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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Venues outside the greater Tokyo metropolitan area would allow small numbers of spectators, and the policy for the Paralympics will be decided next month. Amazon said the development center in Helsinki will work alongside Amazon staff at the Amazon Scout R&D lab in Seattle, as well as teams in Tubingen, Germany, and Cambridge.

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Consumers Demand Supply Chain Accountability Down to the Last Straw

Material Handling & Logistics

And in July 2018, Seattle imposed the first U.S. Seattle-based Starbucks, recognizing the mood of its customers, announced (shortly before the Seattle ban became public) that they will eliminate all plastic straws by 2020. ban on straws, following the lead of Vancouver a few months earlier. Portland, Ore., and San Francisco.

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Top Digital Supply Chain Cities in the U.S.

Material Handling & Logistics

Content Summary: Seattle ranks number 1 among the seven metro areas in supply chain management and technology occupational employment share. Content Summary: Los Angeles does not rank number 1 in any of the categories Deloitte studied, but it does rank number 2 in net job creation for supply chain-related industries. Media Type. Media Image.

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Smart Speakers Are Infiltrating Hotels – Will Room Service Ever Be the Same?

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A few months ago, a family in Portland, WA, reported that their Alexa device had recorded and sent conversations to a contact in Seattle, apparently without their knowledge or consent. There are a few ways they can do this: Have firm privacy policies Alexa already has a very aggressive privacy policy with regards to hotels.

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Is The Creative Class Coming To A City Near You?

Supply Chain Insights

I made a list and wrote Seattle, San Francisco, and Austin. This is more than just birds of a feather flocking together in a few places on the planet (Silicon Valley, Boston’s Route 128, The Triangle in North Carolina, Austin, Seattle, Bangalore, Dublin and Sweden to name a few) and having an impact. Then I thought, dang!

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This Week in Logistics News (March 16-20, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Starbucks to debut delivery in Manhattan, Seattle this year (Reuters). These new rules] wouldn’t allow Prime Air to operate in the United States,” stated Paul Misener, Amazon’s vice president for global policy, at the time. Sears Tries to Calm Supplier Jitters (WSJ – sub. Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.6.9

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Organized Retail Crime is Growing, Losses up 7% from Last Year

Material Handling & Logistics

The retail industry is fighting this battle by upgrading technology, improving relationships with local law enforcement and taking steps such as tightening return policies, but it is a never-ending battle.”. Philadelphia, and Arlington/Dallas/Fort Worth, tied; and 10) Fort Lauderdale and Seattle, tied.

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