Amazon to Open Fourth Fulfillment Center in Washington State
Amazon has announced that it will soon open its fourth fulfillment center in Washington, this time just 20 miles outside of its Seattle headquarters
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Who is Winning the Shipping War? It All Depends on What You Need.
Who reigns supreme in reliability, delivery times, and cost in the world of American shipping? Well, according to a recent report, it all depends on your exact shipping needs.
FedEx Plans Massive Distribution Center in Palm Springs
FedEx is in the midst of planning a “massive distribution center” located in Palm Springs, CA which would sort thousands of packages a day and employ approximately 300 workers. The facility would function as a regional distribution center serving the Coachella Valley.
ChannelAdvisor Partners with Alibaba Group’s Tmall.com
ChannelAdvisor announced that it has partnered with Alibaba Group’s Tmall.com to help retailers bring their business across global borders.
Bon-Ton to Consolidate Four Fulfillment Centers into One
Bon-Ton announced on March 5 that it has signed a lease for a 743,000 square-foot direct-to-consumer fulfillment center in West Jefferson, Ohio in response to its growing ecommerce operations.
5 Reasons Why You Need to Join Me at the Operations Summit
We are just a few weeks away from the 2014 Operations Summit and we have an insane line up of speakers and probably the best series of sessions in the shows history. But if that doesn’t convince you, hopefully these reasons will!
Prologis Discusses Same-day Delivery and What’s Trending in DCs
On Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop,” Prologis chairman and CEO, Hamid Moghadam touched on some of the hottest trends in American distribution including the location of the DCs to the customer and same-day delivery.
Target CIO Resigns after Holiday Security Breach
Target has announced that Beth Jacob, chief information officer, is resigning from her position as part of an “overhaul” of the retailer’s information security and compliance structure. Jacob’s resignation is effective March 5.
RadioShack Announces 1,100 Store Closings and Q4 Sales Decline
RadioShack announced this week that it plans to close 1,100 under performing stores as well as huge losses in its fourth quarter earnings. According to its Q4 financials, the electronics retailer reported that net sales and operating revenues for the quarter decreased to $935.4 million from $1.17 billion in the same quarter last year
FedEx Freight to Increase Shipping Rates by 3.9%
FedEx announced this week that its subsidiary, FedEx Freight, will increase its shipping rates by 3.9%, effective March 31.