the future of retail. We look at five ways retailers can engage with millennials and increase profits. Why we liked it: “I shared this post with many of my contacts in the omni-channel retail space and they enjoyed reading it. .” – Alice Berthier, Marketing Manager France.

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The Tremor Across China’s Online Retail Landscape

Supply Chain Matters

This week’s business and technology media news cycle featured an extremely noteworthy milestone, one that indicates that Alibaba has unexpectedly been dethroned as China ’s most valuable online retailer. The noted new holder of this title is PDD Holdings , operators of the Temu and Pinduoduo online retail platforms.

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