Tag: fulfillment

June 14, 2023

Nearly every major retailer has embraced consumer demands for quick and easy delivery. In fact, experts predict that online food delivery alone will become a $32 billion industry by 2024. The rise of delivery services has made it easier for […]

June 5, 2023

Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, owner and operator of 482 IKEA stores and e-commerce in 31 counties has acquired Made4net, a global provider of cloud-based Warehouse Management System (WMS) & end-to-end supply chain execution software. The Made4net […]

March 30, 2023

With the release of more federally mandated information regarding layoffs and facilities closures, it’s clear that Walmart is downsizing a fulfillment network that not long ago was growing quickly. Last week the retail giant confirmed that it has “adjusted staffing […]

November 10, 2022

Target has introduced a larger-format store concept — nearly 150,000 square feet compared to the chain average of 130,000 square feet — that will become the retailer’s focus for new stores in the next few years. The new design, which […]

February 23, 2022

Ultra-fast grocery delivery apps are facing backlash from the cities they operate in, BBC news reports. Amsterdam and Rotterdam recently banned any new “dark stores” from opening, following complaints they were causing disruption. Dark stores are distribution centres used to […]

October 18, 2021

As superheroes continue to wow us with their skill, fortitude and ingenuity to protect and defend, it makes us think about the superpower click-to-brick retailers need to call on to protect their hard-won, valuable market share from competitors and the […]

March 26, 2021

The fundamental shift in retail toward blended digital commerce has created several hurdles for retailers still clinging to traditional blueprints. At a time when brand interactions bridge both digital and physical shopping, it is increasingly important for retailers to leverage […]

March 18, 2021

At this time last year, declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves through the grocery industry, which ran flat out to keep up with the unexpected surge in demand. While some industry watchers predicted that the boon to online grocery […]

January 11, 2021

IKEA Retail U.S. has opened its first store in the U.S. to boast the retailer’s new, smaller format. The new IKEA Queens, NY, store in the Rego Center shopping mall offers a full range of products across just 115,000-square-feet of […]

October 21, 2020

Retailers scrambled to change their fulfillment operations as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the country. Stores shut down, and those left open had to figure out a way to get their inventory to online shoppers. In April, Levi’s began increasing its […]