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IoT Tech Is Gaining Ground in Retail Worldwide, Study Shows

A study conducted worldwide by Zebra Technologies Brazil and released in São Paulo indicates that 70 percent of retailers plan to invest in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to improve the customer experience. By 2021, the study indicates, smart technologies will provide consumers with new levels of customization, speed and convenience.

Drop Shipping Could Be Key to Generation Z

Brands and retailers have been hyper focused on Millennials for years now. But while they've been busy trying to figure out what Millennials want, Generation Z, a maturing and ever more digitized and global generation, is emerging with its formidable buying power.

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Instant Fulfillment: The New Meaning of Fast Fashion

How fast is fast enough when it comes to clothes and gratification? How much do you really need that dress or bag or platform sandal?

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Darkstore Takes Airbnb Approach to E-Commerce Fulfillment

App-driven startup Darkstore, which matches e-commerce shippers with urban fulfillment centers that have excess capacity to facilitate same-day delivery, will use a new cash infusion to expand beyond the three markets it currently serves.

Target Agrees to Phase Out Use of Polystyrene Packaging

Target has announced it will begin to phase out use of polystyrene foam packing in its e-commerce operations.

Wal-Mart Brings Price War to Groceries, Boosting Pressure on Big Food Retailers

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s fight to defend its low-cost reputation is helping to extend the longest food-price decline in decades.

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UPS Talks About New Saturday Ground Pickup, Delivery

UPS recently announced it was adding Saturday pickup and delivery for its ground division, initially in 15 markets and expanding to 4,700 U.S. cities and towns by the busy holiday season, and to 5,800 locations next year.

Leveraging Enterprise Improvement to Mow Down the Competition

Challenge: North America's leading manufacturer and distributor of outdoor power equipment replacement parts experienced rapid growth that brought with it myriad challenges: How could the company continually improve to meet service and growth expectations? How could the company increase productivity to feed increasing demand without sacrificing quality?

The New Shopping Hubs for Cities: Warehouse Distribution Centers

Past scrapyards, railroad tracks, stacks of old wooden pallets and rusty shipping containers here sits a nondescript warehouse, alongside a snarl of freeway overpasses, with two dozen trucks parked at its docks.

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Walmart Offers Discount for Store Pickup

In a move designed to save on shipping costs while offering flexibility to customers, Walmart will begin offering discounts when shoppers opt to pick up an online order in store.

Dog Attacks on Mail Carriers Rise As Online Sales Boom

Booming online retail sales are good news for the U.S. Postal Service, but its carriers are incurring a cost: more dog bites.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

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