by Mike Duff | Jan 23, 2024 | Retail Articles
Amazon has brought in new leadership to oversee a $1 billion technologies fund to establish more effective supply chain and distribution operations. In 2022, the company launched the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, a $1 billion venture investment program designed...
by Mike Duff | Oct 16, 2023 | Retail Articles
As they continue to upgrade their capabilities, Amazon and Walmart announced the addition of new distribution facilities, although of different varieties, to improve the moment goods to consumers. Walmart plans to open its fifth next-generation fulfillment center in...
by Mike Duff | Sep 5, 2023 | Retail Articles
Dollar General has promoted Rod West to executive vp of global supply chain, the company announced, leading distribution center operations, transportation, supply chain modernization and its private fleet. West was Dollar General’s senior vp of distribution and...
by Mike Duff | Jun 19, 2023 | Retail Articles
Walmart has opened a new 2.2 million-square-foot fulfillment center 20 miles northeast of Indianapolis in McCordsville, IN as the company continues to boost faster technology-driven distribution. Walmart characterizes the McCordsville facility as a next-generation...
by Mike Duff | Jun 14, 2023 | Retail Articles
Walmart is adopting measures designed to make the fulfillment function more sustainable and to reduce the amount of packaging waste associated with online orders and emissions associated with product movement. The company announced that the initiatives will include...
