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Watch: How E-Commerce Is Forcing Automation in Grocery Warehousing
The trend in small-sized orders is likely to continue, and that will pose challenges for warehouse operators and e-grocers, says Colman Roche, vice president of e-commerce and retail with Swisslog.
How E Commerce Is Forcing Automation In Grocery Warehousing
How Automation Is Transforming Delivery and Logistics Behind the Scenes
The term “automation” often conjures images of warehouse bots and self-driving trucks. But the real magic of automation is much less flashy.
An employee uses their laptop at work. Photo: Burst/ Pexels.
Baby Formula Shortage Shows Risk of U.S. Industry Concentration
Decades of market consolidation in the U.S. have resulted in problems like the one millions of American families are now facing. Four companies — Abbott, Perrigo, Nestle and Mead Johnson — control 90% of the U.S. supply of formula.
A parent prepares baby formula in a bottle. Photo: Getty.
Boeing Turns to Workers, Data to Bolster Safety After Max Crisis
Boeing Co. is taking steps to bolster safety and address criticism that it lacked a robust, in-house oversight program in the wake of two fatal 737 Max accidents.
Boeing Co. 737 Max planes. Photo: Bloomberg.
Four Ways a Cloud-Native WMS Can Solve Retail Supply Chain Pain Points
Cloud-native warehouse management systems enable retailers to deliver in an environment of supercharged consumer expectations, labor shortages and supply chain volatility.
Parcels move along a warehouse conveyor belt. Photo: Getty.
Coffee Shipped by Sailboat Is the Whimsical Way These Companies Are Cutting Emissions
There’s never been a more dreamy way to have your coffee delivered than a sailboat across the Atlantic.
Coffee beans from Colombia. Photo: Getty.
Amazon Aims to Sublet, End Warehouse Leases as Online Sales Cool
Amazon.com Inc., stuck with too much warehouse capacity now that the surge in pandemic-era shopping has faded, is looking to sublet at least 10 million square feet of space and could vacate even more.
An Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center. Photo: Shutterstock.
How 'PUDO' Boosts Last-Mile Efficiency
As shipping rates soar, more retailers are embracing pickup and drop-off fulfillment.
Online Shoppers Willing to Sacrifice Speed for Sustainability, Research Shows
In a time of increasing awareness of climate change and the environment, no part of the supply chain is under greater scrutiny than home delivery.
An online shopper retrieves their package from the doorstep. Photo: Getty Images.
If Tesla Isn’t Good Enough for an ESG Index, Then Who Is?
Tesla Inc.’s removal this week from an industry benchmark index is raising new questions about what ESG actually means to investors.
A construction worker pushes a cart past Tesla Inc. Model 3 vehicles at the company's Gigafactory in Shanghai, China. Photo: Bloomberg.
Amazon Threatened Workers Over Union Vote, Labor Officials Find
U.S. labor board prosecutors plan to accuse Amazon.com Inc. of threatening staff that if they unionized it could propose paying them minimum wage and of punishing an employee for seeking a paid Juneteenth holiday.
An Amazon truck drives past an Amazon Labor Union (ALU) rally in the Staten Island borough of New York. Photo: Bloomberg.
Amazon May Be Proof That Delivery Drones Aren’t Practical
Delivery drones bearing your dinner or prescription have yet to take to the skies over any major city or even suburb. Why is that?
A drone releases a package before landing. Photo: Paul Kagame/ flickr.
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