Multichannel Merchant

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This week, Walmart claimed a first by announcing it had been doing driverless runs between a dark store and one of its retail outlets in its hometown of Bentonville, AR, since August, courtesy of technology partner Gatik which powers the driverless box trucks. We’re thrilled to enable Walmart’s customers to reap the benefits.”.

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Inmar

MARCH 21, 2019

Technology is bringing to life the ability to accomplish feats that would have seemed science fiction when many of us were children — like driverless cars and virtual reality. One example is the North Market in North Minneapolis, an Inmar client in one of the country’s largest food deserts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2022

Starting next week in selected cities, consumers will see new features in the Uber Eats app and website designed to make grocery shopping more convenient, intuitive and reliable, San Francisco-based Uber Technologies said Thursday. The three more are slated to open by the end of January.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 12, 2017

It was a very busy week in the world of supply chain and logistics, so let’s go straight to the news that caught my attention: FLEXE Launches Nationwide Next-Day Delivery. Infor M3 Integrates to GT Nexus Supply Chain Network. Target to test next-day delivery service in Minneapolis (Reuters).

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RFgen

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a company press release, the big-name retail chain recently added Benjamin Cook , the former logistics and supply chain head at Apple, to its team. Cook’s first day was on July 24, 2016 in Minneapolis at the company’s headquarters. His experience makes him well qualified for the job.

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RFgen

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a company press release, the big-name retail chain recently added Benjamin Cook , the former logistics and supply chain head at Apple, to its team. Cook’s first day was on July 24, 2016 in Minneapolis at the company’s headquarters. His experience makes him well qualified for the job.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

.” Philippe Loeb, Dassault Systèmes’ Vice President for the Home & Lifestyle, Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail industries, notes, “The demand for e-commerce has risen dramatically stretching global supply chains with disruptions leading to product shortages.”[6] Supply chain snarls could affect demand.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 26, 2017

We have a new President of the United States, new challenges in the world, and customers who continue to engage with us through greater use of technology. How are these challenges affecting your upstream supply chain, collaboration with suppliers or your operational costs? As we start the new year, change is inevitable.

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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. Experiences Dick’s Sporting Goods is implementing TrackMan technology to enhance the fitting and lesson experience in over 80% of its Golf Galaxy stores.

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Elementum

JULY 25, 2017

By investing heavily in improving web traffic and a strong delivery network while rationalizing supply chain, the company managed to outpace competition. Recently, Walmart has been in the news for reportedly asking its technology suppliers to shun Amazon's cloud platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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synchrono

APRIL 2, 2018

There’s one sure-fire way to tell when someone has lived in Minneapolis long enough to be called a Minnesotan. Transportation – Unnecessary movement of material through the facility/supply chain. . . Where to Start Your Lean Journey. No, it doesn’t involve rooting for the Vikings, though that helps.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

Nine questions about the topics on the supply chain agenda of a supply chain professional. By Helen Armstong (Supply Chain Movement). It consolidated Cargill’s global animal feed production and strengthened its internal supply chain capacity for food production and processing.

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Alloy

MAY 15, 2019

More about Tom Tom Jones has over 15 years’ experience aligning technology to solve complex challenges in forecasting, planning, and visualizing networked data across a breadth of industries. He lives in Minneapolis, MN, where he was born and raised.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 4, 2020

Join us for a look back at the intersection of trucking, civil unrest and an examination of how logistics planning and management software helps keep freight moving in spite of upheaval and disruption. Yet, he also notes how there is more ready access to information to warn drivers of possible trouble on the routes ahead of them.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 24, 2017

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. The Minneapolis, Minnesota-based chain said Monday that Jeff Burt will assume the title of senior vice president, grocery, fresh food and beverage on April 10. Clean eating is changing how we shop.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

In my work with clients, customers bandy about the term “customer-centric supply chain.” Many of my clients talk about a customer-centric supply chain but rely on useless metrics from an annual survey or a net promoter score. A customer-centric supply chain is easier to say than implement.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Supply chain management is a multi-faceted process with many stakeholders and even more moving parts. New technology aims to make the supply chain more efficient, yet investing in the wrong technology further complicates productivity while hindering profitability. Here’s some research on this topic.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

. … Like other big-box chains, Target has been struggling to compete with Amazon, which is benefiting from the movement of consumer shopping online. After a weak holiday performance last year, the Minneapolis-based company embarked on a multibillion-dollar spending plan to improve its stores and digital capabilities.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 21, 2019

Louis, Chicago, and Minneapolis which allows me to explore the city with them. Before JDA, I was at a startup software company, where I was able to learn many aspects of the business. What advice to you have for young women seeking a career in technology? I spend the majority of my time with customers in Nashville, St.

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RELEX Solutions

JUNE 28, 2016

If you haven’t read our posts ‘ Managing the Supply Chain in a 50:50 World ’ and ‘ Availability is key – An omni-channel story ’, they’re well worth checking out. In our ‘ Supply Chain Planning in Online Retail ’ e-book you can also read more about how to improve inventory management in your e-commerce operations.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 21, 2019

Louis, Chicago, and Minneapolis which allows me to explore the city with them. Before JDA, I was at a startup software company, where I was able to learn many aspects of the business. What advice to you have for young women seeking a career in technology? I spend the majority of my time with customers in Nashville, St.

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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). It’s my birthday wish for you.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Earlier this week, Target said it will spend $100 million to build a larger network of supply chain hubs to speed up and lower the cost of delivering online orders. It already has opened nine, after testing the concept in its hometown of Minneapolis. Some companies are exploring full automation that requires few employees.

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