In Walmart’s sprawling distribution centers, a quiet change is underway. The retail behemoth is preparing to deploy a fleet of 19 autonomous electric forklifts across four of its facilities, marking a significant step forward in integrating AI-powered robots into industrial settings. As these machines take on the repetitive and strenuous tasks...
In retail, speed is a strategic advantage. So is having the right inventory on hand at the right time. Much, of course, depends on having the right goods physically present, lining the shelves within the warehouses and ready to line the (virtual and brick and...
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 states. The company says it has put new limits in place on IPI minimum threshold requirements, stating that sellers below...
Sometimes innovation in the commerce and payments space is a matter of a new technology or a new process. As recent news from the fulfillment world demonstrates, sometimes the Big New Thing is merely an extra floor or two in a warehouse. That’s the story...
July 14, 2020
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 states. The company says it has put new limits in place on IPI minimum threshold requirements, stating that sellers below 500 IPI will have new limits. The company says that […]
June 20, 2019
Walmart is planning to use self-driving cars to transport products between warehouses in the hopes of slashing costs and boosting efficiency. Walmart spokeswoman Molly Blakeman told CNBC the retailer is...
June 10, 2019
With small moves that have a big impact, Walmart can save significant money given its large size. The retailer, in one case, could save a minimum of $30 million during...
May 03, 2019
The U.K. online delivery market has so far been dominated by Amazon, but a popular new player, Ocado, has warehouse robots that travel three times the speed of Amazon’s, according...
