No one questions the fact that ecommerce packaging waste is a major problem, clogging the planet with yet more plastic and cardboard. The twofold question then becomes, what is being done about it, ...

While Amazon is the clear market leader in ecommerce sales, at $50.9 billion to $19.2 billion in 2022, arch-rival Walmart has been gaining in some respects in their ongoing retail industry cage match, ...

Against a backdrop of supply chain disruption, the ecommerce boom and worldwide driver shortages over the last several years, many brands have faced hurdles concerning fulfillment while logging more ...

There’s a lot of buzz surrounding omnichannel retailing and WHY retailers should do it, but the HOW of it all isn’t always clear. Which is why instead of just talking about the benefits of omnichannel ...

The dynamics of the manufacturer-retailer relationship are complex and subject to constant power shifts. Where retailers often excel at customer loyalty, recognition and retention, manufacturers often ...

A U.S. Postal Service plan to insource all line hauling of mail and parcels between hubs and local delivery units, which had been handled by contractors, will be completely phased in by 2025, ...

It’s undeniable that GenAI is have a major impact across industries, especially since OpenAI introduced ChatGPT last November. But what does that mean in terms of dollars and cents? Research firm IHL ...

From standard distribution center functions like pick/pack/ship, packaging and putaway to carriers and shipping, reverse logistics, technology and systems, omnichannel and the customer experience, ...

While it’s been widely reported that Federal Trade Commission head Lina Kahn is planning to drop a massive antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, analysts at Baird argue in a research note that the move ...

GXO Logistics, which calls itself the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, is acquiring third-party logistics firm PFSweb for $181 million in an all-stock deal, the companies ...

Retailers lost $218 billion to ecommerce returns in 2021, at a rate of 20.8% of goods sold, according to a survey conducted by Apriss Retail for the National Retail Federation, up from 18.1% in 2020, ...

New study from Waitwhile shows how waiting in line makes people feel apathy, boredom and annoyance, and describes how brands can do more to win over customers San Francisco, June 28, 2022 – Waitwhile, ...