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Google’s Secret Drone-Based Delivery System
Google began working on drones in 2011 and said it expected it would "take years to develop a service with multiple vehicles flying multiple deliveries per day."

Amazon Gets Serious About China with Supply Chain Investment
Amazon has stepped up its presence in China with a strategic partnership with the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ).

Kara Hurst Named Amazon’s First Sustainability Executive
Hurst will arrive at Amazon in October with nearly two decades' experience working in tech and sustainability.

Amazon Launches 3D Printing Services
3D printing goes mainstream with Amazon's 3D printing store and it certainly seems 3D printing has come of age when Amazon wants to offer print on demand.

Why Amazon is Losing $410 to $810 Million this Quarter
Amazon's stock is tanking after the company delivered disappointing second-quarter earnings, including enormous predicted losses for next quarter.

Why Amazon’s $8Trillion B2B Bet is Flying Under the Radar Screen
AmazonSupply.com launched quietly in April 2012 with 500,000 items for sale. Two years later, with the site still officially in beta, that list of products has grown to more than 2.2 million.

Survey asks: Need for green or need for speed?
Consumer preferences suggest businesses should reconsider chasing the Amazon model.

Research examines link between supplier performance and customer loyalty, which to address first
Study uncovers facts supporting rule of thumb; it costs seven times more to land a customer than to retain one.

Walmart’s ‘Need For Speed’ Leads to Indiana
The Bentonville, Ark.-based company will construct and equip a new 1.2 million square-foot e-commerce fulfillment center in Plainfield creating up to 303 new jobs by 2016.

Amazon Reinventing e-Commerce, Retail, & The Supply Chain on Smartphones
Amazon is creating an all-encompassing ecosystem for goods, groceries, digital media, and local services via Amazon Prime and your (their) smartphone.

Dept. of Labor Investigates Worker Deaths at Amazon Distribution Centers
The week after the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration began an investigation into a death at the Amazon warehouse in Carlisle, OSHA cited five companies in the death of another Amazon warehouse worker in New Jersey.

A Dirty Little Secret On How We Get Our Packages
Companies like Amazon, Walmart, and others are creating an entire sector of low-paid, under-protected temporary workers who are routinely boxing and shipping items they couldn't afford to buy.

Amazon’s Supply Chain Will Deliver a Smartphone Within 3-6 Months
Amazon’s new smartphone could 'hang up' Apple and Samsung - Jeff Bezos may pull a Steve Jobs and disrupt the already established smartphone market on June 18.

What’s Next For e-Fulfillment?
While we've been focusing on the warehouse, the next evolution in e-commerce is the last mile delivery and in-store fulfillment. It could be the break brick-and-mortar has been looking for.

Report says Amazon to test last-mile delivery in three U.S. markets
A recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article noted that Amazon is testing its own delivery network for “last-mile” services in San Francisco, with plans to do the same in Los Angeles and New York.


 


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