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American Eagle's logistics struggles to achieve profitability
The Head of American Eagle's Logistics Subsidiary, Quiet Platforms, Is Out.
Walmart cutting 1,027 jobs at Fort Worth e-commerce facility
Walmart is laying off more than 1,000 workers at an e-commerce fulfillment center in Fort Worth amid a nationwide series of cutbacks and consolidations.
Construction completed on Canada’s first multi-story distribution center
The Vancouver-area facility addresses high demand for e-commerce.
TRUMPF breaks ground on new robotic factory in Connecticut
TRUMPF will invest an estimated $40 million into the project which will include a Smart Factory that demonstrates advanced automated.
Zipline shows off its next-generation rapid delivery aircraft
Zipline showed off its next-generation aircraft, which it hopes will make rapid aerial deliveries throughout the U.S.
Wayfair lost 5 millions customers last year; cancels plans for new fulfillment center
Wayfair lost five million customers in 2022, shrinking the online furniture retailer’s shopper count to near its size before the Covid-19
Walgreens Turns to Prescription-Filling Robots to Free Up Pharmacists
Boots Alliance Inc. is turning to robots to ease workloads at drugstores as it grapples with a nationwide shortage of pharmacists and pharmacist technicians.
Why the lights go out on ‘lights out’ automation
Despite advances in automation technology, the promise of productive and flexible automation, with minimal involvement of human workers, is far from reality, for two main reasons.
How to implement digitization and automation in antiquated sectors like logistics
It’s clear that AI and its incarnation, machine learning (ML), will be able to revolutionize the world of logistics through decision support and automation.
Hear Flexport CEO Dave Clark about his vision of the supply chain
TPM23 CEO Series | Flexport CEO Dave Clark Highlights
Nordstrom To Exit Canada And Shut All Stores
Seattle-based Nordstrom announced that it will be exiting its Canadian operations
Amazon expanding same-day delivery service
Amazon plans to expand its same-day delivery service by growing its specialized fulfillment center footprint
Prominent manufacturer awards large contract for groundbreaking robotic forklifts
Oceaneering Mobile Robotics is Awarded Significant Contracts to Supply Autonomous Mobile Robot Forklifts
U.S. global tech company opens automated warehouse in Italy
Helios Technologies Advances Augmented Strategy: Opens Faster Automated Warehouse in Italy as Another Advancement of its Manufacturing and Operating Plan.
Wayfair drops plans for $133M North Houston fulfillment center
Boston-based online furniture retailer Wayfair has scrapped plans to occupy 1.2 million square-foot fulfillment center in North Houston.
Walmart to scale automated facilities
Walmart’s new automated facilities are allowing technology to do the heavy lifting.
Why are companies are slow to adopt ‘lights-out” warehouse?
More companies are exploring ways to staff warehouses with robots but may have to wait a few years for the technology to catch up.
Montreal logistics company is building one of the world’s tallest automated warehouse
Groupe Robert is building a state-of-the-art distribution center that will meet present and future challenges.
Marty the robot ‘caught’ trying to escape Giant Food Store
But not this Marty. It was seen trying to escape a Giant Food Store in Pennsylvania. Sadly, Marty’s wild ride didn’t last long.
Warehouse industrial land values have collapsed in the UK
The value of land that’s been earmarked for the development of new warehouses in the UK collapsed last year, as rising rates brought an end to the cheap money era.
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