Category: Suppliers

February 11, 2021

Prologis’ research suggests that supply chains could increase capacity by improving productivity at existing facilities without moving into a larger location. That ability becomes critical with the industrial real estate market expected to remain tight. Over the next five years, […]

February 9, 2021

The pandemic has laid bare the need for logistics systems that are fast, flexible and resilient. As all but the most essential of bricks and mortar retail has largely been shut since March, e-commerce sales have soared. Brands like Nike, […]

February 5, 2021

Family Dollar will offer nationwide same-day delivery from more than 6,000 stores through a partnership with Instacart. The expansion builds on the companies’ 275-store pilot that initially launched in late 2020. Family Dollar shoppers will be able to choose from […]

January 20, 2021

Retailers across grocery and other industries have scaled up click-and-collect in recent years, and many turbo-charged their efforts in 2020 as shoppers gravitated to the service, which allowed them to skip in-store shopping during the pandemic and save money compared […]

January 11, 2021

The Brexit transition period has officially ended and many small businesses, particularly e-commerce businesses and other retailers, are facing the reality of new regulations. Many are having to navigate through complex new requirements around tax and customs charges that have […]

December 30, 2020

Instacart’s ability to enable grocers to quickly implement or scale up delivery operations has been critical to meeting unprecedented demand throughout the pandemic, but some grocers are finding a weakness in the relationship — they’re not making any money. While […]

December 29, 2020

Never before have consumers had so many options for returning unwanted holiday gifts. Some may help retailers handle what’s expected to be a record haul of returns this year. Among the expanded options being offered: Extended holiday return windows: A […]

December 21, 2020

Procrastinators rejoice: Target has extended its same-day delivery and order pickup deadline to 5 pm on Dec. 24. The retailer also has added nearly 8,000 new Drive Up pickup spaces at its stores and assigned more associates to same-day services, […]

December 10, 2020

FedEx last week announced that it had agreed to acquire ShopRunner, the Prime-like subscription service that offers two-day delivery from more than 100 retailers. The service is seen as an alternative that may be able to combat Amazon’s growing market […]

December 8, 2020

K7 Design Group, a family-owned manufacturer and distributor of consumer products marketing under the “Ultra Defense” brand label, has filed an $85 million lawsuit against Kroger alleging that the grocer placed a huge order for hand sanitizer in the early […]