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Can B2B e-commerce solve supply chain issues?

Cathy Roberson

As noted in Digital Commerce 360 , with HD Supply, Home Depot has a good opportunity to target buyers of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products with an omnichannel retail approach that enables them to purchase goods online or in-store. Available in Rwanda, it plans to expand across Africa and around the world.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 9-13, 2016)

Talking Logistics

What could the industry achieve if manufacturers and retailers actually “walked the talk” on collaboration? First, as reported by Reuters, “UPS is backing a start-up using drones in Rwanda to transport life-saving blood supplies and vaccine.” Moving on to drones, both UPS and DHL made the news this week.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

In Rwanda, Drones Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Areas (WSJ – sub. For the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, October’s total cargo volume broke the all-time record for the month. Shipping Networks (WSJ – sub. Mercedes Plans More Drone Deliveries After 100 Perfect Flights (Bloomberg Technology).

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Delivery Drones are Taking Off! (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

In this piece, we will look at how retailers and logistics companies could use drones to deliver parcels to customers. What’s more, faster delivery times could potentially reduce shipping costs for customers, and this, in turn, may result in a sales boost for retailers. The Rise of The Delivery Drone.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

Every year, the National Retail Federation conducts a survey on St. Amazon Air’s network is starting to look more like the hub-centric models of air cargo giants FedEx and UPS. Zipline put its first fleet to work in Rwanda, delivering blood and other health supplies to clinics and hospitals. Happy St Patrick’s Day!