fulfillment centers

Amazon’s Robotics Revolution: Transforming Fulfillment Centers to Enhance Efficiency
Amazon’s Robotics Revolution: Transforming Fulfillment Centers to Enhance Efficiency
October 11, 2024  |  Amazon

As Amazon seeks to redefine the future of logistics, the company is leveraging robotics to streamline its operations and enhance customer experiences, a process that...

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Walmart and Amazon Streamline Staff in Cost-Cutting, Automation Efforts
Walmart and Amazon Streamline Staff in Cost-Cutting, Automation Efforts
September 01, 2023  |  Retail

Despite Walmart’s better-than-expected earnings results, Reuters reported earlier this week that the mega-retailer is asking 16,000 pharmacists nationwide to voluntarily cut hours in an effort...

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Amazon Implementing AI Solution to Spot Damaged Items Before Shipping
Amazon Implementing AI Solution to Spot Damaged Items Before Shipping
May 31, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon is beginning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to spot damaged items before they are shipped to customers. The company has implemented the new technology at...

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Amazon Announces New Warehouse Limits Due To Virus Surge
Amazon Announces New Warehouse Limits Due To Virus Surge
July 14, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon will be restricting its storage capacities in warehouses as the coronavirus continues to surge and the holidays are still ahead, a company blog post...

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Amazon Speeds Up Deliveries In Four Cities
Amazon Speeds Up Deliveries In Four Cities
March 03, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon has established smaller warehouses around Dallas, Phoenix, Philadelphia and Orlando to make its same-day deliveries faster.  The eCommerce giant announced on Tuesday (March 3)...

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Kraft Heinz’s Evolv: Backing Micro-Fulfillment’s Evolution At The Grocery
Kraft Heinz’s Evolv: Backing Micro-Fulfillment’s Evolution At The Grocery
February 26, 2020  |  Delivery

In eCommerce, and specifically, fulfillment, might the mantra be: Think big, go small? For grocers making the transition to the digital age, micro-fulfillment centers located...

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Zara Now Offering Online Shipping From Stores
Zara Now Offering Online Shipping From Stores
August 01, 2018  |  Retail

Zara is now enabling its stores to ship online purchases in an effort to boost sales of full-priced items. According to the Wall Street Journal, the...

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Robotics Startup Plans Automated Fulfillment Centers For All eGrocers
Robotics Startup Plans Automated Fulfillment Centers For All eGrocers
February 15, 2018  |  Retail

Delivery — particularly delivery on demand — is often an expensive logistical challenge for online retailers, but it is one that Israeli-based artificial intelligence (FI) startup CommonSense Robotics...

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Why eCommerce Will Create More Jobs Than It Kills
Why eCommerce Will Create More Jobs Than It Kills
July 14, 2017  |  Retail

One of the casualties of the ongoing retail death spiral seems almost certain to be the retail workforce.  That has become an increasingly certain part...

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