Walmart Leverages Tech to Quickly Launch Popup FCs

| Mike O'Brien

Walmart is launching 42 popup fulfillment centers within existing U.S. retail distribution centers to help handle the peak fulfillment load during November and December, leveraging technology to route orders for local fulfillment and handling up to 30% of its holiday volume.

Hits of the Week 11-16-20

| David Hurwitz

week of 11/16/20 Walmart Leverages Tech to Quickly Launch Popup FCs Walmart is launching 42 popup fulfillment centers within existing U.S. retail distribution centers to help handle the peak fulfillment … Continue Reading →

U.S. Sellers Outperform During Singles Day 2020

| Mike O'Brien

Boding well for the holiday spend here, the U.S. was the top seller of goods during Alibaba’s Singles Day 2020, which raked in $116 billion combined on Alibaba and JD.com. Alibaba itself reported $75.28 billion yuan in GMV, while JD.com said its Singles Day GMV was $40.72 billion. Sales from U.S. retailers topped $5 billion.

O+F Advisor 11/11/20

| David Hurwitz

week of 11/11/20 Amazon Flex Creates Rewards Program to Incent Drivers Amazon is adding perks for its legion of thousands of crowdsourced delivery drivers through the Flex program, creating a … Continue Reading →