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Amazon Is Out to Conquer the Brick-and-Mortar Grocery Business
Now Amazon.com, Inc. wants to be your neighborhood grocer. How's that likely to turn out?
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Will Robots Put an End to Holiday Hiring in the Warehouse?
For retailers and distribution centers, the traditional method for coping with the chaos of the Christmas buying season has been to throw more bodies at the problem. But what if robots could do a better job of handling the surge of activity?
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Millennials Set Shipping and Delivery Bar High, Survey Says
If you think customer expectations are high overall in terms of e-commerce and direct-to-customer fulfillment, take a good look at the millennial generation. Across a number of studies you see a pattern: a keen desire for the most rapid shipping method possible; free, unlimited returns; and a greater willingness to spend a bit more to get it the same day.
Post-Election, Can Trade Stop Being a Dirty Word?
In the political heat of this year's presidential election, the term "global trade" rarely carried positive connotations.
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Retail Tackles the Omnichannel
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Walmart Pilots In-Store Fulfillment Technology
Shoppers are increasingly leveraging buy online pickup in-store (BOPIS) to get their digital orders in their hands as quickly as possible, but many retailers are still struggling with the logistical challenges. Walmart's latest pilot might be the answer.
Staying Alive in an Ever-Changing Retail Landscape
The traditional holiday shopping season is shaping up to be a microcosm of the big changes that are roiling retailers every day.
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Amazon Limiting Fulfillment Networks to Existing Merchants Ahead of Holiday Season
In an attempt to deal with potential network capacity issues this holiday season, Amazon is limiting the use of Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) warehouses and services to existing sellers between now and Dec. 19, the company confirmed. This means new sellers would have difficulty using FBA to fulfill last-minute Christmas orders.
5 Tips for Moving Beyond the Traditional Warehouse Management System
For decades, companies have relied on warehouse management systems (WMS) to control inventory and material handling processes within their warehouses. Historically, retail distribution centers have been built upon plans that included predetermined transportation routes that outlined the number of stores on a route, what product those stores would get and the quantity and configuration of those products. Consequently, distribution centers have had similar designs, process methodologies and IT infrastructures for years. E-commerce has changed the game, though.
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FedEx to Invest €1.4Bn in Paris Airport Facility Overhaul
FedEx Express is expanding its distribution hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport with a €200m ($217.38m) investment in technology and automation, and a €1.2bn ($1.3bn), 30-year lease. The 30-year lease underscores the long-term importance of the European Union to the company's long-term plans. Once completed, FedEx said the upgrade will increase sorting capacity by 40 percent.
3D Printer Sales to Double This Year, Analysts Say
There will be a doubling in the number of 3D printers shipped this year, according to analysts. Gartner predicts 455,772 units will ship in 2016, compared to 219,168 in 2015, as firms use the technology to create prototypes, augment manufacturing processes and produce finished goods.
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Reebok's Liquid Factory Could Change Process and Speed of Footwear Creation
A new generation of footwear manufacturing, spearheaded by Bill McInnis, head of future at Reebok and a former NASA engineer, is allowing the fitness brand to design and create a high performance athletic shoe faster and more efficiently than ever before, the company says.
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