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Metapack Adds What3words Addresses to Enable More Accurate Last Mile Delivery

Metapack has enabled the seamless passing of what3words addresses, a location technology that has divided the world into…

News June 3
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Why Scaling Delivery Operations Goes Beyond Adding Drivers

Delivery volumes and expectations for rapid delivery have consistently grown for years, but 2020’s drastic increase in ecommerce…

Executive Viewpoints June 2
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Robotics Provider Creates Academy for Training Retail Associates and Support Vendors

Alert Innovation will launch a training and career development organization focused on its Alphabot robotics solution, offering interactive…

News May 19
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Baltic Telecom Company Trials Self-Service Store to Reach Small-Town Customers

Telia — a telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic states — is piloting a new self-service store…

News May 18
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Accenture Study: ‘Infrequent’ Ecommerce Shoppers Boosted Online Purchases 343% due to COVID

COVID-19 undoubtedly convinced a large number of ecommerce “virgins” to make their very first online purchase, but it’s…

Features May 18
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Amid Worker Shortage, Amazon to Add 75,000 New Fulfillment Jobs in North America

Amazon is planning to hire 75,000 additional employees across its fulfillment and logistics network in the U.S. and…

News May 17
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How Interior Define ‘Democratizes Customization’ with Digital Tech and Localized Sales

So many of the digital native brands making a splash these days seem to have started the same…

Features May 17
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Alibaba Fiscal 2021 Q4

China’s Antimonopoly Fine Leads to First Quarterly Loss for Alibaba Since Going Public

The number of active users on Alibaba Group’s ecommerce platforms topped 1 billion for the first time in…

News May 13
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Rite Aid to Offer Same-Day Delivery of Health and Wellness Essentials via DoorDash

Rite Aid has partnered with last-mile logistics platform DoorDash to offer same-day delivery of non-prescription health, convenience and…

News May 12
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