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Replacements Ltd. to triple the size of its headquarters facility

To house inventory and improve customer service, Replacments Ltd. will add more than 50,000 square feet to its main building.

Posted 08/15/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Shipwire expands into the UK with new warehouse and fulfillment facility

Order fulfillment company Shipwire Inc. has expanded into Europe. It’s opened a new warehouse near London in East Sussex, England.

Posted 06/16/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Reducing extra footsteps can lead the way to savings for merchants

Small businesses can improve their operations at low cost by streamlining picking and packing processes to reduce extra footsteps, according to speakers at IRCE 2008.

Posted 06/13/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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How Zappos gets orders out the door on time

For shoe and apparel retailer Zappos.com, where service is an important selling point, a new warehouse system gets products from the farthest point in its warehouse to a packing station within five minutes, head of fulfillment Craig Adkins says.

Posted 04/23/2008Mark BrohanPost a comment

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Electronics retailer eCost.com extends product lines with virtual warehouse

The web retailer has added products to its home and sporting goods lines by a virtual warehouse agreement that enables it to shift warehousing costs to manufacturers and distributors.

Posted 04/16/2008Bill BriggsPost a comment

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Shipwire appoints warehousing exec and opens warehouse in Canada

Shipwire, which provides online retailers with outsourced warehouse and shipping services, has appointed logistics veteran Saul Smith as vice president of warehouse operations and opened its first warehouse outside the U.S. in Toronto.

Posted 11/12/2007Don DavisPost a comment

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Fulfillment in e-retailing is off course, Aberdeen study says

One out of every 20 orders shipped by e-retailers is either late, incomplete or both, research and advisory firm Aberdeen Group says in a new study. It also notes that 20% of retailers surveyed experience picking errors in one out of every 10 orders.

Posted 03/08/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Web-enabled fulfillment system increases productivity 25% at Tween Brands

Using a Dematic fulfillment system integrated in a web environment with its Manhattan Associates warehouse management system, apparel merchant Tween Brands has increased fulfillment productivity by 25%, the retailer says.

Posted 01/08/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

BabyUniverse moving offices and warehouses across the U.S.

The move is designed to consolidate operations of the company’s numerous e-commerce sites.

Posted 05/10/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment

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Why Etronics.com is revamping operations

With more warehouse space and improved back-end technology, Etronics has a goal of shipping 80% of all orders within the next business day, says director of marketing David Dwek.

Posted 09/28/2005Mark BrohanPost a comment