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Trying out new products while minimizing risk

“Not in inventory” doesn’t necessarily mean “not available” anymore. With improved technology, the drop-ship model allows online retailers to test the performance of new categories before they commit them to inventory, says CommerceHub.

Posted 12/07/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Just because you can sell it doesn’t mean you should, drop ship panel says

Drop shipping and web presentation make it possible for a retailer to balloon its product assortment. But brand differentiation and headaches of merchandising thousands of new products trump expansion, retailers told the Catalog Conference Tuesday.

Posted 05/05/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment

Federated hires CommerceHub for drop-shipping management

Macys.com will use CommerceHub Inc. software to connect to all its drop-shipping suppliers through a single link.

Posted 04/27/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment

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CommerceHub adds a new COO as it prepares for growth

CommerceHub Inc., a provider of supply chain integration and management applications for multi-channel retailers, has appointed Jeff Whiteside as chief operating officer.

Posted 05/06/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

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BlueLight starts an electronic order program with suppliers

Kmart Corp.’s BlueLight.com e-commerce operation has begun exchanging electronic orders from its web site with suppliers.

Posted 05/08/2001Kurt PetersPost a comment

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CommerceHub gets a deal with HSN

As a result of Home Shopping Network's acquisition of Cratfopia.com, CommerceHub, a logistics and fulfillment services provider, obtains a contract with HSN. CommerceHub will continue to provide outsourcing services to Craftopia.com and hopes to leverage that relationship into providing more services to HSN, Frank Poore, CommerceHub president and DEO, tells Internet Retailer. Commerce Hub also has a fulfillment agreement with TV shopping network...

Posted 01/30/2001Don DavisPost a comment

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The Right Connection: Web Retailers Are Scrambling To Link Together Disparate Systems

When Celestial Seasonings launched its e-commerce initiative last year, the country's No. 1 seller of herbal teas neglected to electronically link its Web site with its customer service software. Consequently, every time someone ordered a few boxes of peppermint or mountain chai tea online, an employee had to type that information into Celestial Seasonings' computer system so the company could send the customer information on the availability of...

Posted 01/19/2001Don DavisPost a comment

Clear it Out

While planning for strong holiday sales, e-retailers need an exit strategy for leftovers.

Posted 07/31/2011Allison EnrightPost a comment