ChannelAdvisor’s Catalyst conference is happening again at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas and we at Shipwire can barely contain our excitement. We are rushing around our base in Palo Alto to Pick and Pack up our materials and polishing up our presentations.
What is Catalyst 2012?
ChannelAdvisor has held this conference annually to bring together industry leaders to discuss trends and standards in ecommerce. Panelists from companies like eBay, Amazon.com and Google will be presenting on various topics that pepper the ecommerce industry. Catalyst offers a unique experience to engage head to head with over 600 industry executives, analysts and decision makers to discuss trends and best practices to strengthen online commerce.
Why is Catalyst 2012 so Exciting?
ecommerce is a steadily growing field, with world wide growth projections around 19.4% (according to Goldman Sachs). China’s growing internet consumerism is also fueling interest in ecommerce. With a year over year growth of 24% in internet users, it is no surprise to ecommerce making up nearly 4% of the entire consumer market. With exciting numbers like that, it is clear to see that it is important to start investing in international order fulfillment, and that’s certainly an area Shipwire has under control.
Shipwire is very excited for this conference; we are even pledging our support by becoming an official sponsor of the event. This year should be particularly packed because the event sold out well over a month ago! If you have the opportunity come to Catalyst, be sure to visit Nate and Darwin at the Shipwire booth, and bring your logistics questions with you. We know this will be a great conference!
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A couple weeks ago our CEO was in Atlanta at the MIT Forum on stage with Manhattan Associates and the Home Depo talking about “Logistics in the Information Age“. It’s not too often that you get an infrastructure provider (Manhattan Associates), an outsourced logistics provider (Shipwire) and a major retailer (Home Depo) on one panel talking about logistics.
Damon focused on the impact of logistics on the small business and how Shipwire is bringing the efficiencies of a Home Demo to any entrepreneur.
Damon starts at minute 31. But I recommend checking out minute 25 on because Manhattan Associates has a pretty good video on managing inventory in a multi-channel sales environment. The Video is very enterprise focused; but, the ideas are very sound.
Topics covered
- Mobile e-commerce
- Social e-commerce and customer voice
- Inventory anywhere
- Fast and Free shipping
- International e-commerce
- Market volatility and international shipping and globalization
- Great insights from Home Depo about not making decisions about where inventory will be sold until you have to! “Postponement Inventory Management”
- Shipping anywhere, anytime to anyone
- Changes coming to logistics to keep up with the customer expectations
Overview:
Consumers today have more choices and information than ever before. From online shopping to in- store promotions, technology has become tightly intertwined with the purchase of even the most basic household goods.
How do retailers react to a consumer base that is increasingly demanding? How do they craft offers that are relevant and meaningful, and that cut through the clutter and influence the buying decision? Most importantly, what are the implications for managing a global supply chain amid so much complexity?
We will explore those topics and more as we discuss the challenges of logistics for the retail industry and how technology can be used to help solve those challenges.
Featured Speakers:
Mark Holifield
Senior Vice President of Supply Chain, The Home Depot
Brian Kinsella
Senior Director of Product Management, Manhattan Associates
Damon Schechter
CEO, Shipwire
Here is the link for the Video.
From L to R: Damon Schechter (Shipwire), Brian Kinsella (MA), Mark Holifield (Home Depo)
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