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This German Warehouse ‘Plays Tetris’ — Aiming to Rival Amazon

A German grocer is fighting against Amazon with what it describes as the most technologically sophisticated online-shopping facility in Europe.

Pain for Gain? Retailers Chasing Amazon Are Testing Investors’ Tolerance

For Walmart, Macy’s and many other U.S. retailers, sales growth is back. But it’s coming at a heavy cost.

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Indonesia’s Growing Postal Problem: Delivering to 18,000 Far-Flung Islands

An online shopping boom that should be helping Indonesia’s postal service is actually hurting because regulators have set parcel delivery prices so low.

Podcast | The Problem of Technology Obsolescence

Technological innovations these days seem to come and go with the speed of high fashion. It’s no surprise, then, that we tend to stick with legacy systems well beyond their maximum effectiveness.

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High Expectations May Hurt Retailers This Holiday Shopping Season

Researchers and trade groups expect retail sales in stores and online to grow 5 percent or more — which could make this Christmas shopping season the best in recent memory.

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Alibaba Goes International to Hit New Singles' Day Record

The Chinese internet giant is looking beyond borders to turn its annual Singles’ Day shopping celebration into a global phenomenon.

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FedEx CEO Stares Down Threat From Amazon's Own Delivery Network

FedEx Corp. Chief Executive Officer Fred Smith isn’t sweating Amazon.com Inc.’s move to expand its own delivery network.

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Logistics Hiring Contributes 10 Percent of October U.S. Job Growth

Hiring in the transportation and warehousing sector soared in October as employers heading into peak shipping season added 24,800 jobs.

Packages Delivered Via Robot? Now There’s an App for That.

Starship Technologies plans to broaden its delivery service beyond food to include packages, a move that led it to declare itself “the world’s first robot package delivery service.”

1109 Packages Delivered Via Robot

The Route to Smart Warehousing — and Why IoT Matters

Meeting ever-shifting customer expectations is the only way to succeed in the digital era — and the internet of things is the cornerstone of Warehouse 4.0.

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Podcast | Just What Is a Warehouse, Anyway?

There’s scarcely any aspect of a warehouse or distribution center today that isn’t susceptible to change.

JD.com Is Turning Its Logistics Network Into a Broader Delivery Service

Chinese online retailer JD.com is staking a claim in China’s intensely competitive package-delivery market by opening its logistics network to parcels shipped by consumers and businesses.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

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

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