In a notable shift, one of the most well-known big box stores seeks to open wider online channels, even as …
Home Depot Lumbers into E-Commerce
06 Friday Jun 2014
Tag Archives: Supply Chain Management
The Fulfillment Option That Brings Customers Back in Store
27 Tuesday May 2014
Technology advances change consumers’ expectations of their shopping experience. They want the option of making the purchase online and then …
What is Wal-Mart Doing to Ramp up its E-Commerce Business?
05 Monday May 2014
As the largest retailer in the world, Wal-Mart’s online business only accounts for less than three percent of its overall …
Mexico Delivers for Walmart
28 Monday Apr 2014
Walmart is finally able to offer same-day grocery delivery…in Mexico! In the United States, companies like Walmart and Amazon are …
When Toyota met e-commerce: Lean at Amazon
24 Thursday Apr 2014
Amazon is committed to reducing waste as part of its efforts to reduce costs to the customer. When Amazon first …
Amazon deal with P&G has competitors steaming
22 Tuesday Apr 2014
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Amazon has created a Vendor Flex program in order to become the go-to retailer for all of consumers’ daily product …
Restaurants Fear Clout of a New Food Giant
18 Tuesday Mar 2014
Sysco and US Foods are two of the top food suppliers for restaurants and other institutional buyers in the United …
Amazon Wants to Ship Your Package Before You Buy It
06 Thursday Mar 2014
Amazon recently earned a patent for its new system of “anticipatory shipping” in which the mega-retailer starts delivering packages before …
In War for Same-Day Delivery, Racing Madly to Go Last Mile
27 Thursday Feb 2014
Online retailers like Amazon and eBay are trying to differentiate themselves by offering same-day delivery. Even though retailers possess advanced …
As China Changes, So Do Global Supply Chains
22 Tuesday Oct 2013
Posted in Chapter 13: Buying Merchandise
In June, Chinese workers detained a U.S. business man because he wanted to move his operations from China to India. …
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