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From Nairobi to Ningbo: The Supply Shocks Spanning Globe

From high-class problems to difficulties finding life’s necessities, the pandemic has convulsed global supply chains on such a scale that few industries, socio-economic classes or regions are immune.

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Three Keys to Succeed at On-Demand E-Commerce

Don’t expect shoppers to abandon the convenience and ease of efficient e-commerce once the pandemic wanes.

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Distributor Scales Business by Integrating Warehouse Automaton Software

Challenge: A large distributor was rapidly growing its wholesale business and struggling to keep up with order fulfillment. A warehouse software system tied to six sub-systems was inefficient, difficult to maintain, and unable to scale.

Paper Crunch Hits American Retailers When They Need It Most

Skyrocketing demand for boxes and packing materials during the pandemic has slashed paper production across North America, and it couldn’t have come at a worse time for retail companies.

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FedEx Partners With Self-Driving Car Startup Aurora in Texas

Aurora Innovation Inc. will help move cargo for FedEx Corp. in a pilot project in Texas that uses the startup’s technology in a self-driving Paccar Inc. truck.

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E-Commerce Boom Forces Property Owners to Upgrade Their Mailrooms

Buildings are flooded with more packages than ever, forcing mailroom managers to rethink how they store and distribute to tenants.

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Logistics Costs Are Rising After 4% Drop Last Year: Report

Prices are increasing "most notably" in the parcel, storage and warehousing, international and ocean segments.

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For Retailers, the Dream of High Demand Is Becoming a Nightmare

In any other year, expectations of strong sales for the upcoming holiday shopping season would be the fulfillment of a dream for retailers. Instead, it’s shaping up to be something of a nightmare.

FedEx Corp. couriers unload packages from a delivery truck. Photo: Bloomberg.

Walmart Teams With Ford, Argo to Launch Driverless Delivery Service

Walmart is teaming up with Ford and self-driving startup Argo AI to launch a driverless delivery service in three U.S. cities.

A Walmart Inc. storefront. Photo: Bloomberg.

E-Commerce Platform Provider Comgem Launches Three New Solutions for SMEs

Comgem, an e-commerce platform provider, launched three new products and a website to help U.K. small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) sell more products and services with less effort.

Antuit.ai Launches Omnichannel-Aware Solution Suite

Antuit.ai, a provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions, announced the general release of its Forecasting, Allocation and Replenishment suite to the retail market.

Consumers Are Out for ‘Revenge.’ How Should Retailers and Suppliers Respond?

And now, after a year and a half of lockdowns, countless business closures and severe shortages of both essential and non-essential goods, comes the revenge economy.

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