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Inventory stays close to home: despite increased talk about micro fulfillment centers in urban spaces and the expectation that many online retailers will spread their inventory across regions to reduce shipping zones and cost, this trend is developing at a slower pace than once expected given the complexity and cost of regionalization. Many large online retailer merchants continue to dispatch inventory from one to two sites close to their operations to localize shipping points and partner with 3PLs closer to consumers to improve transit times.

Inventory management will become more sophisticated: the last 12 months has seen a significant spike in online merchants adopting more sophisticated multi-channel inventory management systems with end-to-end tracking, real-time shipping rates and in-transit details, making for improved inventory management, transparency and better planning for spikes in volume. The adoption of these types of software has shown to significantly enhance e-tailer and shipper relationships given improved forecasting that results in more efficient management and processing of volumes in distribution centers.

　“Throughout the year, at DHL eCommerce Solutions we take the pulse of our customers and prospects to identify how to best meet their needs, and as a result, we have compiled all the themes and trends we’ve identified and packaged it into this E-tailers’ Almanac,” said Lee Spratt, CEO for DHL eCommerce Solutions, Americas. “The Almanac includes a guide for online merchants to know when is the best time to ramp up their promotions and ensure they ship their light weight parcels on time to their customers for the big e-commerce holidays in 2020.”