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Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics
week of 6/8/2016 |
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| Walmart Testing Drones for DC Inventory Management |
| Walmart has begun testing drones in its distribution centers for scanning inventory, completing in an hour what it would take two associates a month to do. This seems a more practical and easier to achieve use of the technology than home delivery, and will aid the company in its ecommerce fulfillment battle with Amazon.…» |
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| Target Shutting Down Curbside Pickup Trial |
| After a 22-month trial, Target later this month will shut down a pilot program with Curbside that allows shoppers to grab their purchases in front of the store. The retailer said it wanted to devote more efforts and resources to its core omnichannel offerings like the Cartwheel app, in-store pickup and ship from store.…» |
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| Amazon Doesn’t Need to Own Ecommerce Delivery |
| Amazon doesn't need to take over the last mile of ecommerce delivery, but it does need to reduce its massive shipping cost burden in order to maintain its recent run of profitability, which is the logic behind its recent logistics moves. …» |
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