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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon Aims to Sublet, End Warehouse Leases as Online Sales Cool. 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. Dick’s Sporting Goods Beats Forecast in Q1 But Cautions on Inflation, Supply Chain.

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Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

Logistics Bureau

From a simple place to stock goods, warehouses have developed in many ways—function and form included. Affected by changes in production, procurement and distribution methods, warehousing has continually been pushed and pulled in different directions. Where to Do Your Warehousing. Who Will Do Your Warehousing?

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Not So Happy Returns This Post-Holiday Season

Enterra Insights

The staff at Wired magazine notes, “Everyone returns a gift or an impulse purchase now and then. Today’s consumers take a lot of factors into consideration when they make a purchase — including product availability, price, delivery dates, and return policies. of all merchandise purchased in the U.S. ”[2].

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Surviving an Economic Downturn in the Retail Sector

Enterra Insights

The good news, however, is they have plenty of options in their product assortments, store footprints, customer behavior and even virtual worlds as they face these economic headwinds, using tools including basket analysis, which shows what customers are buying, and assortment planning, which helps retailers decide what to sell.”

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

Logistics Viewpoints

and raided the Beijing offices of Mintz Group, a due-diligence firm based in New York. Amazon has launched a new fulfillment center in Riyadh doubling its total storage capacity in Saudi Arabia and increasing selling opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses. Walmart SWW currently offers FedEx and USPS shipping.

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Distribution Center Robots: How Robots Continue to Power the Distribution Center

GlobalTranz

When Amazon purchased Kiva robots, distribution center robots became the new “shiny object turned real-world effective object” of e-commerce fulfillment. Robotics provides a boost to distribution centers and warehouse managers seeking ways to increase capacity and improve efficiency in critical areas. Download white paper.

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Exiger ‘Pros to Know’ Top Supply & Demand Chain Executive 2023 Awards

Exiger Perspectives

Brandon has propelled Exiger to triple digit SaaS growth, pioneered the launch of its Supply Chain Explorer and conducted the acquisition of Supply Dynamics to create the first end-to-end supply chain visibility and supplier risk management solution. Carrie Wibben , President of Exiger Government Solutions. and L.I.N.K.