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Walmart’s Headaches from Competing With Amazon
June 30, 2017
Walmart has thousands of stores that sell hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of goods, and it's particularly strong in suburban and rural areas and among low- and middle-income consumers, but it’s playing catch-up with online retailer Amazon, who is on a collision course with Walmart to try to be the predominant seller of pretty much everything you buy.
Jindel tells SMC3 attendees how Amazon continues to distance itself from other retailers
June 28, 2017
While the amount of shipments Amazon handled in 2016 was staggering, the company’s 2016 $16.2 billion spent on outbound shipping and transportation costs is perhaps even more so.
Amazon-Whole Foods deal presents wide range of supply chain questions
June 19, 2017
Nearly $14 billion deal set to not only shake up the grocery sector but also change the sector's supply chain playbook, too.
Amazon’s Whole Foods Acquisition Brings With It a Massive Microsoft Azure Cloud Client
June 19, 2017
Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods makes the e-commerce giant a real player in the grocery space and it also just snapped up a major client for Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, which rivals Amazon Web Services.
Amazon’s Move to Purchase Whole Foods Is ‘Disruption of Society’
June 16, 2017
TheStreet's Action Alerts PLUS Portfolio Manager Jim Cramer said Amazon's move to acquire Whole Foods is a disruption of society, "this is what I regard to be a move by Amazon to destroy the margins and own the business of food and groceries in this country," Cramer said.
The Evolving Distribution Center Technology Stack
June 14, 2017
With the growth of e-commerce, the technology stack for distribution centers is expanding. We explore why WES/WCS software is gaining prominence and share how operations are expanding their use of data science.
Supply Chain Lessons from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos
June 8, 2017
Mike Regan, Chief of Relationship Development at TranzAct Technologies talks about the shareholder letter that Jeff Bezos recently wrote to Amazon stakeholders and the company's emphasis on innovation.
E-commerce Returns Are the New Normal
June 7, 2017
With the number of online shoppers expected to reach 270 million by 2020 - driven largely by the popularity of mobile devices - retailers need to rethink their ecommerce strategies in order to keep up.
Making Returns a Competitive Advantage
June 6, 2017
The goal of this shopper research was to understand attitudes toward returns, the connection between the experience and brand loyalty, and opportunities for retailers to differentiate themselves in the returns experience.
Apple Announces HomePod Speaker to Rival Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home
June 5, 2017
Three years after Amazon launched the Echo and six months after Google launched its $109 Home, Apple today unveiled a Siri-powered smart speaker called the HomePod, the speaker is a gateway to other Apple products, and a showcase for Apple’s voice AI assistant, Siri.
Gartner announces rankings of the 2017 Supply Chain Top 25
May 30, 2017
Winners revealed at Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, AZ, Unilever retains the top spot in rankings as Amazon joins the "Masters."
Walmart Online Ecommerce Sales Soar 69% as Retail Giant Pursues Amazon
May 18, 2017
Walmart's U.S. business is still showing signs of thriving, as evidenced by the company's fiscal first-quarter results, its U.S. ecommerce gross merchandise volume grew a whopping 69% fueled largely by more clicks and sales on Walmart.com.
Amazon Sets Sights on Home Furnishings Market
May 16, 2017
As furniture becomes one of the fastest-growing segments of U.S. online retail, Amazon aims to make a major push into its marketplace.
Amazon sets (new) sights on home furnishings market
May 15, 2017
A Wall Street Journal report last week noted that Amazon intends to “build four massive warehouses to help it deliver bulky appliances and furniture,” as “part of a strategy to expand furniture offerings and speed up delivery times.”
FLEXE’s Warehousing, Fulfillment, & Delivery Option Faster than Amazon Prime
May 12, 2017
Warehouse marketplace Flexe Inc. says it is now offering online retailers access to nationwide next-day delivery, adding to a push by companies to build fulfillment services that compete with Amazon.com Inc.