Paying close attention to your warehouse management practices can pay big dividends for your business. Most of the time, smooth and streamlined backend operations set the foundations for a small scale retail brand to grow into a highly successful and scalable business.

If one thing’s for sure, it’s that the home and garden industry is in full bloom. In fact, total spending on tools and equipment for home and garden use last year came to a brilliant 6.65 billion pounds – and is showing no signs of slowing down.

Recent demographic shifts and lifestyle changes have created budding opportunities for home and garden retailers everywhere. Millennials are an increasingly important focus, while 40% of baby boomers say improving their homes and gardens is a high-ranking hobby.

To take advantage, retailers should seek to sell their home and garden products across as many channels as possible. After all, a bigger reach almost always means more sales. This extends globally too, as rapid urbanisation in emerging countries fuels industry growth.

Does the very thought of migrating your entire inventory make your head spin? You’re not alone. Inventory migration is often seen as a highly complex, costly and time-consuming process that most successful online retailers will try to avoid if they can.

Demand forecasting. It may sound complicated, but with the right tools and resources it’s an easy way to strengthen your stock control. In fact, demand forecasting holds the key for effective inventory management – ensuring you always carry the right amount of stock.

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Across the United States, eCommerce industry leaders are helping online retailers to navigate this time of crisis by releasing their COVID-19 plans, relief measures and related programs.

Although it’s unlikely we’ll see the full impact that the coronavirus pandemic will have across the country for a good while, there are a number of encouraging responses from well known eCommerce platforms, online marketplaces and many other eCommerce service providers.