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01 Feb 5 Ways Voice Technologies Can Address Your Warehouse Labor Shortage

Posted at 10:00h in Announcements by Voxware

It’s no secret that e-commerce growth and low unemployment are creating a major labor shortage in the warehousing and logistics industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently projected that employment in logistics and transportation would grow 7% and 6%, respectively, between 2016 and 2026—meaning that demand...

17 Dec The Amazon Effect? Many Consumers Now Expect Standard Shipping to Arrive in 2 Days

Posted at 19:46h in eCommerce, Technology, Voice Solutions by Voxware

Part 2 of a 3-part holiday shopping, shipping and returns series highlighting results from our biennial consumer survey It’s well documented that the 2018 holiday shopping season is trending upwards for retailers, thanks in part to a healthy economy and strong consumer confidence. In fact, we...

04 Dec What Have We Learned From Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2018?

Posted at 13:59h in Announcements by Voxware

Part 1 of a 3-part holiday shopping, shipping and returns series highlighting results from our biennial consumer survey In mid-November, we released findings from our fourth biennial holiday shopping and shipping consumer survey. We learned that 83% of consumers intend to purchase more gifts in 2018...

16 Oct What Exactly Are Supply Chain Analytics and How Can Companies Benefit?

Posted at 12:06h in Benefits of Voice, Business Intelligence, Technology by Voxware

In a research article published by The Hackett Group, 66% of supply chain leaders say advanced supply chain analytics are critically important to their supply chain operations in the next 2 to 3 years. Yet some companies still ask, ‘What exactly are Supply Chain analytics?’ A...

07 Apr The Cascading Benefits of Voice in the Distribution Center

Posted at 23:37h in Benefits of Voice, Customers, eCommerce, Technology by Tim Lindner

Whether you’re new to voice picking or already a convert – this blog is for you. Voice Picking and the tremendous results it creates for your DC performance are just the beginning. If you apply Voice capabilities to other workflows, the benefits you’ll realize –...

23 Feb Picking Validations: It’s more than location, location, location!

Posted at 13:31h in Benefits of Voice, Best Practices, Technology, Voice Solutions by Tim Lindner

Here’s the thing. Location validation is not the end of the road to improved picking accuracy. In our last blog, we discussed the importance of voice picking validations to improve pick accuracy. Our starting point was the location check digit. Confirming you are in the...

24 Jan The Check Digit and Why It’s Important

Posted at 19:40h in Benefits of Voice, Best Practices, eCommerce by Tim Lindner

We all know the drill. Get the order right, you have a happy customer. Get it wrong? Well, the risk of brand abandonment is high, and the loss of a customer is hard to reverse. That’s why omnichannel order fulfillment accuracy is so critical. It...

01 Aug During the Dog Days of Distribution, It’s Time to Prepare for the Holiday Season

Posted at 11:58h in Benefits of Voice, Best Practices, Business Intelligence, eCommerce, Technology, vms-cloud, Voice Solutions by Tim Lindner

With the busy end-of-year shopping season ahead, now is the time for many retailers to review their distribution operations to make sure they’re ready for the coming season. Companies that deliver items directly to consumers face high stakes: according to recent Voxware research, 86% of...

25 Jul What Can Other Retailers Learn from this year’s Amazon Prime Day?

Posted at 12:44h in Benefits of Voice, Best Practices, Business Intelligence, eCommerce, Technology, vms-cloud, Voice Solutions by Tim Lindner

Last week one of the biggest retailers in the world celebrated the biggest sales day in its history. On July 12, Amazon’s “Black Friday in July” Prime Day saw sales 60% greater than last year’s 24-hour shopping event—which means that, according to Internet Retailer’s analysis...

12 Jul 1-Hour Shipping On Amazon Prime Day: What Other Retailers Can Learn?

Posted at 19:45h in Benefits of Voice, Business Intelligence, Customers, eCommerce, Partnerships, vms-cloud by Tim Lindner

What Effect Does 1-Hour Shipping Has for Product Conversions? On-time delivery is important more important than ever. According to recent Voxware research, 14% of respondents indicated that they were likely to stop shopping with a retailer after receiving just a single late delivery. The research also...

Blog

01 Feb 5 Ways Voice Technologies Can Address Your Warehouse Labor Shortage

17 Dec The Amazon Effect? Many Consumers Now Expect Standard Shipping to Arrive in 2 Days

04 Dec What Have We Learned From Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2018?

16 Oct What Exactly Are Supply Chain Analytics and How Can Companies Benefit?

07 Apr The Cascading Benefits of Voice in the Distribution Center

23 Feb Picking Validations: It’s more than location, location, location!

24 Jan The Check Digit and Why It’s Important

01 Aug During the Dog Days of Distribution, It’s Time to Prepare for the Holiday Season

25 Jul What Can Other Retailers Learn from this year’s Amazon Prime Day?

12 Jul 1-Hour Shipping On Amazon Prime Day: What Other Retailers Can Learn?

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