Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
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. More companies are exploring ways to staff warehouses with robots but may have to wait a few years for the technology to catch up.
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 15, 2017
FedEx, UPS Want to Steer Santa’s Packages to the Local Drugstore (Bloomberg). California looks at dumping gas tax for per-mile fee as cars use less fuel (Sacramento Bee). Supervalu expands Instacart program to all of its retail stores (StarTribune). Online Shopping: Disrupting Retail, and Drivers’ Lives (New York Times).
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Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Last year, Raley’s converted its closed store in Sacramento, California to a dark store — an e-commerce fulfillment center to meet the spiraling pick and on-demand deliveries. Stop & Shop increased its pickup location in July to 50 last year to support its growing e-commerce business. was home to 1500 dark kitchens.
BlueYonder
AUGUST 4, 2017
Inside cavernous halls known as fulfillment centers, workers retrieve coffee filters, diapers and other items that are then packaged and shipped to customers. This year alone, Amazon announced new fulfillment centers in Eastvale, Redlands, Fresno and most recently Sacramento, where the Seattle company said it would hire 1,500 workers.
BlueYonder
AUGUST 4, 2017
Inside cavernous halls known as fulfillment centers, workers retrieve coffee filters, diapers and other items that are then packaged and shipped to customers. This year alone, Amazon announced new fulfillment centers in Eastvale, Redlands, Fresno and most recently Sacramento, where the Seattle company said it would hire 1,500 workers.
Multichannel Merchant
JANUARY 3, 2023
On the drone front, Amazon began making aerial deliveries in mid-December to residents of Lockeford, CA, near Sacramento, and College Station, TX, home of Texas A&M University, according to Ars Technica. The company received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for the deliveries in August.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
The vehicles have a range of up to 75 miles and primarily will deliver packages to customers in Sacramento, San Bernardino, Ceres, Fresno and Bakersfield. Additional benefits include reduction of carbon emissions and noise. operations for UPS.
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