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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

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Dick’s joins a list of retailers that have recently noted the impacts of inflation on customer purchases, with a shift from discretionary to non-discretionary items being a common theme. Amazon is looking to sublet at least 10 million square feet of space and could vacate even more by ending leases with landlords.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 28 – February 3)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. GW through 133 new projects in 11 countries. The company’s purchases continue to add new wind and solar projects on the grids that power operations, including Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers, Amazon fulfillment centers, and physical stores around the world.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

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In an interview with Arab News, Prashant Saran, director of operations for Amazon in the Middle East and North Africa region, said that the new facility will provide sellers with more storage options and help them expand their online businesses to new markets. Walmart SWW currently offers FedEx and USPS shipping.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 13 – 19)

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Uber purchased Drizly in a cash-and-stock deal back in 2021. At the same time imports fell at East Coast gateways such as Georgia’s Port of Savannah and the Port of New York and New Jersey. Logistics executives say the neighboring Southern California ports, long the anchor of U.S. is working with The Coca-Cola Co.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

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Körber , an international technology group, has signed an agreement to purchase enVista’s platform of Enspire Commerce omnichannel solutions, including its order management system (OMS), and its freight audit and payment (FAP) service. According to The McCown Report, imports to the top 10 US ports rose 5.9 percent gain in April.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

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MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Manhattan Associates Empowers Warehouse Managers With New E-Commerce Capabilities. McLeod Software Unveils New Business Process Automation Solutions for Logistics Companies. Swisslog acquires Power Automation Systems (PAS).

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

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BluJay Solutions Unveils MobileSTAR. Kane Is Able Purchases Vintners Logistics. Albertsons teams with Instacart to offer one-hour delivery (Supermarket News). For the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, October’s total cargo volume broke the all-time record for the month. economic output grew at a 3.3%