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FedEx Tiptoes Into $9Bn Online Market for Bulky Deliveries
FedEx is testing delivery of bulky products, a $9bn market that couriers had left to more traditional trucking companies because large items don’t fit well in their sorting operations.
Packages are unloaded from a FedEx Corp. truck in New York City. Photo: Shutterstock.
Registration Open for Annual Warehousing and Logistics Conference
The Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) announced this morning that registration is now open for its annual conference for supply chain and logistics professionals. The conference will take place April 28-May1, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio.
The Latest Tech Won’t Save Stores Failing Retail 101
About 37,000 retail-industry professionals are coming together this week to “revolutionize” the shopping experience with virtual reality, artificial intelligence and more.
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Truckers Reap New Riches Thanks to Millennials
As consumers grow comfortable buying big, bulky goods online, national trucking companies are plowing investment into winning the business by displacing or buying up local operators.
Photo: Bloomberg
Swamped With Inventory, U.S. Companies Turn to ‘Mobile Storage’
U.S. companies are so inundated with inventory that some are renting truck trailers to use for storage space.
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American Chain Restaurants Had a Tough Year and 2019 Looks Worse
After facing stagnant sales and weak customer traffic in 2018, U.S. restaurants will encounter more headwinds next year, including rising food and wage costs.
For Peak Season Order Fulfillment, Three Management Systems Prove Better Than One
A system employing voice, barcode scanning and light triples the speed that an e-tailer could get costumes and party supplies out the door and to its customers.
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Trump Tariff War Sends U.S. Retailers on Buying Binge
In the nearly 40 years she has spent in trade, Amy Magnus has never seen retailers hoarding so much inventory.
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The Top Five Supply Chain Innovations of 2018
This year's first-place entrant, Intel, is huge — and problems there can be just as big.
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The Importance of Last-Mile Facilities in the Supply Chain
Whether it’s one-day, same-day or one-hour shipping, how can retailers fulfill delivery promises?
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U.K. Plans to Bill Packaging Makers for Their Plastic Pollution
U.K. packaging manufacturers will have to pay for the full cost of dealing with the waste their goods produce under new government plans.
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Amazon Is Short on Echo Speakers Days Before Christmas
Shoppers hoping to get their hands on one of Amazon’s Echo smart speakers before Christmas may come away disappointed.
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