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Pet-supplies distributor gives voice to picking—and wins big

Frontier Distributing traded an inefficient paper-based picking process for voice-directed picking to improve accuracy and provide better service to more than 700 specialty pet retailers in the Midwest.

February 18, 2021

DC Velocity Staff

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Frontier Distributing traded an inefficient paper-based picking process for voice-directed picking to improve accuracy and provide better service to more than 700 specialty pet retailers in the Midwest.

Consumers unlikely to purchase from companies that mishandled e-commerce orders, post-holiday survey shows

Survey reveals there’s plenty of room for improvement in e-commerce fulfillment

More than half of consumers say they won’t do business with companies that mishandled order fulfillment this past holiday season.

January 11, 2021

DC Velocity Staff

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More than half of consumers say they won’t do business with companies that mishandled order fulfillment this past holiday season.

Retailer errors fuel accelerated returns

Survey: Retailer mistakes fuel accelerated returns

More than 40% of consumers report returning an item due to retailer error, tech firm data show.

December 23, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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More than 40% of consumers report returning an item due to retailer error, tech firm data show.

Online shopping, delivery to stress DCs this holiday season

Late deliveries may cost retailers big

Changing consumer demands add pressure to already stressed DCs during 2020’s unprecedented holiday peak shipping season, survey shows.

November 18, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Changing consumer demands add pressure to already stressed DCs during 2020’s unprecedented holiday peak shipping season, survey shows.

Podcasts

Logistics Matters podcast: Ken Raycroft of Briggs Equipment on keeping warehouse equipment safe for multiple users; manufacturers leave China; distributors without automation may find added stress this holiday season | Season 1 Episode 12

In this episode, we learn how a program from Hyster-Yale is helping lift truck customers on sanitation best practices. Also: manufacturers look to increase resiliency and avoid tariffs by moving out of China; how lack of automation may hurt distributors this holiday season.

June 26, 2020

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In this episode, we learn how a program from Hyster-Yale is helping lift truck customers on sanitation best practices. Also: manufacturers look to increase resiliency and avoid tariffs by moving out of China; how lack of automation may hurt distributors this holiday season.

2020 peak season demands heat up

Covid-19-induced buying behaviors will strain supply chain operations this holiday season, software firm’s survey shows.

June 25, 2020

Victoria Kickham

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Covid-19-induced buying behaviors will strain supply chain operations this holiday season, software firm’s survey shows.

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Survey: Shoppers have rising standards for e-commerce delivery

December 7, 2016

DC Velocity Staff

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One-third of consumers will abandon a retailer for shipping a single wrong item.

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Early holiday shoppers have highest expectations for order fulfillment

November 28, 2016

DC Velocity Staff

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Early holiday shoppers have higher expectations for swift delivery than their more leisurely neighbors, a survey shows.

technology review

A remix for voice?

July 22, 2016

Ben Ames

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It used to be that voice technology was used mainly for order picking and ran strictly on industrial-grade proprietary devices. Those days are fast disappearing.

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