3PLCentral Acquires Skubana

Supply Chain
Written By Rick Watson

So excited to see Chad Rubin partner up with another eCommerce leader Andy Lloyd at 3PLCentral - as long as I have known Chad - and this is before Skubana, Chad's vision is always inspiring. No one is going to outwork him and he knows eCommerce numbers like the back of his hand.

The transformation happening in supply chain goes like this:

  • Dusty / half-filled warehouses -> automation and efficiency

  • Chains -> networks

  • Single-source partners -> real-time metrics-driven bidding + awards

  • 3PLs -> 4PLs (I called this supply chain as a service)

  • 4 month EDI projects -> seamless out of the box connectivity

  • Outsourced shipping -> fully p&l & process improvement accountability

This is what the market expects now, and it's exciting to see the next generation of supply chain take place.

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

https://www.rmwcommerce.com/
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