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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

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The centers feature an automated, high-density storage system that, among other benefits, allow the retail giant to double the number of customer orders it can fulfill in a day. Retail groups this week are applauding a U.S. Wendy’s is testing drone delivery in the Christiansburg, Virginia, market in partnership with DoorDash and Wing.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

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retailer thanks to partnerships with Wing and Zipline. retailer thanks to partnerships with Wing and Zipline. The retailer says snacks and beverages are the most popular items sent by drone. This milestone demonstrates the port’s commitment to supporting sustainability in Virginia.

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech January 23, 2024

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Last week in conjunction with the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) annual conference, AWS Supply Chain took the opportunity to announce the general availability of three of these modules. AWS Supply Chain Planning is available to customers in US East (Northern Virginia) , US West (Oregon) and Europe (Frankfurt) regions.

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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. households across six states – Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

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The Hummingbird has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia and Finland. The lifting of pandemic-induced shutdowns in China, retailers restocking and robust e-commerce are all driving the record-setting amount of containers through the ports, they said. from the same period last year.

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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

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Starting next week, recreational marijuana sales will be legal in Maryland, and over the next two years, will be legal in Virginia and Minnesota. Jobs in retail, restaurants, trucking, and warehousing are particularly hard to fill. In 2022, more workers had quit the labor force than had joined it; millions of people quit their jobs.

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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

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Starting next week, recreational marijuana sales will be legal in Maryland, and over the next two years, will be legal in Virginia and Minnesota. Jobs in retail, restaurants, trucking, and warehousing are particularly hard to fill. In 2022, more workers had quit the labor force than had joined it; millions of people quit their jobs.