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Home Depot to Open 4 New Distribution Centers in Appeal to Pro Customers

Roughly half of The Home Depot’s customers are home improvement professionals, and the company wants more.

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Finding the Eye of the Storm: How Retailers Can Thrive Amid Ongoing Challenges

It’s a great time to be a retailer in the U.K., with the current economic situation spurring retailers to innovate and adapt.

Buchanan Street in Glasgow. Photo: iStock.com/georgeclerk

Watch: Use Multiple Delivery Carriers for Last-Mile Success

All retailers, even those with private fleets, should consider multiple delivery-carrier scenarios for last-mile success, says Bill Catania, chief executive officer and founder of OneRail.

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Target Starts $49 Membership Program to Compete With Amazon, Walmart

For Target and other retailers, paid memberships are valuable because they bring in additional revenue and deepen loyalty among its customers.

A shopper leaves a Target store in New York. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Watch: Welcome to the Age of 'Channel-Free' Logistics

Forget about the omnichannel. We're living in the world of "channel-free" logistics, says Bill Thayer, founder and chief executive officer of Fillogic.

Bill Thayer

Retail Supply Chain & Logistics Expo Returns to Las Vegas in Early May 2024

The 2024 show is an anticipated event for many, after the success of 2023, demonstrating it to be one of the leading retail focused supply chain and logistics events.

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Imports Surge Under U.S. Trade ‘Loophole’ Surge

The customs loophole has allowed e-commerce giants Temu and Shein to flood the country with cheap imports.

A SHEIN e-commerce distribution center in Whitestown, Indiana, November 2022. Photo: iStock.com/jetcityimage

Three Benefits of Channel-Free Logistics

Channel-free logistics connects existing infrastructure to simplify the whole order-to-delivery process, encouraging circularity and sustainability, maximizing profits and streamlining operations overall.

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Macy’s to Close 150 Stores, Focus on Luxury Market

In January, Macy’s announced plans to cut 2,350 jobs, or 3.5% of its workforce, calling for a “bold new chapter that concentrates more on luxury shopping.

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Let’s Face It: Last-Mile Delivery Fails the Sustainability Test

The self-evident questions are: Can’t you consolidate packages going to the same street on the same day? Do you really need a giant van to deliver a small box?

Fin’s e-assisted bikes can carry a cargo of 550lbs, and the external structure protects the rider both from rain and other vehicles. Photo: Fin Sustainable Logistics.

How 3D Visuals and AI-Based Analytics Benefit Retail

Two key technologies that have gained significant traction in recent years are 3D product imaging and artificial intelligence-based analytics.

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FTC Seeks to Block Largest-Ever U.S. Supermarket Merger

The FTC argues Kroger’s $24.6bn takeover of Albertsons would narrow consumer choice and weaken quality of products.

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