Category: Suppliers

May 16, 2023

A Gartner global survey of 499 supply chain leaders taken late last year finds 65 percent anticipate it will be easier to fund new technology investments, with 73 percent of supply chain IT budgets this year to be allocated to […]

May 3, 2023

The machine learning market is growing in leaps and bounds, and experts project continued growth. A report by McKinsey indicates that AI has a large potential to be a significant driver of economic growth. Amid relentless competition, organizations are turning […]

April 14, 2023

Nestled close to the geographic center of Ohio sits one of the busiest supply chain regions in North America. Columbus, Ohio, and its surrounding communities are no secret to logistics professionals who use the region to bring goods into the […]

April 13, 2023

How fast do consumers want their online orders delivered? Perhaps not as quickly as retailers think, according to a Wall Street Journal article posted yesterday. Jungle Scout’s Consumer Trends Report from July 2021 found 41 percent of consumers expect their […]

April 12, 2023

Amazon.com has begun charging return fees on products brought to the UPS Store. The retail and technology giant has begun charging a $1.50 fee when customers drop off product returns at a UPS location instead of a nearby Amazon Fresh, […]

April 11, 2023

Even if the social distancing and vaccination campaigns that marked the early pandemic have largely faded, some 2020 shifts — namely, what kinds of packaging and envelopes brought online purchases to American doorsteps — are sticking around. A 2022 report […]

April 11, 2023

While February is usually the slowest month of the year for imports, the number was the lowest since May 2020 when many factories in Asia, along with many U.S.-based retailers, were closed due to the pandemic. By Q2 of 2022, […]

April 7, 2023

Sixty-six percent of North American organizations across ecommerce, manufacturing, retail, transport/logistics supply chain and wholesale businesses say their investment in the direct-to-consumer (DTC) delivery model has increased since early 2020. In fact, 35% say it has increased significantly. By increasing […]

April 6, 2023

The newest generation of artificial intelligence (AI) would seem to be tailor-made for the behind-the-scenes operational complexity of today’s retail organization — and in many ways it is. Generative AI-powered solutions’ ability to ingest non-linear, non-numerical types of data, including […]

April 4, 2023

Robots were everywhere last month at ProMat, a major material handling trade show, along with were autonomous guided vehicles, artificial intelligence, inventory and network optimization software and mobile technology. Extended supply chain transparency and sustainability were frequently discussed in educational […]

April 3, 2023

Armstrong & Associates, Inc. has released an expanded update to its best-selling report covering the various trends between third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and the customers they serve. “Co-managing the turbulence: Trends in 3PL/Customer relationships” features an analysis of over 8,400 […]

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 […]

February 24, 2023

Coles Group, which operates a chain of more than 800 supermarkets across Australia, will deploy the Bringg delivery management platform in a bid to make its home delivery operations more efficient. The solution will make it easier for Coles to […]

February 21, 2023

Over the next few winter months, Chick-fil-A Inc. will operate a pop-up rest and recharge station exclusively for members of the food delivery community in New York City. The Brake Station – run in partnership with Chick-fil-A’s New York restaurant, […]

February 7, 2023

Amazon is prepped to scale back its air cargo service as demand cools and economic growth slows. According to one of the company’s key air cargo operators said Monday that the ecommerce giant is scaling back on flights this year. […]

February 6, 2023

Successful retailers have put a lot of effort over the years into understanding their customers’ buying personas. They know that their customers are not monolithic. By catering to their unique characteristics during the buying process, retailers maximize revenue and customer […]

February 2, 2023

The number of robots ‘working’ at Amazon is drastically increasing, according to Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood. “Amazon is adding about a thousand robots a day. … If you compare the number of robots Amazon has to the number of employees, […]

January 31, 2023

It’s going to become more expensive for Amazon Prime members to have their groceries delivered by Amazon Fresh. Prime members who have gotten their groceries delivered for free with a minimum purchase of $35 will now have to spend at […]

January 30, 2023

No one will forget the year 2020 — 2021, or 2022 for that matter. The years when the pandemic toppled the global supply chain, forcing retailers to find ways to minimize the effects of disruption while managing unprecedented online shopping […]

January 30, 2023

Amazon has announced that shoppers ordering over £120 of groceries through Amazon Fresh will need to pay a delivery fee, starting 28 February. The service is only available to Amazon Prime members who pay £112 per year to participate. The […]