Fulfillment news and trends

Fabric CEO: ‘Peak Website’ Helps Retailers Win Battle for Post-Purchase Efficiency
Retail // September 24, 2024

“This is where the battle’s going to be won,” Mike Micucci, CEO at fabric, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. “This” is retail’s ability to meet consumers where they are — whether online, in-store or on social media — and deliver a seamless, efficient and reliable shopping experience...

Walmart Expands Omnichannel Experiences and Fulfillment Solutions for Third-Party Sellers
Walmart // August 27, 2024

Walmart has added new product categories, omnichannel experiences and fulfillment solutions to its eCommerce platform for third-party sellers, Walmart Marketplace. “We’re bringing all the pieces together to be much more than a marketplace and investing in new ways for sellers to serve customers as we grow together,” Manish...

OneRail Expands Omnichannel Fulfillment Solution With Orderbot Acquisition
Acquisitions // June 05, 2024

OneRail has acquired Orderbot, saying the combination creates “a new era of streamlined omnichannel fulfillment.” The deal adds Orderbot’s inventory and order management capabilities to OneRail’s last-mile operating system and delivery network, the companies said in a Wednesday (June 5) press release. “Integrating Orderbot into...

Misfits Market CEO: D2C Perishables Brands Increasingly Seek Plug-and-Play Fulfillment 
Retail // February 12, 2024

As direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands increasingly look for ways to cut costs amid ongoing economic challenges, Misfits Market is noting the opportunity to drive more revenue from its existing fulfillment capabilities. In an interview with PYMNTS Monday (Feb. 12), Abhi Ramesh, founder and CEO at the...

Interviews & Exclusives
Fabric CEO: ‘Peak Website’ Helps Retailers Win Battle for Post-Purchase Efficiency

September 24, 2024
“This is where the battle’s going to be won,” Mike Micucci, CEO at fabric, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. “This” is retail’s ability to meet consumers where they are — whether online, in-store or on social media — and deliver a seamless, efficient and reliable shopping experience across all channels. They might find a product on social, […]

How GreyOrange CEO Will Use $135M, AI and Robots to Modernize Warehousing and Fulfillment

January 22, 2024
Omnichannel commerce has transformed how we pay for things and the length of time in which we expect to get what we pay for. Delivery windows are shrinking. Where once...

Amazon and Freightos Prove Scale Critical in Race to Build Logistics-as-a-Service

July 11, 2023
In the bid to transform logistics, to streamline the interplay that takes place to get goods from point A to point B, scale’s a key advantage. There is no shortage...

How Chairish Helped Its Marketplace Sellers Stay Open — And Recover

June 16, 2020
The year was off to a flying start for Chairish CEO Gregg Brockway. He said he felt good about the state of the high-end home decor market and his place...

Quick Reads
Amazon Combines Fulfillment Networks to Better Compete in Grocery Business

November 08, 2024
Amazon is reportedly combining the fulfillment networks of its Whole Foods Market and Amazon Fresh stores to better compete in the grocery business. By doing so, the firm plans to offer customers a one-stop shopping experience, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (Nov. 8). The company has started using 26 of its Amazon Fresh fulfillment […]

Walmart Expands Omnichannel Experiences and Fulfillment Solutions for Third-Party Sellers

August 27, 2024
Walmart has added new product categories, omnichannel experiences and fulfillment solutions to its eCommerce platform for third-party sellers, Walmart Marketplace. “We’re bringing all the pieces together to be much more than a...

OneRail Expands Omnichannel Fulfillment Solution With Orderbot Acquisition

June 05, 2024
OneRail has acquired Orderbot, saying the combination creates “a new era of streamlined omnichannel fulfillment.” The deal adds Orderbot’s inventory and order management capabilities to OneRail’s last-mile operating system and...

Amazon Surpasses UPS to Become Largest Delivery Service in US

November 27, 2023
 Amazon has reportedly surpassed UPS to become America’s largest delivery business. The eCommerce behemoth delivered more packages to consumers in the U.S. last year than UPS — and also has led FedEx since 2020...