Walmart Undercuts Amazon on Price for Subscription Shipping Program
Walmart will test a $50 per year subscription ecommerce shipping service this summer, compared to Amazon Prime’s $99, that gets order to door in three days.
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O+F Advisor Distribution Center Roundup, May 14, 2015
A listing of recently announced expansions, additions and closures in retail distribution centers and fulfillment centers.
Merchants Address Fast Delivery Demands
Merchant panelists at Operations Summit 2015 said they’re doing all they can to decrease time-to-customer, but same-day delivery isn’t a high priority.
FAA Allows Drone Testing Beyond Line of Sight
The FAA said it will allow commercial testing of drones beyond pilot line-of-sight, making drone deliveries by Amazon and Google a bit closer to reality.
Pitney Bowes to Acquire Competitor Borderfree
Pitney Bowes Inc. said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire competitor Borderfree.
O+F Advisor Distribution Center Roundup, May 4, 2015
A listing of recently announced expansions, additions and closures in retail distribution and fulfillment centers.
Deliv Founder Counters FedEx Take on Same-Day Delivery Services
The founder of crowdsourcing delivery service Deliv says same-day delivery startups like hers are more disruptive than FedEx Chairman Fred Smith lets on.
O+F Advisor Distribution and Fulfillment Center Roundup, April 27, 2015
A listing of some recently announced expansions, additions and closures in direct-to-consumer distribution and fulfillment centers.
The West Coast Port Dispute: Lessons Learned for the Next Supply Chain Disruption
While it will take months for the return of normalcy after the West Coast port crisis, what about the next one? Partnering with a 3PL is one way to prepare.
FAA Gives Amazon Green Light on Drone Testing – Again
The FAA again gave Amazon permission for drone testing, a month after complaints that a previous approval was moot because the vehicle had become obsolete.