Moulton Logistics Blog

The home shopping television network is an ideal way to sell a product, in high volumes, quickly. Congratulations if you have signed a deal, and now, it's time to protect your relationship with the network and make sure your operations are ready for order spikes, ranging anywhere from 25,000 to 100,000+ orders per day.

QVC, HSN, and Evine are the three biggest home shopping networks in the U.S., and, although many companies are aware of the high sales potential, some are less aware of the operational coordination that is required to work with these networks. This article will share a high-level overview of what is involved in drop-shipping orders to the home shoppers.

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Third-party logistics service providers (3PLs) design their distribution facilities to be flexible and scalable to serve a wide range of clients - capabilities that align well with the needs of growing e-commerce ventures. But the advantages don't stop there. Here's a look at some of the potential benefits of teaming up with an experienced 3PL:

Each and every warehouse and distribution center relies on dependable and efficient data in ensuring top-end performance. Regardless of the type of application they use, choosing the right scale system and employing proper weighing practices is crucial in generating increased revenues. The importance of a reliable weighing system in warehouse operations is that it improves the accuracy of shipping and billing functions, thereby enhancing overall workflow productivity.

Sorry to have another blog article about Amazon, but I'm guessing their Drone Delivery business unit didn't coordinate with the AmazonGo business unit press release timing. Regardless, I thought the update to be worthy of sharing and discussing.

Amazon has announced the success of its first autonomous drone delivery December 7th, 2016. The service is called Prime Air and its lofty objective is to have a half hour order cycle times --meaning that it should take less than a half-hour from the time that the customer clicks "buy" to the point where the customer has their order.

Sounds great in concept, but I have to agree with Moulton Logistics' CEO, Larry Moulton on this one and say, "I'm skeptical." Yes, technically Amazon has already proven it can be done with the success of their first delivery that was made in only 13 minutes, but there are some humorous observations that can be made from their video primarily with the "test market."

I would not want to be a COO at any of today's large brick-and-mortar retail stores now that Amazon has revealed its latest innovation, Amazon Go. The first store is scheduled to go live in Seattle in early 2017. Take a look at the future of brick-and-mortar retail, brought to you by the leader of online retail.

Chicago Cubs fans have been waiting 108 years for this day.  They watched their team celebrate with the official championship baseball cap, and the next morning retail outlets would be slammed with an influx of customers looking to celebrate with their team by wearing the same cap.  The winner of the series was not determined until game 7, so how does the manufacturer get the winning team's hats to the retail outlets by the next day?  Creating champion caps for both teams would make around half of the merchandise obsolete and be a huge cost and waste.  

Online shopping is becoming the norm. With American consumers spending an average of $2,000 each year shopping online, it's no wonder that big box retailers are responding to the threat of their online competition. These big box retailers are approaching these strategies in different ways.

We are proud of our clients innovation.  In that spirit, this blog series pays tribute to some of the coolest most innovative ideas out there.

Hate folding laundry?  The next generation laundry machines will have self folding automation.

Empty shopping carts is akin to window shopping: a customer peruses through your website, adding items to the online cart system. They finish shopping, proceed to checkout, and then, for a number of reasons, decide to stop there.

An average of over 70% of online shopping carts are left before a purchase is made.