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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

million-square-foot warehouse in Connecticut Flexport announced the acquisition of Shopify Logistics’ assets, including Deliverr. 6 River Systems was founded in 2015 and developed an Autonomous Mobile Robot product called ‘Chuck’ that provides automated assistance to pickers in a warehouse, working collaboratively with human operators.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

While still in the early stages of development, the emerging technology will instantly transport an item once it is picked at a warehouse or store to your living room. As of Wednesday afternoon, it is off, within hours of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) calling it on. The Seattle-based giant emitted 71.27

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Warehouses Are Full as Holiday Season Commences

Material Handling & Logistics

The stores and warehouses are full, and it’s time for the shopping to begin,” says Jonathan Gold, NRF’s vice president for supply chain and customs policy. Retailers have been bringing in merchandise since late summer, and supply is ready to meet the increased demand that has been building throughout the year.”.

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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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This Week in Logistics News (September 17-21, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Europe investigates Amazon’s use of merchant data that could give it anti-competitive edge (Seattle Times). Oklahoma grocers set to deploy fleet of autonomous vans for final-mile deliveries (CCJ). Blume Global Introduces a New Digital Era of Growth, Innovation and Value Creation for the Global Supply Chain Ecosystem.

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Is this the Last Holiday Shopping Season as We Know It?

BlueYonder

The big news this week is the announcement by Amazon that it will open a physical grocery store called Amazon Go in Seattle. Fortune journalist Neal Gabler reports, in The Magic in the Warehouse , that Costco still cherishes its people-oriented policies, including promoting from within and an open door management environment.

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Talking Circular Supply Chains with Deborah Dull

Logistics Bureau

For example, I’m sitting in Seattle, not far from the biospheres that the team at Amazon has built, and those are heated with server heat runoff. I will say this is one of the few spaces I’ve ever seen where government policy is out ahead of the business community. There’s lots of money to be had here.