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The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week
week of 04/5/2019 |
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| 4 Million Warehouse Robots Will Be in 50,000 Locations By 2025 |
| By 2025 there will be more than 4 million warehouse robots in use at 50,000 locations globally, up from 5,000 locations in 2018, according to a report from ABI Research, with much of the growth coming from ecommerce fulfillment including demand for same-day delivery. See what experts have to say about the growing trend.…» |
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| Amazon Lagging Competitors in Curbside Pickup for Grocery: Report |
| While Amazon dominates ecommerce overall, accounting for roughly half of all online consumer sales according to some estimates, it is not out in front in the grocery wars as competitors like Walmart and Target with more physical assets are winning in curbside pickup.…» |
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| The Next Wave in Warehouse Automation |
| The pressure is on ecommerce merchants to get orders out faster so customers don’t go to competitors when the experience is flawed. This is why more fulfillment centers are implementing warehouse automation, including robotics, to address throughput and efficiency issues. This MCM report covers the latest solutions and trends.…» |
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| How to Foster Gender Equality in Retail |
| Greater gender equality and diversity are imperative in businesses today. In the latest MCM CommerceChat podcast, Nalani Brown, Implementation Project Manager for Millennial Services, LLC., talks about how gender equality is transforming the way in which companies operate today and promotes a more equitable culture in various areas of retail and ecommerce. Nalani will be speaking on this topic at Ecommerce Operations Summit, April 9-11 in Columbus, Ohio.…» |
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| Walmart Adds Google Voice Capability for Online Grocery |
| Two months after dropping out of the Google Shopping Actions platform and the Google Express same-day delivery service after a year-long test, Walmart is adding Google’s voice ordering capability for online groceries as it continues to wage war with Amazon.…» |
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