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This Week in Logistics News (October 3-7, 2016)

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Wal-Mart’s next move against Amazon: More warehouses, faster shipping (Reuters). In 2015, the company reported revenues of 48 million Euros and an EBITDA of 6 million Euros, confirming a constant growth in income and revenue over the last few years. Rand McNally Launches Next Generation E-Log and Fleet Management Device.

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Walmart Rolling Out Four High-Tech FCs

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Walmart said the first facility, opening this summer in Joliet, IL, outside Chicago, will feature an automated, high-density storage system from Knapp, a provider of AI-driven warehouse and robotics and automation that will double both the storage capacity and number of orders processed. in a blog post.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 28 – October 2, 2015)

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It will be available soon in New York, Baltimore, Miami, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Portland. According to the press release: The Stack Sleeve system can be used in the warehouse and during delivery for both route and bulk customers from one vehicle. You can work as much or as little as you want.

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Deadstock – Meaning, Causes, Prevention and Remedies

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Basically, these goods are not saleable and they’re taking up valuable warehouse space. Every retailer or distributor has a deadstock graveyard in their warehouse. Jennifer Rosenberg, president of Indianapolis based Acorn Distributors Inc. It happens when your inventory doesn’t move for various reasons.

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Stord Partners with IPG to Launch New Warehouse Collaboration After Centralizing eCommerce Operations with a Single Integration to Connect Their ERP to Stord’s Omni-Channel Distribution Network

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The integration offers further visibility into IPG’s existing Third Party Logistics Warehouses (“3PLs”) as well as the ability to leverage Stord’s distribution network to seamlessly launch numerous additional warehouses through 2020.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 25-29, 2014)

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And here’s an excerpt from an in-depth report in The Atlantic : In the two years [he worked on Project Wing], [Nick Roy’s] goal was simple: figure out if the idea of drone delivery made sense to work on. If successful, the program will expand next to Indianapolis, IN; Edison, NJ; and Memphis, TN.”. For a $19.99