Speaking to the founders and operational leaders of ecommerce businesses is an eye-opening experience. From a ‘technology vendor-side’ perspective, it can often be hard to see beyond ‘users’, ‘dispatch numbers’ and ‘items picked’ as the only means to characterise the...
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How to Increase Sales with an Optimised Warehouse
Featuring Damien Park-Neilson (Meshki), Paul Waddy (The Horse, Showpo) and Jay Carpenter (The Iconic, Good Pair Days), in conversation with Leo Connolly and Oliver Rhodes (Descartes Peoplevox), discussing tactics of how to increase sales and grow an ecommerce business...
The best examples of eco-friendly ecommerce
We are all, to a greater or lesser extent, conscious consumers. Businesses know that in 2020 and beyond, sustainability sells. For starters: 43% of consumers in the UK are more likely to shop with a rival retailer if they are offered a greater range of sustainable...
Descartes acquires Peoplevox
On 24th February 2020, Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX), a global leader in logistics technology, announced that it combined with Peoplevox. For the full story, please visit: www.descartes.com/peoplevox
Feature Launch: Pick by Zone with Sort
A beta version of the much anticipated “sort” functionality for zone picking multi-item orders has now arrived and is available for European clients to test. The premise of zone picking is that a warehouse can be divided into multiple areas, or zones, from which...
Modern retailers are building real communities around their brand
As the direct to consumer movement rolls on with ever-increasing momentum, a few clear brand engagement strategies and successful trends are emerging. It’s often been said that ecommerce has connected us to the entire world transactionally, but perhaps not so much...
How D2C brands can separate themselves from the crowd
The huge mistake “old school retailers” are making that modern, direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands can avoid. Stock availability issue at major retailer highlights once again how ecommerce fulfillment is a non-negotiable priority for any modern brand seeking to maintain...
Ecommerce growth hinges on your warehouse capability
Introducing four crucial steps to earn loyalty, win repeat business and drive growth We believe that organising your warehouse like a shop is damaging to your customer experience. With the potential for picking inaccuracy and delays that traditional, standardised...
All Clients successfully migrated to Amazon Web Services (AWS)
For our technology team, 2019 will forever be known as the year of the great migration. Since migrating our first Clients in May, the team is now pleased to announce that all Live Clients are now operating exclusively from AWS. Dedicated to our Clients With...
The 6 Most Common Reasons for Inaccurate Stock
The 6 Causes for Inventory Inaccuracy and why it is Killing Retailers Picture this: A customer places an order online, excited about their purchase. But the next day, they get an email: "Sorry, your item is out of stock." Frustrated, they take their money...