Rethinking E-Commerce Operations In the Face Of COVID-19’s Holiday Season
All eyes have shifted to e-Commerce as, according to a recent Forrester survey, 42% of consumers do not plan to return to stores after stay-at-home orders are lifted.
Schenker to build automated warehouse for Apohem
Apohem, an online pharmacy launched by Axfood, Novax and the e-commerce entrepreneurs behind LensOn, has selected DB Schenker’s automated warehouse solution.
DB Schenker invests record-breaking €101 million into new automated warehouse
Worth €101 million, the Red Lion warehouse in Singapore is the single largest investment in any site globally in Schenker’s corporate history.
How can automation help omnichannel fulfillment?
According to 32 percent of U.S. retailers, the top priority around store fulfillment over the next twelve months will be implementing automation.
Beating the shrink on grocery shelves
How leading grocers are reducing waste and bolstering profits while keeping pace with shoppers’ changing needs.
India retail giant Reliance to offer $20 Billion Stake to Amazon
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd. is offering to sell a roughly $20 billion stake in its retail business to Amazon.
Watch what happens behind the scenes when you shop on Amazon
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Inside the store: Amazon's newest Go Grocery
Six months after debuting Go Grocery in Seattle, Amazon on Wednesday opened a second location of the cashier-free format in nearby Redmond.
E-Commerce: Entering The Next Wave Of Growth
E- Commerce's next wave of growth is likely to come from greater penetration of retail categories that historically lagged, like groceries, health, and autos.
Goods-to-Person Shuttle Gets Smart to Meet Omnichannel Demands
With growing e-commerce demands and tight labor market pressures, today’s smart warehouses and distribution centers require increasingly data-driven technologies, including for automated motion control.
Amazon: We’re hiring another 33,000 workers – and these aren’t holiday temps
Amazon “currently has 33,000 job openings for corporate and tech positions supporting areas that include Alexa, AWS, Operations Technology, and Prime Video.
Tesla Ditching Industrial Robots for Huge "Giga Press"
A problem has cropped up on the production line of the Model Y.
Simon and Brookfield reportedly in $800 million deal to acquire J.C. Penney
Two mall owners have come to the rescue of embattled J.C. Penney.
Walmart piloting new on-demand drone delivery service
Walmart is partnering with the startup Flytrex to pilot a new on-demand drone delivery service.
Kohl's to Help Amazon Grow Grocery Footprint
Amazon is expanding its partnership with department store chain Kohl's in a big, new way.
Ikea's e-commerce has fallen apart during pandemic
The world’s largest furniture manufacturer kept prices low by selling flat-packed goods out of its giant stores, all while it was slow to respond to the digital revolution of apps and e-commerce.
How Behavior Personalization And Globalization Are Key To Survival Era of eCommerce
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, e-Commerce retail sales grew by 25% during the quarter ending June 2020, while grocery stores and building and garden suppliers each saw a 13% growth over this period.
Albertsons expanding its partnership Takeoff Technologies
To support e-commerce growth, Albertsons Cos. has expanded its partnership with automation specialist Takeoff Technologies to deploy micro-fulfillment centers (MFCs) to fill online grocery orders.
French retail giant Carrefour trials fully automated click-and-collect robotic station
French retail chain Carrefour has started a test in Paris, with a pick-up point for pedestrians that is fully automated.
How micro-fulfillment helped Loblaws handle e-commerce surge
Previously, Loblaw’s e-Commerce sales were a fraction of its brick-and-mortar business — but that was changing in a hurry.