Adidas creates robotically woven Futurecraft Strung uppers from "new kind of textile"
Sportswear brand Adidas has worked with design studio Kram/Weisshaar to create a robotically woven upper called Strung that can be made to the exact specification of athletes.
Amazon’s Prime Day will be very different this year, and sellers are bracing for chaos
In the six years since Amazon held its first Prime Day, the marquee shopping event has always been held in mid-July as an attempt to drum up sales during the sluggish summer season.
Rooftop greenhouses take urban farming to new heights in Quebec
Cherry tomato plants tower over Lauren Rathmell’s head in the latest greenhouse built by the company she co-founded, called Lufa.
Metro Supply Chain Group Acquires Consulting Firm Supply Chain Alliance
Metro Supply Chain Group (MSCG), a North American leader in end-to-end supply chain logistics solutions, today announced the acquisition of Supply Chain Alliance (SCA), a Toronto-based consulting firm focused on helping clients solve the complex challenges inherent in modern supply chains.
Canada and Ontario unveil details of $590M investment to help Ford Oakville plant make electric cars
The governments of Ontario and Canada are set to announce details of their plan to each spend $295 million to help Ford upgrade its assembly plant in Oakville to start making electric vehicles.
Mail delivery robot makes test run on Tokyo road
Japan Post Co unveiled to the press Wednesday a self-driving mail delivery robot, the first of its kind on a public road in Japan, as demand grows for minimizing human contact amid the coronavirus pandemic.
What are the patent claims in Ocado lawsuit and what is at stake?
Ocado is being sued by Norwegian robotics company AutoStore
Walmart Canada is seeking to hire 10,000 staff immediately
Walmart Canada is seeking to immediately hire 10,000 staff. Positions will be in warehouses and in stores, in customer service and order picking roles.
Amazon features new solution to get a grocery delivery slot
Millions of Americans relied on Amazon grocery delivery earlier this year as the Covid-19 pandemic hit the US, but many had one big complaint: It was often hard, if not impossible, to find an available delivery time slot in many metro regions.
Target Shipt aims to add 100,000 personal shoppers
With expansion, Target subsidiary will boost delivery worker ranks by a third
Next-day delivery ‘fundamental’ to meeting peak demand, says UPS
UPS has warned retailers that the success of next-day delivery services could define their success during the forthcoming Christmas peak.
German e-commerce giant Zalando rolls out "supplier-independant" Warehouse Control System
German e-commerce giant Zalando has rolled out a warehouse control system from Körber Supply Chain division Inconso across its 1.4 million sq ft fulfilment centre in Lodz, Poland.
Woolworths opens its first automated micro-fulfilment centre in Australia
Woolworths has picked and dispatched online grocery orders in four minutes – a fraction of the time it takes to process online orders manually – in a test run of its first micro-fulfilment centre.
Grocery Giant Tesco Sets Its Sights on Ocado
Ken Murphy, the new chief executive officer of Tesco Plc, finds Britain’s biggest grocer in much better shape than his predecessor did when he took charge. It has prospered during the pandemic, helped by its big out-of-town stores and the ability to ramp up online capacity much quicker than its more fashionable internet competitor Ocado Group Plc.
Tesco named overall "most mature" ecommerce grocery retailer followed by BJ’s, Publix
The study examined 90 leading grocery retailers, food banners and delivery providers in North America and Europe, rating them based on research and discovery, ease of ordering, fulfillment, and customer engagement and service.
Kroger enters meal delivery game with launch of on-premise ghost kitchens
The Kroger Co. is diving deeper into on-demand delivery via in-store “ghost kitchens.”
To speed-up holiday fulfillment, Walmart launching “Ship from Club” program
For the first time, associates at more than 100 locations across the country will pick online orders from store inventory and ship items directly to customer homes in a holiday program called “Ship from Club.
First Look: Dollar General launches new, more upscale store concept
Dollar General is launching a new retail concept aimed at a more upscale shopper than its namesake stores but one that is just as appreciative of a bargain.
Amazon unveils new Rivian electric delivery vans as part of its Climate Pledge
Amazon on Thursday debuted its electric delivery vans that are set to hit the road in 2022.
Instacart’s valuation has more than doubled in 2020 to $17.7 billion following new funding round
Instacart raised new funding, more than doubling the grocery delivery start-up’s valuation from the beginning of the year and further cementing its place as one of the most valuable private companies in the U.S