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Four Ways a Cloud-Native WMS Can Solve Retail Supply Chain Pain Points

Cloud-native warehouse management systems enable retailers to deliver in an environment of supercharged consumer expectations, labor shortages and supply chain volatility.

Parcels move along a warehouse conveyor belt. Photo: Getty.

Coffee Shipped by Sailboat Is the Whimsical Way These Companies Are Cutting Emissions

There’s never been a more dreamy way to have your coffee delivered than a sailboat across the Atlantic.

Coffee beans from Colombia. Photo: Getty.

Amazon Aims to Sublet, End Warehouse Leases as Online Sales Cool

Amazon.com Inc., stuck with too much warehouse capacity now that the surge in pandemic-era shopping has faded, is looking to sublet at least 10 million square feet of space and could vacate even more.

An Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center. Photo: Shutterstock.

How 'PUDO' Boosts Last-Mile Efficiency

As shipping rates soar, more retailers are embracing pickup and drop-off fulfillment.

Amazon Threatened Workers Over Union Vote, Labor Officials Find

U.S. labor board prosecutors plan to accuse Amazon.com Inc. of threatening staff that if they unionized it could propose paying them minimum wage and of punishing an employee for seeking a paid Juneteenth holiday.

An Amazon truck drives past an Amazon Labor Union (ALU) rally in the Staten Island borough of New York. Photo: Bloomberg.

Amazon May Be Proof That Delivery Drones Aren’t Practical

Delivery drones bearing your dinner or prescription have yet to take to the skies over any major city or even suburb. Why is that?

A drone releases a package before landing. Photo: Paul Kagame/ flickr.

Is Your Supply Chain Telling a Different Story Than Your Brand?

A small tag on a t-shirt with an eco-friendly symbol might not seem noteworthy at first glance, but the tale behind that tag is a rich one.

A retail tag reads 'Eco Aware.' Photo: The Valeriia Miller Collection/ Canva.

Three Steps to Building Sustainable Supply Chains

With the expansion of global trade and evolution of omnichannel retail, supply chains have become increasingly critical, complicated and challenging, spotlighting the impact of globalization and fulfillment of commerce on the environment.

An online shopper opens a package. Photo: Mikhail Nilov/ Canva.

Walmart Woos College Grads With $210,000 Future as Store Bosses

Walmart Inc. is stepping up efforts to entice college graduates by unveiling a fast track to jobs as store managers — positions that typically pay more than $200,000 a year and have traditionally taken years to get.

A Walmart Inc. storefront. Photo: Bloomberg.

How the Returns Industry Can Reduce the Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions

Biden Under Fire for FDA’s Delay in Fixing Baby Formula Shortage

The White House raced Thursday to show it’s trying to ease a national baby formula shortage, as Republicans showered criticism on President Biden for a crisis that has left frantic parents scouring store shelves to feed their children.

Baby Food Shortages

Could Omnichannel Become a Sustainability (and Profit) Hero?

The key question of whether e-commerce is more or less sustainable than traditional retailing is particularly difficult to answer, because it compares visible with invisible waste

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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