O+F Advisor Distribution Center Roundup, July 13, 2015
A listing of recently announced expansions, additions and closures in retail distribution centers and fulfillment centers.
Walmart
Why Prime Day Makes Perfect Sense for Amazon
Why would Amazon launch its own shopping holiday? See why Prime Day makes perfect sense for this marketplace giant.
Walmart Asking Suppliers for Inventory, Warehouse Fees
Walmart is asking most U.S. suppliers for fees to cover store and warehouse use, in an effort to wring costs out of the supply chain and boost earnings.
Amazon Bans Confederate Flag Sales After 3,000% Spike
Amazon saw “skyrocketing” sales of Confederate flags after other retailers decided to stop selling them, spiking an amazing 3,000% in 24 hours.
Walmart to Raise In-Store Pay
Walmart announced that in-store employees will have the opportunities to get pay raises based on performance. See what this will means for employees.
Walmart Expands Ecommerce Fulfillment
Walmart said it will expand its fulfillment capacity and efficiency with four additional large-scale fulfillment centers coming online in the second quarter.
Walmart Plans Heavy Investment in Ecommerce
Walmart plans to invest at least $1.2 billion in its digital and ecommerce business the year ahead. See what other ecommerce initiatives have planned.
Walmart Changing Image With 5 Days of Black Friday
Will Walmart’s 5-day-long omnichannel shopping event be the end of Cyber Monday, Black Friday, and Thanksgiving Day store openings? Probably not, but Walmart is the first major retailer to tell the general shopping public that America’s biggest shopping period is not a fragmented 5 day event.
Walmart to Open New Ecommerce Distribution Center in Indiana
Walmart will open a 1.2 million sf distribution center in Indiana by 2015 that will distribute goods to more than 160 million people in two days or less.
Walmart Launches Ecommerce Marketplace in India
Walmart is launching a business-to-business ecommerce platform in India next month. It is expected to launch in the Indian cities of Lucknow and Hyderbad.