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The Ins and Outs of On-Demand Delivery: What It Is and How It Operates

Locus

Sarah confirms her order, summoning a flurry of notifications that set the wheels in motion. The chosen grocery store springs into action, meticulously gathering her goodies and preparing them for their journey. The driver receives the notification, picks up the order, and heads to Sarah’s address. What is on-demand delivery all about?

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The New Face of Grocery Delivery

Logistics Viewpoints

Grocery delivery is not a new phenomenon. In fact, it’s been around for more than 3 decades, although the ongoing pandemic has certainly lifted the market to new heights. However, I should clarify that when I say grocery delivery, I am talking about e-commerce grocery delivery. The E-Commerce Grocery Market. Grocery Delivery Changes.

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Rise of the Hyperlocal Fulfillment Center

MIT Supply Chain

Densely populated and digitally connected megacities will create an urgent demand for inner-city, hyperlocal fulfillment centers says Dr. Matthias Winkenbach, Director of the MIT Megacity Logistics Lab.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Logistics Viewpoints

Jim Andrew, Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo. On November 4 th , I interviewed Jim Andrew, the Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo, about their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) program. PepsiCo is a very big company, the second largest food and beverage company in the world. PepsiCo has an enormous and complex supply chain.

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Riding the E-Commerce Surge: 3 Key Takeaways from our Future of Fulfillment Report

BlueYonder

To better understand the challenges and future opportunities for retail and e-commerce leaders, Blue Yonder launched the Future of Fulfillment Research Report. Retailers that have already invested in the ability to create store-level assortments will be better equipped to respond to future product availability challenges in real-time.

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Insights from the 2022 Gartner® Supply Chain Symposium, Part 1

BlueYonder

This week, at the 2022 Gartner® Supply Chain Symposium, we learned several key themes, as well as how the Gartner Magic Quadrants are evolving. In this blog, we will share those insights with you. Also, this week, Blue Yonder shared our standing as a Leader in the recently published Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems 1.

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Customer-Obsessed Businesses are Upping Their Last-Mile Game

Logistics Viewpoints

Booming business for hyperlocal delivery platforms. The business has been booming for hyperlocal delivery platforms in the U.S. The lucrative hyperlocal delivery business has helped Uber to offset its losses with the pandemic hitting the mobility market hard. Data from the U.S. The eighth-largest retailer in the U.S.