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Tale as Old as Time: Logistics Innovation Vs. Tried-and-True Strategy

Intelligent Audit

As Amazon has grown, some logistics industry experts have wondered when or whether Amazon would use its growing distribution network to begin to compete with UPS, one of the e-commerce giant’s most prominent vendors. Logistics Management reports, “L abor availability, going back to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic more than 2.5

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This Week in Logistics News (February 26 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart steps up automated store distribution. E2open acquired Logistyx Technologies for a total purchase price of $185 million, including $90 million paid in cash at closing and the remaining balance to be paid in two additional installments at 90 days and 180 days post-closing. And now on to this week’s logistics news.