Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
It already has opened nine, after testing the concept in its hometown of Minneapolis. She said up to 40 percent of packages that go through sortation centers and get delivered by Shipt arrive to customers’ doors next day — and Target aims to get that number higher. ” And now on to this week’s logistics news.
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 26, 2023
For routes previously served by sedans, SUVs and minivans can deliver more than double the number of packages while the company’s “high-capacity vans” are able to service nearly five times as many packages, Mulligan said. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers.
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Talking Logistics
MAY 12, 2017
Pitney Bowes Adds Valuable New Capabilities to Its SendSuite Tracking Online Package Receiving Solution. Target to test next-day delivery service in Minneapolis (Reuters). I was intrigued by the on-demand warehousing concept (or “Airbnb for warehousing” as some are calling it) and the business model and technology behind it.
Cathy Roberson
AUGUST 30, 2021
In four of its Minneapolis test stores, Best Buy reduced the shoppable square footage to 15,000 square feet to provide more space for fulfillment. It is remodeling 13 stores to deliver an even greater portion of the volume, reducing the sales floor square footage, and installing warehouse-grade packaging station equipment and supplies.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 2, 2020
With a headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, the supply chain supports 600 stores in 50 states. The focus of these facilities is core manufacturing, including sewing, electronic assembly, and packaging/shipping. Additionally, the Company operates several warehousing and assembly locations to over 100 core markets.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 13, 2017
Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon is granted a patent for using a subterranean network to deliver packages (GeekWire). Target invests in Minneapolis start-up that helps retailers monitor supply chains (Star Tribune). UPS Acquires Freightex Ltd. products (Reuters).
BlueYonder
AUGUST 4, 2017
Warehouses have hired tens of thousands of California workers over the last five years to help fuel the fast-rising industry of online retail. Inside cavernous halls known as fulfillment centers, workers retrieve coffee filters, diapers and other items that are then packaged and shipped to customers. warehouses.
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