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Keeping up with, or replicating, Amazon is key to retailers’ success, says AlixPartners research
July 26, 2017
New research report suggests that because Amazon "will never stop innovating or taking risks," retailers continue to struggle to compete.
Another example of Amazon’s innovation machine: more jobs
July 26, 2017
Amazon has more than 50,000 jobs available and expects to hire thousands of employees at the nation’s largest job fair
UPS & FedEx Could Be Big Winners from Amazon’s Prime Day Event
July 11, 2017
CNBC's Jim Cramer discusses two stocks that could benefit big time from Amazon's Prime Day sales - FedEx and UPS.
For The First Time Amazon Prime Air Cargo Planes Are Ready For Takeoff
July 10, 2017
Amazon Prime Air cargo planes are fueled and ready to support prime day in the U.S. for the first time as Amazon's diverse delivery network continues to expand with new prime members being added around the world.
What to Expect from the Logistics & Shipping Sectors as E-Commerce Grows Up
July 3, 2017
Overcapacity in the container shipping industry and greater use of technology in manufacturing, retail and logistics industries are disrupting the sector.
How B2B Distributors Can Dominate with a Marketplace
June 30, 2017
Amazon Business is a major threat to B2B distributors, but large distributors still have time to take action and come out ahead once the dust settles, and to succeed, distributors must embrace the new marketplace platform business model that Amazon also employs.
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.