Hits of the Week 2-17-23

| David Hurwitz

This week, passwordless authentication firm Descope earned a hefty $53M seed round. Also, January e-grocery sales were down a bit but pandemic era gains have mostly held. week of 2/17/23 … Continue Reading →

American Eagle, Gap B2B Units Sign Partners

| Mike O'Brien

American Eagle Outfitters and Gap, who both launched B2B outsourcing units in 2022 to monetize their large shipping and fulfillment networks, have been adding partners lately to expand their capabilities, providing SMB and omnichannel retailers access to capacity and optimization they wouldn’t have otherwise.

Warehouse Automation: Improving Agility

| Brian Mattingly

Warehouse automation enables today’s retailers and brands to keep growing and preparing for the future, while being flexible and agile enough to adjust to sudden shifts in demand. There are many different flavors of advanced technology to help you get to where you need to be to remain competitive. Here’s a primer on them.

O+F Advisor 2/15/23

| David Hurwitz

Gap Inc. and American Eagle Outfitters, both of whom launched B2B logistics outsourcing in 2022, are partnering up lately to fill service gaps and reach deeper into the SMB market. … Continue Reading →