SAP to Acquire Omnichannel Customer Engagement Leader Emarsys
SAP SE today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Emarsys, a leading omnichannel customer engagement platform provider.
Amazon is expected to occupy nearly 98 million square feet across the U.S. in 2020 alone
Amazon leased an estimated 26.9 million square feet in the first half of the year, and is expected to occupy nearly 98 million square feet across the U.S. in 2020 alone.
Pandemic rush to online shopping sparks interest in ‘Airbnb’ warehouses
The coronavirus pandemic has forced retailers to get creative when it comes to how they sell, ship and, increasingly, store their goods.
Columbia Sportswear CEO: Online shopping may be bigger than ‘originally thought’ after pandemic
Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle told CNBC on Thursday the coronavirus pandemic’s acceleration of online shopping trends will not lead to the ultimate demise of physical retail.
E-commerce giant Radial Inc. to open HBA fulfillment center near Atlanta
Radial Inc. is opening a new fulfillment center in the State of Georgia
Ocado sued by Norway rival Autostore in warehouse technology patent row
Ocado is facing allegations that its robot-operated warehouse technology has infringed a rival company's patents.
Walmart rolling out new airport-inspired, digitally-enabled store design
Walmart has unveiled an airport-inspired, digitally-enabled store design that it plans to start rolling out this year.
Rethinking Peak E-Commerce Operations in Light of COVID-19
COVID-19 and the fear of spreading or contracting the virus has likely expedited the cancellation of the Black Friday tradition.
Drone carries human kidney over Las Vegas desert in what could be the future of organ transport
It marked the longest organ delivery flight in drone history, surpassing the distance of a historic April 2019 flight, when staff now with the MissionGO team transported a kidney from the Living Legacy Foundation in west Baltimore to the University of Maryland Medical Center downtown.
Introducing Amazon One, an innovative way to pay with your palm when entering stores
Starting today, customers can use Amazon One as an entry option at two Amazon Go stores in Seattle
Walmart looks to join hands with Tata group in retail push
Walmart Inc. is in discussions with the Tata group for a large stake purchase in the proposed super app of the salt-to-software conglomerate.
Ocado Solutions CEO discusses approach to pandemic and beyond
Speaking during this year’s World Retail Congress, Luke Jensen, CEO of Ocado Solutions, says: “We had to think very fast; the key issue was that there was excess demand versus what we and the industry could supply.
Will Vaughan’s e-commerce grocery facility — the first in North America — spur technology adoption?
“The technology is mind blowing,” said Medline, who after reading about Ocado decided to hop on a plane to see it for himself.
Kroger thinking smaller is better for future Ocado robotic fulfillment center
The Kroger Co. has revealed the location of its newest and smallest automated fulfillment center near Detroit.
Mall adopts AI to let people shop like they shop Amazon
Centennial hired Adeptmind, an AI-powered e-commerce company that captured the entire inventories of all tenants and installed them within the mall websites.
How To Adopt An Omnichannel Selling Strategy
Many businesses have begun making the shift online from in-person operations.
Ottawa in prime position to become e-commerce hub
A top Canadian real estate developer says the National Capital Region is poised to become a major retail distribution hub as online shopping surges and e-commerce giants such as Amazon zero in on sites that offer quick and easy access to Canada’s biggest markets.
Predictive analytics determine what's in stock at Nike's new Los Angeles warehouse
The work of positioning inventory across Nike's fulfillment network is made more sensitive, due to the company's desire to keep overall inventory low.
Target's unified inventory across channels key to its evolution, supply chain chief says
Ask Target's Chief Supply Chain and Logistics Officer Arthur Valdez Jr. to sum up the retailer's supply chain journey since he joined the company in 2016, and he'll answer in two words: "one inventory."