The Pickup Imperative: BOPIS is no longer a “nice to have”

BY Zach Zalowitz . 29 June 2018 . ecommerce, Omnichannel, Retail, Retail Omni Channel, supply chain, Uncategorized

Every week I see articles come out about the “end of retail” or “retail apocalypse”, but with so many articles focusing on the importance of the customer in-store experience, we still continue to see retailers lack…

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Top Five Pitfalls of Store Fulfillment, and How to Avoid Them

BY Zach Zalowitz . 11 May 2017 . BOSS, Omni-Channel Customer, Omni-Channel Inventory, Omni-Channel Store Fulfillment, Omnichannel, Retail, SFS, store, Uncategorized

We were asked to speak recently at Retail Value Chain Federation's (RVCF) annual spring conference on the topic of "Store Fulfillment: Top Five Common Pitfalls, and how to avoid them". The session was attended by Lord…

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Store Inventory: Selling a Possibility

BY Zach Zalowitz . 11 May 2017 . customer experience, Omnichannel, Retail Omni Channel, Uncategorized

Omnichannel initiatives over the last five years have seen a dramatic uptick in the number of store fulfillment projects to fuel cross-channel commerce. This was apparent at Aptos' annual user conference in Florida during the last week…

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How to Make Omnichannel Profitable

BY Zach Zalowitz . 10 November 2016 . Omnichannel

The last five years has seen a proliferation of leading retailers prioritizing store fulfillment initiatives such as pickup-in-store (BOPIS) and ship-from-store (BOSS). These two fulfillment models have gained traction recently as part of a broader Omnichannel…

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Change Management Methodology for Omni-Channel Tranformations

BY Zach Zalowitz . 17 July 2016 . ecommerce, Omnichannel, Retail Omni Channel, Uncategorized

Why is change so hard? I've been fortunate in my career to have exposure to a number of transformative IT projects over the last decade for numerous apparel retailers, and I constantly run into this as…

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Debunked: The 3 Myths of TMS Implementation

BY Tony Wayda . 7 July 2016 . Omnichannel, TMS, Transportation

There is a lot of talk about transportation and its importance to omnichannel and global supply chains in general.  There are also a lot of myths and misconceptions about implementing and utilizing a TMS.  We have…

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Omnichannel ‘Bogus Solution’: Where’s my ROI?

BY Zach Zalowitz . 17 June 2016 . Logistics, Omnichannel, Uncategorized

With the rise of Order Management Systems in the last decade and a half, calculating ROI for the project is sometimes hard to quantify. Unlike other projects for Warehouse and Transportation management, the expected return on…

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Why your Omni-Channel Strategy will fail without a TMS!

BY Tony Wayda . 19 January 2016 . ecommerce, Logistics, Omnichannel, Retail, Retail Omni Channel, supply chain, TMS, Transportation, Uncategorized

At the National Retail Federation (NRF) conference going on this week, I can assure you that the hot topic is e-commerce and omni-channel distribution.  The staggering growth of e-commerce and demands of digital consumers are wreaking…

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Part 3: The House TMS Built!

BY Tony Wayda . 9 December 2015 . ecommerce, Logistics, Omnichannel, Retail, Retail Omni Channel, supply chain, TMS, Transportation

The House TMS Built! A trilogy by Tony Wayda Implementing a TMS is much like building a house.  In the first blog, we discussed the design and planning process as it relates to TMS.  In the…

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Part 2: The House TMS Built!

BY Tony Wayda . 9 November 2015 . Logistics, Omnichannel, Retail Omni Channel, supply chain, TMS, Transportation

The house TMS built! A trilogy by Tony Wayda Implementing a TMS is much like building a house.  In the first blog we discussed the design and planning process as it related to TMS.  In this…

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