Top500, IRX 2015, eDelivery and ‘black operations’ / Ian Jindal

Ian Jindal on ecommerce and multichannel retail

“Citilink’s viability and the delivery challenges at Yodel”

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– eDelivery – our new magazine for supply chain, operations and logistics… http://edelivery.net/subscribe/
– A sense of abandonment? Webinar on 27 January – http://internetretailing.net/events/event/dotmailer-a-sense-of-abandonment/
– “Black Operations” – our year-long discussion on planning for new peaks: black friday & others.

TOP500
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Who are the top multichannel retailers in the UK? Our IRUK2015 report says who, and also why. Delivered with this month’s InternetRetailing Magazine you’ll see how retailers rank across six performance dimensions. A thought-provoking must-read if you want to know the “why” and “how” behind the best.

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EXPOS
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We write, you read – but nothing beats being f2f with peers and suppliers in an intense day. This year we launch eDeliveryExpo.com, an event for the operations and logistics professionals who need to deliver on our promises.

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BLACK OPERATIONS
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The most popular stories on eDelivery.net have been about the challenges of Citilink’s viability and the delivery challenges at Yodel. In parallel, InternetRetailing.net’s been covering retailers’ discussions on the impact of Black Friday, with some decrying the new pressure point even as others who didn’t discount celebrate a net gain.

Over the coming year we are going to be taking a rounded view of the questions posed: should we create the peak through promotion? how accurate are our forecasts? what’s our relationship with our couriers? how do we protect capacity for ourselves? why not advertise 5-day delivery rather than next-day? Why not make online offers only available for store collection? Many questions, some ideas, lots of views and a few action ideas… Sean Fleming, Editor of eDelivery, will be leading this debate so here’s an open invitation to let him know your views, ideas, objections or experiences for the coverage to come.

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