Business
Major Retailers Using Tecsys-Enabled Micro-Fulfillment and Dark Stores to Account for Surge in Digital Commerce Retailing
Major Retailers Using Tecsys-Enabled Micro-Fulfillment and Dark Stores to Account for Sur...
About this update from Tecsys Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"TECSYS-DigiCommerce\n \n \n \n Major Retailers Using Tecsys-Enabled Micro-Fulfillment and Dark Stores to Account for Surge in Digital Commerce Retailing\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n MONTREAL, Oct. 5, 2020\n \n \n \n \n As brick-and-mortar stores continue to lag behind in performance compared to digital commerce alternatives, multi-store retailers are recalibrating fulfillment strategies to meet new customer preferences and demand on capacity.\n \n \n \n MONTREAL\n \n ,\n \n Oct. 5, 2020\n \n /CNW/ -- Tecsys Inc. (TSX: TCS), an industry-leading supply chain management and omnichannel commerce software company, is delighted to announce that multiple retailers using Tecsys'\n \n retail order management\n \n technology have leveraged their omnichannel distribution platform agility to use inventory from closed physical showroom locations for micro-fulfillment of online orders. This distributed order management platform accommodates the surge in e-commerce ordering during the pandemic shutdowns and equips retailers for reduced foot traffic during seasonal peaks.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Demand for pickup and delivery options across the retail industry has intensified since the pandemic, with a trendline indicating these fulfillment channels are unlikely to wane. With many retailers structured for a blend of in-store and online shopping optimized to pre-pandemic volumes, Tecsys customers are equipped to pivot their distribution network and strategy to accommodate the surging digital commerce activity likely to spike this holiday season.\n \n \n One such Tecsys customer, national shoe retailer Browns Shoes Inc., is leveraging its Tecsys distributed order management system to power a\n \n multi-channel shopping experience that reconciles digital and physical shopping\n \n and enables fulfillment across retail locations through micro-fulfillment and a central distribution center. Micro-fulfillment is the process of leveraging retail storefronts for online and pickup order fulfillment during a store's downtime or in pa...