One of the most pivotal functions of any successful retailer is the ability to offer the right products to customers. Merchandising is concerned with the planning, sourcing, purchasing and arranging of the acquisition of these products.
As the old saying goes, "the early bird gets the worm." There are fewer industries in which that statement is more true than retail.
Merchants live and die based on their ability to select and sell the right products and goods for their target audience. If retailers don't have full inventories of the products that consumers crave, they aren't going to make it in a hyper competitive eCommerce landscape.
When retailers think of shipping, the first thing that often comes to mind is cost. When it comes to running an eCommerce business, transportation management is a real challenge.
