Spelling out the omnichannel alphabet soup

Four acronyms reflect the varied strategies retailers are pursuing to fulfill online and digitally-placed store orders.

By Jacqueline Smith Renfrow • Dec. 4, 2018

Is BOSS the new BOPIS?

In-store pickup and ship-to-store fulfillment models have distinct challenges — and advantages.

By Jacqueline Smith Renfrow • Dec. 4, 2018

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Inventory Management

Read how retailers and brand manufactures are rethinking inventory management as an effective strategy against tariffs.

By Supply Chain Dive staff

What is the business case for 3D printing in the supply chain?

As part of our Influencers Roundtable series, supply chain consultants discuss the ROI of emerging technologies. Up next: 3D printing.

By Edwin Lopez • Dec. 4, 2018

Innovator of the Year: Uptake

The startup has made clear moves to compete with tent pole names within its sphere and achieved serious progress beyond its bread and butter.

By Emma Cosgrove • Dec. 3, 2018

Executive of the Year: Michelle Gass, Kohl's

Michelle Gass has not just been a positive force for Kohl's — experts believe her rise is good news for supply chain executives everywhere.

By Emma Cosgrove • Dec. 3, 2018

The Supply Chain Dive Awards for 2018

The awards recognize the top actors shaping the supply chain — now and in the future.

By Supply Chain Dive Team • Dec. 3, 2018

Resilience Plan of the Year: Hasbro's inventory management strategy

Strategic forecasting and demand planning allowed the toy manufacturer to mitigate a major risk event.

By Shefali Kapadia • Dec. 3, 2018

J.B. Hunt teams up with Project44 on LTL visibility

The partnership arrives amid a Thanksgiving shopping weekend where growth in LTL shipments outpaced overall shipment growth by three to one.

By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 28, 2018

Carrefour deploys hydrogen fuel cell forklifts in new distribution center

Hydrogen fuel cells are gaining ground as companies seek low-emission, high-efficiency options for warehouse operations.

By Gary Wollenhaupt • Nov. 28, 2018

Omnichannel is the real Thanksgiving retail winner

The number of shoppers making purchases both in person and online was up nearly 40% from Black Friday to Cyber Monday last year.

By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 28, 2018

Flexible warehouse schemes emerge to meet supply chain demands

Retailers are creating pop-up supply chains to ensure they can quickly and cost-effectively respond to seasonal demand spikes and consumers’ desire for fast fulfillment.

By Craig Guillot • Nov. 27, 2018

To optimize fulfillment, logistics have to play along

In an ideal world, retailers could fulfill a single order in one shipment. What's holding supply chains back?

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Nov. 27, 2018

Amazon reports biggest shopping day ever on Cyber Monday

Customers globally are flocking to the e-commerce giant for the holidays, but in the U.S. the best deals in some categories are found elsewhere.

By Daphne Howland • Nov. 27, 2018

GM closes plants and lays off thousands in move to 'streamline'

The closures will affect 8,000 salaried workers and 6,000 hourly workers and reduce the company's executives by 25%.

By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 27, 2018

Gen Z, 'Pops' and the new supply chain workplace

As the number of generations in the workplace expands, baby boomers face the challenge of how to pass down supply chain wisdom to future generations.

By Rich Weissman • Nov. 26, 2018

H-E-B breaks ground on its largest warehouse yet

The Texas grocer's newest facility will have a capacity for 170,000 items and up to 180 trailer loads per day, helping with distribution and fulfillment in the San Antonio area. 

By Jessica Dumont • Nov. 26, 2018

The winners and losers of Black Friday 2018

Some retailers delighted their customers with promotions and free shipping while others crashed and burned. 

By Kaarin Moore • Nov. 25, 2018

Why Amazon picked Nashville, Tennessee

New York City and Northern Virginia are grabbing HQ2 headlines. But Music City scored too.

By Jen A. Miller • Nov. 20, 2018

'It's not like industry': How food banks navigate the logistics of Thanksgiving

Food banks rely heavily on donations, making forecasting and distribution planning a challenge this time of year. 

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Nov. 20, 2018

Home Depot's 'year of the pilot' spurs new facilities, 2-day delivery

In one new initiative, the retailer developed a "dynamic ETA" for more exact delivery dates based on zip codes.

By Shefali Kapadia • Nov. 19, 2018

Kroger to build automated warehouse 'shed' near Cincinnati

The $55 million facility will be equipped with robotic and digital capabilities and will staff more than 400 workers.

By Jessica Dumont • Nov. 19, 2018

A Thanksgiving food waste experiment for every supply chain

Just because an unsold item won't rot, doesn't mean it isn't waste. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 16, 2018

New fee structure to start Monday at Southern California ports

Southern California terminals will distribute fees for night gate funding beginning next week.

By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 15, 2018

As disruptions accelerate, supply chains learn to measure them

A new wave of KPIs is emerging — such as time-to-recovery — to help managers benchmark their supply chains' resiliency.

By Craig Guillot • Nov. 13, 2018

Amazon to build supply chain hub in Nashville

The tech giant said it would build an Operations Center of Excellence in the Tennessee capital, in addition to new headquarters in New York City and Northern Virginia.

By Edwin Lopez • Nov. 13, 2018