Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 3, 2022
The success of a company has nothing to do with its form, whether as solely online retailer, a startup or a company evolving from brick and mortar retail. Last but not least, the largest retailer in the world is Walmart. In the past few years, however, automation in warehouses has become even more relevant.
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 8, 2022
There was a super interesting announcement from retailer Walmart last week regarding an additional investment in what is described as next generation online customer fulfillment centers. Beyond the retailer’s existing 31 dedicated E-commerce fulfillment centers, 4,700 retail stores located across the U.S.
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Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 The functionality accounts for all applicable national tolls in France, Germany, Austria and Slovakia. percent.
Supply Chain Movement
JULY 19, 2016
the world’s largest network of optical retail stores is far along the path from historically being supplier-led to having a strong demand driven supply chain. After that it quickly went on to buy many other optical retailers including the French based, multinational GrandVision SA in 2005. Grandvision has grand plans.
Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 4, 2023
Further concerning was that the volume of warehouse finished goods inventories rose to the greatest extent in four months. The PMI values reflective of Germany and Austria both reached 34-month lows in March while both led in the expansion of post-production inventories. New export orders also fell.
Supply Chains Rock
JUNE 3, 2009
One company I am glad to not see in the list this year is Zara, the Spanish clothing retailer. I still have bitter memories of all the T-Mobile shops in Austria running out of iPhones on the launch day. Apple continues to hold the #1 spot.
RELEX Solutions
OCTOBER 9, 2018
Retailer and Unified Retail Planning specialist aim to optimize and automate hypermarket’s forecasting and replenishment for warehouses and stores. RELEX offers an automated system for integrated forecasting and ordering for our stores and warehouses,” explains Wolfram Jütz, Head of the SCM department at ‘real’.
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