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Amazon Supply Re-tools to Become Amazon Business, a B2B Marketplace

Amazon.com Inc. is going after a new class of customers: other businesses.

Tyson Plans to Ban All Human Antibiotics in Chicken Products by 2017

Tyson Foods, one of the country's largest meat producers, said that it planned to eliminate the use of human antibiotics in its chicken production by 2017.

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Swisslog Wraps Up Acquisition of Forte Industries

Swisslog has completed its acquisition of Forte Industries, a warehouse automation system integrator based in Mason, Ohio.

Report Predicts Ten Million Pieces of Furniture to Be Equipped with Wireless Charging Features

Ikea's recently announced wireless charging line of furniture is expected to jump-start a trend that will amount to 10 million sticks of high-tech furniture sold in just two years.

With $10Bn Invested, Walmart Becomes Largest IT Spender in the World

Saying Walmart is the biggest IT investor in retail might raise a few eyebrows, but most people would likely shrug their shoulders and respond with "well that makes sense." But according to the latest research from IDC, Walmart is not only the biggest IT spender in retail but the biggest investor in IT across industries worldwide.

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Suppliers Gear Up as Autonomous Vehicles Take to the Road

It is no longer a question of if but when autonomous vehicles (AVs) will hit the road. In the auto industry's most significant inflection in 100 years, vehicles with varying levels of self-driving capability - ranging from single-lane highway driving to autonomous valet parking to traffic jam autopilot - will start to become available to consumers as soon as mid-2015 or early 2016. Development of autonomous-driving technology is gaining momentum across a broad front that encompasses OEMs, suppliers, technology providers, academic institutions, municipal governments, and regulatory bodies.

Of Water, Snakes and Alligators: The World of Supply-Chain Risk

So you think you've anticipated every possible disaster in your supply chain risk-management plan? How about snakes and alligators in your clean rooms?

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802.11ac Wi-Fi CPE Shipments to Reach 71 Million Units in 2015

The worldwide consumer Wi-Fi equipment market increased 5 percent in 2014, surpassing 166 million unit shipments. "Shipments of devices which support the 802.11ac standard grew significantly last ear, representing more than 11 percent of total access point shipments," says Jake Saunders, vice president and practice director, ABI Research.

Supporting 7 Million Jobs in America, International Trade Is Crucial to Country's Economy

International trade supports millions of American jobs and is essential to the U.S. economy, the National Retail Federation says in a report that provides a state-by-state breakdown of the benefits of trade. According to NRF, trade supports nearly seven million retail jobs and benefits American businesses, families and workers.

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Multichannel Opportunities & Challenges in Retail

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HighJump Enhances Direct Store Delivery App for Wine & Spirits

HighJump has enhanced its suite of software in support of direct store delivery (DSD) of wine and spirits.

As E-commerce Grows, Where Does That Leave the Physical Store?

What role will physical stores play in the future of retail? That's perhaps the biggest question plaguing brick-and-mortar retailers today.

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