We are all, to a greater or lesser extent, conscious consumers. Businesses know that in 2020 and beyond, sustainability sells. For starters: 43% of consumers in the UK are more likely to shop with a rival retailer if they are offered a greater range of sustainable...
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Descartes acquires Peoplevox
On 24th February 2020, Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX), a global leader in logistics technology, announced that it combined with Peoplevox. For the full story, please visit: www.descartes.com/peoplevox
Feature Launch: Pick by Zone with Sort
A beta version of the much anticipated “sort” functionality for zone picking multi-item orders has now arrived and is available for European clients to test. The premise of zone picking is that a warehouse can be divided into multiple areas, or zones, from which...
Modern retailers are building real communities around their brand
As the direct to consumer movement rolls on with ever-increasing momentum, a few clear brand engagement strategies and successful trends are emerging. It’s often been said that ecommerce has connected us to the entire world transactionally, but perhaps not so much...
How D2C brands can separate themselves from the crowd
The huge mistake “old school retailers” are making that modern, direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands can avoid. Stock availability issue at major retailer highlights once again how ecommerce fulfillment is a non-negotiable priority for any modern brand seeking to maintain...
Ecommerce growth hinges on your warehouse capability
Introducing four crucial steps to earn loyalty, win repeat business and drive growth We believe that organising your warehouse like a shop is damaging to your customer experience. With the potential for picking inaccuracy and delays that traditional, standardised...
All Clients successfully migrated to Amazon Web Services (AWS)
For our technology team, 2019 will forever be known as the year of the great migration. Since migrating our first Clients in May, the team is now pleased to announce that all Live Clients are now operating exclusively from AWS. Dedicated to our Clients With...
The 6 Most Common Reasons for Inaccurate Stock
Ted Baker's £25mn blunder and six easy-to-avoid stock inventory issues. In 2020 Ted Baker announced that they have managed to overstate the value of their stock by an astounding 25 million pounds - a reminder that stock accuracy and inventory management should be in...
Creating Your Ecommerce Packing Station for Speed
The Practical Guide to Scaling and Streamlining your Dispatch Process in Warehouse with Descartes Peoplevox A knock-on effect of having streamlined mobile workflows and rapid picking methods is that packing stations could quickly become overwhelmed with items...
The first release of Pick by Zone is now available
Introduction I’m delighted to introduce a major new feature for Peoplevox with the first release of a new pick method, pick by zone. Zone picking divides the locations in your warehouse into pick zones and directs pickers to service individual zones rather than walk...