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One of the key resources that Target has at its disposal is its vast network of physical stores. Yet some …
Target’s Latest Target: Store-Based Fulfillment
14 Tuesday Apr 2020
Category Archives: Chapter 10: Information Systems and Supply Chain Management
Collaborating More Widely to Provide Expanding Shipping Options
20 Friday Mar 2020
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Delivery services are convenient, easy, and appealing—for consumers, that is. For providers, they can be challenging, expensive, and frustrating, but …
Amazon Returns Are Getting Easier—And More Environmentally Friendly
02 Monday Mar 2020
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Amazon is a lot of things to a lot of people, but one thing that it has never been able …
H&M’s Different Kind of Clickbait
12 Wednesday Feb 2020
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The drive to produce clothing more quickly but less expensively is widespread, but its most prominent source might be the …
Amazon Unveils Beauty Store for Professionals
30 Monday Sep 2019
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Hair stylists, estheticians, and barbers looking to stock the best products for their clientele often must seek out their supplies …
Amazon Adds Rite Aid Locations to Package Delivery Network
16 Monday Sep 2019
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Let’s count the ways that Amazon can get your order into your hands: Shipping to your door, often requiring you …
FedEx Says Its Ending Express Shipping Service for Amazon
15 Thursday Aug 2019
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Amazon’s unending, seemingly inevitable growth can be both a threat and an opportunity for its supply chain partners. For FedEx, …
Why Amazon Is Expanding Shipping and Logistics Services
06 Thursday Jun 2019
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In a recent abstract (“Amazon’s Pitch to Woo Shippers: Fewer Fees than FedEx, UPS”), we described the retailer’s entry into …
New Job for Robots: Taking Stock for Retailers
10 Wednesday Apr 2019
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For big retailers, operating in omnichannel environments, accurate inventory assessments would require nearly constant reviews by human staffers—and even that …
Walmart Toughens Delivery Demands for Suppliers
09 Tuesday Apr 2019
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Performance metrics are most effective when they are specific. Accordingly, Walmart is changing the way it assesses, rewards, and penalizes …