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This Week in Logistics News (October 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company said it has invested more in inventory planning and partnerships with suppliers so it has enough goods on hand while making sure it can route items to where they’re urgently needed.

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Top Digital Supply Chain Cities in the U.S.

Material Handling & Logistics

cities, and their adoption of smart-city technologies. Deloitte Consulting and the Metro Atlanta Chamber have teamed up to analyze how seven large metropolitan areas of the United States are transforming their traditional supply chain base into digital supply chains. New York City. New York City.

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Toys R Bust: The Downfall of America's Favorite Toy Store

Elementum

In mid-March, Toys "R" Us announced plans to close down and liquidate the inventory for all 735 of its stores in the United States. The lesson to be learned here is the cruciality of customer experience in an economic landscape where consumers increasingly put a premium on innovation and one-of-a-kind offerings.

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Toys R Bust: The Downfall of America's Favorite Toy Store

Elementum

In mid-March, Toys "R" Us announced plans to close down and liquidate the inventory for all 735 of its stores in the United States. The lesson to be learned here is the cruciality of customer experience in an economic landscape where consumers increasingly put a premium on innovation and one-of-a-kind offerings.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

For the first time since 2020, I was back in New York City for the NRF Big Show. This new system of inventory management will go into effect on March 1, and will replace weekly restock limits that Amazon used for calculating FBA storage.

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3 Amazon Moves Suggesting Next-Day Delivery Will Become the New Norm

FLEXE

This year, in our 2018 Retail and Logistics Trends report, we predict that next-day delivery will become the new standard for Amazon Prime. At the end of 2017, there were more than 80 million Amazon Prime households in the United States. In New York City for example, developers are building up, not out.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 5-9, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Next week is the National Retail Federation’s Big Show in New York City and you can bet that even the hot dog vendors outside the venue will have “omnichannel” posted on their carts. With PMA and ILWU turning to federal mediation, eventual outcome is far from certain (Logistics Management).