Hits of the Week 11-29-21

| David Hurwitz

week of 11/29/21 Black Friday Online Sales Dip Slightly, Still Strong Ecommerce sales on Black Friday dipped slightly this year, to $8.9 billion from $9 billion in 2020, reversing years … Continue Reading →

Human Warehouse Picking Still Has It All Over Robots

| Gabe Grifoni

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.

O+F Advisor 11/24/21

| David Hurwitz

week of 11/24/21 Startup Via.Delivery Brings BOPIS to SMBs in the U.S. Via.Delivery, a startup platform offering the power of buy online, pickup in store (BOPIS) to smaller retail and … Continue Reading →

Amazon Workers in Staten Island Withdraw Union Petition

| Mike O'Brien

Workers at an Amazon fulfillment center on Staten Island, NY have withdrawn their petition to form a union, two weeks before a meeting before the National Labor Relations Board to determine if sufficient interest existed to proceed with unionization, the NLRB told the Associated Press.