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Top Supply Chain News of August 2023
Get the latest supply chain news in this monthly roundup from Freestyle Solutions. UPS Employees Approve New Contract, Averting Strike The union representing more than 300,000 UPS team members announced that its members have reached an agreement, averting a strike and avoiding a threat for the economy. Amazon pulls back from UPS as it builds out logistics empire UPS has shifted its priorities, Amazon is transforming its capabilities, but find out why they still need each other. J.C. Penney hasn’t had to release its finances since 2020. Here’s how the retailer is doing. Post-bankruptcy, J.C. Penney continues to struggle as its recently released financials show ongoing volatility. Kohl’s shrinks inventory position after ‘out of control’ levels in 2022 After its net sales fell 7% and margins shrunk nearly 5 percentage points in FY2022, Kohls is focusing on inventory management. Major U.S. Retailers Returning to ‘Just-in-Time’ Supply Chain As the pandemic-related buying habits die down, consumers aren't stocking up as much as they previously were--causing retailers to return to "just-in-time" supply chain strategies.
Announcing Enhanced Rate Shopping with Shippo and M.O.M.
Do you struggle to find the right shipping methods when preparing customer shipments? With Shippo and M.O.M.'s enhanced rate shopping feature, you can search for the best shipping methods in three ways: Best Way: The ability to ship out your orders by finding the most cost-effective shipping method to ship the order to your customer. Fast Way: The ability to ship out your orders by finding the shipping method that will get your order to your customer the fastest. Guaranteed-By: Guarantee orders in x-amount of days Contact us to schedule a demo and learn more about how Shippo can help you save money on your shipping costs.
SNEAK PEEK: 2023 Ultimate Holiday eCommerce Ebook
Have you heard the exciting news? Freestyle's popular Ultimate eCommerce Holiday Ebook has been completely revamped and updated for 2023! Stay tuned for version 2 of our ebook, which has been transformed into an interactive, mobile-responsive version this year. This popular guide helps large eCommerce companies ensure that they're prepared for the busy holiday season, with helpful tips, advice and guidance about important topics that matter during seasonal upswings. This version of the ebook includes new articles about returns, cyber security, marketing and promotions, seasonal seats, and staying ahead of the competition, in addition to our original content about shipping, order and inventory management, warehouse management and more! Look for news about the new ebook in our blog, social media and emails during the next several weeks, and make sure that you're being proactive and you're prepared for the holiday season. Contact us to find out how M.O.M. V12 can help you get ready for your holiday rush this year.
Online Sales Tax Solutions from Freestyle
Following ever-changing state nexus rules and regulations can place a burden on any eCommerce team. Many businesses rely on manual spreadsheets or multiple tools to try to get the job done. Freestyle Solutions and M.O.M. offer multiple solutions to help make sales tax reporting and compliance easier: M.O.M. Sales Tax Module - This is the best solution for etailers with a small number of nexus. With manual registration, reporting and remittance, it's always available within M.O.M., and you can track your progress toward a small number of state nexus. M.O.M. Avalara Module - The Avalara module offers accurate tax calculation, simple setup, and complies with tax nexus rules in multiple states. It works seamlessly to make tax calculation, reporting and remittance easy M.O.M. TaxJar Module - If you have 5 or more nexus, TaxJar is perfect for you. With full nexus tracking, it offers real-time connectivity to sales taxes for every jurisdiction and automatic reporting and remittance. Contact us to schedule a demo and find out how M.O.M. V12 and these sales tax solutions can save you time and make
Announcing the Shopify Integration Webinar
We are excited to announce that Freestyle will be sponsoring a Shopify webinar on Thursday, July 20th at 3PM EST. With the new Shopify integration, you'll have the ability to: Download orders directly within M.O.M. Synchronize shipments between M.O.M. and Shopify Synchronize inventory between M.O.M. and Shopify Connect one or multiple Shopify stores to M.O.M. Synchronize inventory levels Publish/update product information (Coming Soon) And more... Register for the webinar now to learn more and see it in action! Register Now
2023 Fancy Food Show Recap
Our team attended the Fancy Food show at the Javitz center in NYC on June 26. We had the chance to meet up with some of our existing customers and enjoyed the opportunity to meet so many new companies that could benefit from our inventory and order management software. The show was packed with over two thousand exhibitors and we visited as many as time would allow. A highlight of the show was being able to try so much delicious food. There must have been more cheese and cured meats under one roof than anywhere in the world. It was surprising to find out that many companies are still using spreadsheets for their orders and do not have an inventory and order management software solution in place. We will be following up with the prospects we met and we enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about your businesses. The experience of being able to actually taste your products and have conversations with you really helps in understanding what you are providing to your customers and in turn we can discover your needs