eCommerce Solutions and Innovation: Strategic Insights and 2025 Industry Events
At Kenco, we embrace collaborative innovation and pragmatic technology adoption to help our customers reach their supply chain goals—whether it’s to boost customer satisfaction, drive down costs, increase capacity and meet demand, or retain employees. Integrated Logistics and eCommerce Fulfillment require a commitment to continuous improvement. Kenco’s Innovation Lab serves as this commitment; a 10,000 square foot warehouse based in Chattanooga, TN, the Innovation Lab is dedicated to researching, testing, and vetting new supply chain technologies and ideas in a controlled setting. Over $5M savings were identified within the first year of our 2019 expansion.
Technology-Driven Supply Chain Optimization
Many of the new solutions pioneered in the Innovation Lab are eventually implemented in production in our warehouses or transportation fleet. From the Innovation Lab to the warehouse floor, Kenco is driving new efficiencies and value for our customers through thoughtful adoption of technology:
- LoadProof: Designed to increase supply chain visibility and improve compliance by photo-documenting shipments, helping one customer realize a 95% decrease in customer complaints.
- Locatible: Real-time locating services (RTLS) that track the location of inventory and vehicles with pinpoint accuracy.
- Rocket Turn: Digital displays that give managers oversight on loading dock status and progress for faster, more informed decision making, achieving significant savings and improved loading times.
- Slot DC: Kenco’s proprietary software that provides AI-powered recommendations for optimal warehouse slotting, zoning, and picking.
- Kenco FleetCloud: An MH telematics solution designed to provide visibility and maintain equipment while reducing material handling downtime.
Safety is an innate part of Kenco’s operations. To keep associates and drivers safe, vehicles are equipped with SmartDrive technology to detect and prevent potential collisions, while associates on the warehouse floor are given high-performance PPE and exoskeletons to prevent injury.
Building Purposeful Solutions Through Collaboration
Our approach to problem solving starts by working directly with the customers and users closest to the challenge at hand. Through human-centric design and Value Creation Workshops, we develop purposeful solutions proven to add value to your supply chain. This process includes:
- Discovery: We gather both qualitative and quantitative data for complete and thorough understanding of the need, issue, or problem.
- Ideation: Through highly interactive and collaborative brainstorming sessions, we generate new ideas and prioritize our top choices.
- Design: We develop a plan for a minimum viable product (MVP), including resourcing and budgeting.
Ecommerce Conferences 2025: Must-Attend Events for Online Sellers
To stay ahead of the curve, every ecommerce brand needs to constantly seek improvement and modernization of strategies, tech stack, and marketing. Businesses must follow trends and find new development opportunities, especially in the modern market where customers’ demands grow. Attending ecommerce conferences is a fantastic way to meet new people and stay current on the latest technology developments and trends.
Top eCommerce Summits in the USA
The eCommerce Summit is a sequence of live events in the boutique format, planned to take place in cities across the USA. Local ecommerce specialists and decision-makers from merchants, brands, retailers, and solution providers will participate in one-day conferences. Below is the schedule for the 2025 events:
| Location | Date (2025) | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | March 5 | 900 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA |
| Minneapolis | March 11 | 225 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN |
| Boston | April 10 | 10 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA |
| Detroit | May 13 | 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI |
| Denver | June 10 | 2590 Walnut St, Denver, CO |
| Philadelphia | July 10 | 1439 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA |
| Seattle | July 31 | 115 Bell St, Seattle, WA |
| Salt Lake City | August 21 | 131 S 300 W, Salt Lake City, UT |
Global and Specialized Events
Beyond the regional summits, several major conventions offer invaluable experience and insights into the news of the industry:
- Adobe Summit – Comprehensive insights into digital experience and marketing.
- Shoptalk – A major gathering for retail and ecommerce innovation.
- B2B Online – Specifically tailored for manufacturers and distributors.
- Sellers Summit – Focused on practical strategies for online retailers.
- eTail – A global series for multi-channel retailers.
- NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show – The massive annual event for the global retail industry.
- White Label World Expo – Essential for businesses looking to source and brand products.
