Category: E-Commerce

How Do Micro-Fulfillment Centers Benefit E-commerce Brands

E-Commerce

How Do Micro-Fulfillment Centers Benefit E-commerce Brands?

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Lakshmi D

Jul 27, 2021

Since the start of this COVID-19 pandemic, the online shopping demand has skyrocketed. Consumers who hesitated to buy online are now flocking in huge numbers to make e-commerce purchases. Businesses that did not build their e-commerce capabilities paid dearly for it. It is clear that e-commerce brands are taking over brick-and-mortar stores.  Traditional distribution centers […]

Cross-border E-commerce Strategy

E-Commerce

9 Essential Tips for Building a Cross-border E-commerce Strategy

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Lakshmi D

Jul 15, 2021

33% of consumers bought more cross border due to pandemic- IPC Cross-Border E-commerce shopper survey, 2020.  47% of cross-border deliveries were slower due to COVID-19. – IPC Cross-Border E-commerce shopper survey, 2020.  Today, E-commerce has made cross-border selling and buying much easier than a decade ago. Though the demand for cross border e-commerce has increased […]

Supermarkets in the Age of E-commerce

E-Commerce

Supermarkets in the Age of E-commerce

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Mrinalini Khattar

Jun 9, 2021

Times are a-changin’. To be fair, they have been changing ever since the boom of E-commerce. It is the pandemic that really shook things up though, and now that we’re more than a year into it, the face of retail looks completely different.  As more and more customers hop online to make purchases, store isles […]

Manage Peak Shipping Seasons like Ramadan

E-Commerce

How Logistics Optimization Software Helps Businesses Manage Peak Shipping Seasons like Ramadan

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Lakshmi D

Apr 28, 2021

38% of Indonesians are impulsive shoppers – Understanding the mobile Ramadan consumer, Ramadan Insights 2020, InMobi. 33% of Indonesians make their purchases during Ramadan- Understanding the mobile Ramadan consumer, Ramadan Insights 2020, InMobi. The holy month of Ramadan has just begun during this intense COVID-19 pandemic. The supply chain has started to witness a surge […]

D2C Trends In Europe

E-Commerce

D2C trend is all set to take the centre stage in Europe

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Lakshmi D

Dec 7, 2020

“87% of retail brands in the U.K. and the U.S. have said they plan to launch a D2C channel at some point in the future, while 23% said they will do so within the next 12 months, according to research by Brightpearl.” One of the worst affected regions due to the COVID-19 pandemic is the […]

direct to consumer challenges

E-Commerce

How to Overcome the Supply Chain Challenges in Direct-to-Consumer Selling

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Shweta Sarma

Nov 26, 2020

The growing demand for online shopping and convenient deliveries due to the pandemic has brought about a new revolution in the consumer goods and retail supply chain. While traditional mom-and-pop storekeepers have started selling products digitally, big-scale retail brands and consumer goods manufacturers have adopted the direct-to-consumer selling model in order to fulfill customer demand […]

Seasonal SaaS Logistics

E-Commerce

How can SaaS help handle fluctuating demand this holiday season?

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Lakshmi D

Nov 6, 2020

The holiday season demand fluctuations are unpredictable. The million dollar question for businesses is—how to ensure a seamless logistics operation, given the unpredictability.  On top of it, a lot of shoppers are now turning to online shopping, making the logistics all the more tougher and competitive.  The new normal brought about by COVID-19 has lengthened […]

Single’s Day Sale

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A Sneak Peek into Alibaba’s Logistics Prep Ahead of Single’s Day 2020

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Shweta Sarma

Oct 28, 2020

Single’s Day, Guanggun Jie, or Bare Sticks Holiday, celebrated on November 11 every year, is one of the biggest commercial holidays across the world. Originally, Single’s Day was started in 1993 by university students at Nanjing University in China as a celebration of singlehood, marked by purchasing gifts and going out for parties. 11:11 was […]