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| Startup Via.Delivery Brings BOPIS to SMBs in the U.S. |
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| Via.Delivery, a startup platform offering the power of buy online, pickup in store (BOPIS) to smaller retail and ecommerce businesses, has expanded beyond its Russian roots with a launch here that features 21,000+ pickup locations at pharmacies, convenience marts and grocery stores. |
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| Walmart Launches Multi-Site Drone Delivery in Arkansas |
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| Just in time for the holidays, Walmart on Monday went live with drone delivery from one of three stores near its headquarters in Bentonville, AR, via partner and investment recipient DroneUp, with service running from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week, and deliveries coming in 30 minutes or less. |
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| Inventory Management Complexities Are Here to Stay |
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Check out Multichannel Merchant’s latest special report, Inventory Management Gets Trickier As Forces Collide, to stay ahead of inventory management challenges. Read now to hear what analysts are observing and what companies like Burton and Firstleaf are doing to help mitigate inventory management struggles.
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| Human Warehouse Picking Still Has It All Over Robots |
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| It’s often joked that robots will soon replace humans, down to the most menial, everyday tasks. But many robotics companies are in an actual arms race to replace human labor, particularly in the supply chain. Yet it’s often still too costly to implement, leaving humans as the most efficient, effective method for warehouse picking. |
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| Holiday Shopping Uncertainty Leads to Ecommerce Innovation |
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| With the anticipation of lower foot traffic in stores coupled with inventory concerns, prioritizing your ecommerce channel from a planning perspective, even at the intentional detriment of having lower stock levels in stores, may save sales during this peak holiday shopping period. And omnichannel is no longer an option. |
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