Study shows micro-fulfillment technology reducing last-mile emissions by up to 26%
It looks like the 2020s will be a green decade for the supply chain, with more organizations drawing a link between sustainability and resilience.
Former Starbucks CDO Shares Digital Transformation Journeys
Brotman is now the CEO of startup Brightloom, a customer growth platform. Brotman is a long-time technology innovator who is passionate about helping brands build meaningful and long-lasting relationships with their customers.
Albertsons finds micro-fulfillment technology makes e-commerce profitable
Albertsons is seeing increasing signs that its investment in automated micro-fulfillment technology will help improve the economics of its e-commerce business.
Amazon Is Making a Game of Warehouse Work
Retail giant's success is rooted in the fast shipment and distribution of goods. And now, Amazon has a new tactic to encourage warehouse workers to boost their productivity: making a game out of it.
Data and Analytics to Become 'Core Business Function' in 2021: Gartner
These Trends Can Help Organizations Respond to Change, Uncertainty and Opportunities
What's the appetite for 15-minute food delivery from a "Cloud Grocer"?
Q&A: Mercatus' Sylvain Perrier on Growth Potential for a Ghost Grocer
Is Ocado Zoom Ready for the US and Canada?
In a conference call this week discussing Ocado Group’s fiscal first-quarter results, its executives also received any number of questions about its “need-it-now” service known as Ocado Zoom.
Retailers need to invest in same day delivery; most shoppers will be demanding it
More online shoppers are selecting same-day delivery at checkout, according to new survey data. Merchants can thank Amazon and the pandemic for shifting consumer expectations.
Amazon Could Soon Catch Walmart as the World's Largest Retailer
Amazon is still a couple hundred billion dollars in annual revenue away from overtaking Walmart.
How Sobeys' parent company crafted $357M deal for popular Toronto grocer Longo's
Michael Medline, who runs one of the biggest grocery chains in Canada, was looking for a place last summer to meet with the head of a rival chain.
FreshDirect Looks To Micro-Fulfillment For Post-Pandemic Expansion
The past year has seen an unprecedented change in grocery habits, with mass adoption of digital and remote alternatives to the traditional in-store shopping journey, as consumers sought out COVID-safe ways to get the foods they needed.
Ocado planning for one-hour grocery delivery; announces new micro-fulfillment sites
Ocado Retail, the joint venture between Ocado Group and Marks & Spencer, saw revenue surge by 40 per cent to £599 million in the 13 weeks to 28 February 2021.
A radical transformation is underway in Bentonville, Ark.
How the nation’s largest retailer is reimagining its business model in ways that were once unthinkable
U.S. online grocery sales decline in February; down 14%
U.S. online grocery sales in February fell from a prior-month peak due to a decline in participating households and fewer orders, the latest Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey found.
Amazon unseats Walmart to become the No. 1 apparel retailer in the U.S.
Wells Fargo estimates that Amazon’s apparel and footwear sales in the U.S. grew by roughly 15% in 2020 to more than $41 billion, which is 20% to 25% above rival Walmart.
Walmart opens robotic micro-fulfillment center; wants to be Canada's No. 1 e-commerce retailer
Walmart Canada will open its first fully automated fulfillment center inside its Scarborough West Supercentre location.
Amazon Australia moves closer to greater local domination with massive robotic project
Due for completion by the end of the year, the massive fulfilment centre is located at the "Goodman/Brickworks’ Oakdale West Industrial Estate", spanning 200,000 square metres across four levels.
Here’s a glimpse at Tesla’s Model Y production line at Shanghai Gigafactory
Tesla gave the Shanghai Media Group an inside look at its Model Y production line at its Shanghai Gigafactory. The production line uses automation and advanced technology, including data-driven wrenches and robotics, to build vehicles.
Amazon expected to “acquire major British supermarket chain”
Amazon is expected to “acquire a major British supermarket chain” in the coming months as its first physical UK grocery store gives it a strong foothold in the market.