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Preparing Your Warehouse Operations for the Holiday Rush

We all know that the fourth quarter holiday season is the single most important sales period of the year for retailers. Nearly…

Upstate New York Warehouse Becomes Latest Amazon Site Seeking Unionization

An Amazon warehouse in Castleton, N.Y. is the latest of the ecommerce giant’s to seek unionization, according to the National Labor Relations…

Reports: Amazon Delays or Cancels 16 Warehouse Openings as Ecommerce Spending Slows

Amazon has delayed or canceled plans for at least 16 U.S. warehouses according to multiple local media reports. This scaling back follows…

BJ’s Wholesale Club Positions Smaller Store Concept as ‘Innovation Lab’

BJ’s Wholesale Club is testing out a smaller store format called BJ’s market. The first 43,000-square-foot concept store opened in Warwick, R.I….

A Retailer’s Guide to Preparing Your Warehouse for Ecommerce Success

It’s no secret that technology has radically changed buying behaviors for nearly every consumer out there, making the migration to ecommerce critical…

Debenhams to Find New Life Online with Acquisition by Boohoo

Storied British department store chain Debenhams, which entered administration for the second time in April 2020, will live on online following the…

Instacart Workers, NY-Based Amazon Warehouse Employees Go On Strike Citing COVID-19 Concerns

Workers at Amazon’s Staten Island, N.Y. distribution center and grocery delivery contractors at Instacart are on strike, with both alleging that their…

Amazon Pilots Temporary Warehouse Storage Service For Faster Holiday Deliveries

Amazon is testing a new inventory storage service, designed to help meet holiday demand and its next-day shipping commitment without overcrowding its…

JDA Introduces Machine Learning-Based Warehouse Optimization Solution

JDA has launched Luminate Warehouse Tasking, a machine learning-driven solution. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution is designed to optimizes tasks in near real-time…

Gap Expands Ohio Operations To Bolster E-Commerce Fulfillment

Gap will expand its operations in Groveport, Ohio, investing approximately $100 million into a new 420,000-square-foot warehouse. The investment will also create…

Walmart Doubles Down On Digital, Pumps Up Global Investments

Two months after acquiring Jet.com for $3.3 billion, Walmart is once again taking steps to narrow its e-Commerce gap with Amazon, and…

JD.com Announces Addition of UNIQLO Flagship Store to Its Marketplace Platform

Apparel retailer UNIQLO has partnered with JD.com, a China-based e-Commerce company, to open an online flagship store on its marketplace platform. Through…