When analyzing fulfillment strategies, including omnichannel operations, the first questions retailers and brands need to ask themselves are: ‘Is my current fulfillment strategy meeting the current and future needs of my customers?’, ‘Is my fulfillment operation close enough to deliver…
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As the holiday season heads into its final weeks, it’s important for retailers and brands to reflect on how successful they have been in matching consumer desire with brand objectives, and what more they can do in 2022 to continue…
The supply chain slowdown and back-up came about because of a confluence of factors that all came together in a "perfect storm". COVID-19 stopped or slowed much of the manufacturing production in Asia, where a tremendous number of goods are…
Following a “perfect storm” of COVID-19, HGV and labour shortages, as well as ongoing Brexit supply chain disruption in general, retailers and brands are expected to face one of the most chaotic and pressurized peak seasons yet, as the availability…
Shoppers across the US are in the holiday spirit this year. Consumer spending from the day before Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday exceeded $27 billion and, according to Adobe, they aren’t finished. A total of $143.8 billion is expected to be…
The pop-up phenomenon has and continues to remold the retail landscape as we know it – and there’s no sign of this trend slowing down. PopUp Republic estimates that $50 billion in sales is generated by pop ups annually. Due…
So here we are, smack-dab in the middle of the holiday season! Holiday shipping deadlines are getting closer and closer and the PFS team continues to be hard at work supporting our clients through their busiest time of the year.…
Over the weekend (and over the next couple days for some procrastinators) consumers have been rushing to buy last minute costumes, filling their shopping carts with candy, and buying “just one more” pumpkin to decorate the front porch with. This…
While we may not be ready to admit it, the 2018 holiday season is nearly upon us. Most businesses have been tweaking their Q4 holiday readiness plans since January 1. If we look to the big dogs for indication of…
Hear that jingle? It’s not a holiday song. In fact, it’s more like “cha-ching” -- the sound of record Cyber Week sales achieved in 2017. Online sales totaled $19.6 billion over the five-day period between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday.…