
Gopuff’s SVP of North America says fast delivery is the 'modern way' people buy goods
The fast-delivery boom sent startups soaring during the pandemic, only for them to come crashing down in recent months. But Maria Renz said Gopuff is prepared to get through the slump.

Amazon wants us to believe the robots are coming — but most people won’t find them useful
Last week, at Amazon’s re:MARS technology conference in Las Vegas, the e-commerce giant and other technology companies in attendance showed off the latest in robotics.

Amazon takes stake in Grubhub, adds food delivery perks to Prime
Amazon on Wednesday agreed to take a stake in Grubhub as part of a deal that will also give members of its Prime subscription program a one-year membership to the food delivery service.

A third of firms ‘see investment in automation as top priority’
One in three businesses are planning to invest in automation as a priority in the face of staffing shortages, according to new research.

Quick-delivery empires are crumbling across Europe
Quick-delivery empires are crumbling across Europe as investors put an emphasis on profits.

Behind the scenes of Waymo’s worst automated truck crash
Self-driving semi was hit and run in May, then everything went quiet

Amazon cancels, delays wave of warehouse plans as e-commerce demand cools
After nearly doubling its operations capacity over the past two years to keep up with a pandemic-fueled demand surge, Amazon is pumping the brakes on its expansion plans.

Amazon, robots, and diverging views of automation and the future of work
What happens to jobs, the economy and business when a company can create the perfect worker out of silicon and steel?
4.1 million-square-foot warehouse in California will be Amazon’s biggest ever
At almost 4.1 million square feet, the five-story, 97-foot-tall behemoth now taking shape near Ontario, California, will have more space than any other Amazon warehouse in the world.

Achieving profitable online grocery order fulfillment
Investing in the right configuration of picking and handling as well as delivery capabilities holds the key to upending the current economics in online grocery.

Watch an Amazon Warehouse Construction Project
This cool animation shows the sequencing in construction and logistics methodology of one of Amazon’s largest warehouse.

Target can’t keep up with its customers’ changing shopping habits
Target wasn’t ready for how quickly its US customers would change their shopping habits in 2022. The company’s net income fell 52% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.

The number of companies without a robust WMS is shocking?
Did you know the number of companies without a robust inventory management system is shocking?

Hot Cities for Cold Storage: Indianapolis
When the state’s official motto is the Crossroads of America, it stands to reason its capital city would be a logistics and cold storage hub.

Here’s what Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s tell us about the state of the American consumer
How well is the American consumer holding up against sky-high inflation? It depends on whom you ask.

A New Era of Transformative Growth: Progressive Grocer’s 89th Annual Report
12 ways grocers will drive innovation in 2022 and beyond

5 Trends Grocers Should Consider Throughout 2022
McKinsey & Company report forecasts important considerations for retailers

Beverage giant, POKKA. to revamp existing single-storey warehouse to a new multi-storey facility
Ready-to-drink beverage maker POKKA has announced plans to revamp its existing regional headquarters in Singapore, currently a single-storey warehouse, into a five-storey state-of-the-art building.

Target estimates it may see an additional $1 billion in logistics costs this year
Walmart and Target both saw serious margin pressure as inflation in the supply chain bore down on financial statements. The discounters were caught flat-footed in not raising prices fast enough to offset inflation's ugly tentacles.

Amazon's rent-not-own strategy has been a boon to developers, but the boom may be coming to an end
In Quebec, Amazon’s rent-not-own strategy hasn’t only jolted awake the province’s long-dormant industrial real estate market, but it has also improved the bottom lines of various REITs, property managers, public pension funds and construction firms.