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Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics
week of 6/12/2019 |
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| UPS Offers ShopRunner Trial to My Choice Members |
| Five months after investing in two-day ecommerce delivery and returns service ShopRunner, UPS is partnering with the company, offering a year’s free subscription to the 47 million U.S. members of its My Choice program. ShopRunner's 100+ retail partners include Ann Taylor, Bloomingdale’s, Chico’s and Kate Spade New York.…» |
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| E-Grocery, Meal Kid Spend Driving Cold Storage Demand |
| Demand from e-grocery and meal kit sales will lead to development of 70 million-100 million sf of cold storage space over the next five years, up from 214 million square feet, according to a new report from commercial real estate firm CBRE. The 18-29 year old age group is the fastest growing in terms of e-grocery activity.…» |
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| Capabilities, Adoption Growing for Ecommerce Fulfillment Robots |
| Ecommerce fulfillment robots are trending up. The entry point for ecommerce companies is now in the hundreds of thousands of dollars instead of multiple millions, and can be scaled up as needed. This report from MCM examines the players, the state of the art, advancing capabilities and results being seen by ecommerce companies.…» |
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| Amazon Unveils New Robotic Hybrid Drone-Plane |
| You just knew Amazon wasn’t going to get shut out of a DOT sanctioned drone delivery pilot program a year ago that let in Google, a FedEx/General Electric/Intel team and Uber, and take it lying down. The ecommerce giant unveiled a bold new delivery system that’s part drone, part aircraft and part robot that uses sensors, AI and ML.…» |
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| FedEx Express Decides Not to Renew Amazon Contract |
| FedEx has decided not to renew its air shipping contract with Amazon, which expires June 30, in a seeming reaction to Amazon’s growing delivery prowess, including construction of a new air hub outside Cincinnati. Amazon's ground and international business with the carrier remains intact for now.…» |
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