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摘要

Lauren Koppelman, content marketing manager at 6 River Systems, describes three of the best ways that technology can be used to help during busy picking periods. With e-commerce purchases increasing every holiday season, retail warehouse operations are turning to cutting-edge fulfilment technologies to help seasonal workers cope with the flood of online orders. For shoppers, holiday purchases that once started on the day after Thanksgiving now begin as early as October. According to forecasts from The National Retail Federation (NRF), consumers will spend upwards of $731 bn this holiday shopping season, including $167 bn (23%) on e-commerce purchases. Seeking to gain an early advantage in holiday sales, retailers are introducing deals (and inspiring demand spikes) well ahead of Black Friday, while Cyber Monday has transformed into Cyber Week.