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Risk/Compliance

Trump Orders Review of Postal Service

As Trump continues to feud with Amazon online, he ordered a review of USPS' finances to see if the company is paying its fair share.

Usps

ASOS Sales Increase 27 Percent

As ASOS sales surge, the company is set to invest more in logistics and distribution.

AI, Real-Time Marketing Automation Drives Profitability

Symphony RetailAI CPG

Survey from Symphony RetailAI highlights the challenges retailers face when aggregating and leveraging the omnichannel consumer data required to create a real-time targeted marketing strategy.

Artificial Intelligence

Reverse Logistics

Walmart Expands Online Grocery Delivery to 100 Cities

Walmart is expanding its online grocery delivery service to 100 metropolitan areas by the end of the year, with orders fulfilled at more than 800 stores nationwide and shuttled to shoppers by drivers contracted through Uber, Deliv and others.

Software & Technology

Trump Looks to Policy Options on Amazon

The war between Amazon and Donald Trump continues as he looks at policy options for the e-commerce giant.

Trump

2018: The Year of Retail Transparency

Similar to how you might know the farm location, food source and treatment details of an animal used for meat production, consumers now want to know the details of cotton harvesting for a t-shirt.

How to Handle Returns When Using Third-Party Shipping and Fulfillment

Returns can be a hassle for any online shop, whether you are doing your own shipping and fulfillment or not. It can be even more difficult to understand what you need to do to keep your business strong and both customers and partners happy.

Jake Rheude

Warehouses Unfit to Handle E-Commerce Boom

As retailers take to online sales, warehouses are in high demand, but supply is limited.

Warehouse

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Adidas Sold 1 Million Shoes Made from Recycled Plastic Last Year

Each pair of shoes reuses 11 plastic bottles found in the ocean.

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Amazon Triggers Race to Automate Retail Stores

Motivated not only by Amazon’s recent experiment into brick-and-mortar, the world's top retailers also hope to shave labor costs and minimize shoppers’ frustrations, like waiting for cashiers.

Amazon Go In Seattle, December 2016

Sourcing & Procurement

Bankrupt Bon-Ton in Discussions With Potential Buyer

Bon-Ton is in discussions with a potential buyer after filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy back in February.

Bon Ton

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