Posts Tagged ‘Amazon’
2017: A Transformational, or Transitional Year For Supply Chain?
By any measurement, 2017 was a significant year for supply chain executives involved in both manufacturing and retail. Major U.S. retailers closed over 5,000 brick and mortar stores, Amazon announced significant acquisitions and supply chain investments, and e-commerce closed out the year with what’s believed to have been a dominant holiday sales season. At VCO…
Read MoreFor Retailers, There’s Never Been A More Critical Time To Efficiently Manage Peak
As retailers prepare for the 2017 holiday season, recent surveys suggest it could be a strong one from a revenue standpoint. In an October survey, The National Retail Federation (NRF) announced findings that the average retail consumer is projected to spend $967.13 this year, a 3.4% jump from the $935.58 that was spent in 2016. This…
Read MoreWith HQ2 Decision Still To Come, Amazon’s New Atlanta Command Center Solidifies The Region’s Transportation and Logistics Prowess
E-commerce pioneer joins existing industry leaders, startups already located in the largest Southeast metropolis. The recent announcement by Amazon that the e-commerce behemoth is building a new logistics hub in Atlanta should come as no surprise. With stalwarts such as Delta, UPS, Manhattan Associates, Radial and LogFire (recently acquired by Oracle WMS Cloud) calling the…
Read MoreMatching Amazon’s Two-Day Shipping Window Starts With Supply Chain
Optimizing your pick and pack process can increase productivity by 40% Amazon changed the rules of the game for everyone. With the launch of Amazon Prime in 2005, so began the movement of customer expectations toward shipping that is both free and fast. And with more than 80 million Prime customers driving those expectations forward, there are…
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