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Kewill Issues Cloud-Based TMS Platform for Mid-Sized LSPs
Kewill has made available its transportation-management system platform known as MOVE on the Cloud, for mid-sized and expanding logistics service providers.
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Ace Hardware Aims to Have In-store Pickup in 1000 Locations
Through its partnership with eBay Enterprise, Ace Hardware's omnichannel initiative now offers in-store pickup in many of its locations, and is moving toward making the service available in at least 1000 stores.
Market for Automotive Logistics Seen to Have Vast Potential for Growth
Still growing, with Europe forecast to grow by 6 percent and North America by 5 percent, automotive logistics offers growth prospects but only for those logistics service providers who can exploit change. This is one of the main conclusions of the latest report from Transport Intelligence, "Global Automotive Logistics 2014".
FTC Requires Online Retailers to Comply with Same Shipping, Refund Rules as Phone and Mail Order-based Vendors
The Federal Trade Commission has updated a longstanding rule governing mail and phone-based retailers to explicitly include e-commerce vendors as well, meaning that online retailers now must abide by a 30-day shipping requirement or refund customers' payments if they can't.
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It Isn't Always Easy Being an Apple Supplier
Apple sold 150 million iPhones last year, each carrying dozens of parts made by other companies. That's why Apple is a perennial kingmaker among component manufacturers: Each time the company releases a model, some suppliers end up winners and others losers.
RFID Helps Macy's, Bloomingdale's Track Fashion Inventory
Macy's and Bloomingdale's vendors have begun tagging fashion items, such as social dresses and men's jackets, for all of the retailer's stores. The RFID rollout, for item-level inventory tracking, follows initial piloting of RFID for fashion apparel at several of Macy's stores within the United States. Macy's Inc. operates both Macy's and Bloomingdale's stores.
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IBM Rolls Out Cloud-based 'Watson' Big Data Analytics Tools
Described as its most important analytics announcement in a decade, IBM has launched a set of cloud-based data analysis tools using its Watson artificial intelligence technology. The company's goal is to make data analytics - and business intelligence based on big data - more accessible to anyone in the enterprise who needs it.
Key to Multichannel Success Is Automation - and the Know-how to Use It
Automation may be the single most important issue for distributors across the country as they tackle the escalating costs associated with multichannel distribution.
Rate of New Car Sales to Dip in Much of China as Aftermarket Products, Services Rise
A mere four years after overtaking the U.S. as the world's largest car market, China's automotive industry has arrived at an important inflection point. The days of growth rates above 20 percent are over, and rates may dip as low as 6 percent by the end of the decade. Several factors are driving this shift.
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Growing Use of Product Lifecycle Management Solutions Predicted Across All Industries
Discrete industry manufacturers' quest to reduce capital expenditure, shorten lead times, and improve productivity is expected to fuel investments in the global product lifecycle management (PLM) market. Growing emphasis on product innovation will also catalyse the adoption of PLM across all tiers of business.
Like It or Not, Retailers Must Cope With a Higher Minimum Wage
Here's a bit of advice for big-box retailers who fear a rise in the minimum wage: Get used to it.
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Should You Lease or Buy That New Equipment That You Need?
As the economy continues to improve, more manufacturers are making capital investments to fuel their growth. When business owners and managers consider acquiring equipment, they often think of their payment option as a "lease versus buy" decision.
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