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Micro-Fulfillment

Retail’s Next Margin Battle is Being Fought in the Fulfillment Center

The largest retailers are raising the operating bar through automation, vertical integration of logistics and transportation, and technology-enabled supply chain execution.

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Micro-Fulfillment

WINIT Launches Modular Fulfillment Platform

WINIT’s modular approach allows companies to tailor their distribution operations for maximum speed, efficiency, and transparency down to the last mile.

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Material Handling Equipment

Raymond Corporation Debuts Lithium-Ion-Powered Walkie Pallet Jack

The Raymond Corporation

This a lithium-ion-powered pallet jack is engineered to provide a simple and efficient solution for retail, delivery, dock work, warehousing, trailers, mezzanines and elevators.

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Reverse Logistics

Retailers Lose $29M to Returns Fraud

ReBound by Recomony North America

Return rates are now approaching 20% of all online sales, with a total market value nearing $850 billion in the United States alone.

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Forced Labor Emerges as Newest Geopolitical Risk for Supply Chains

Verisk Maplecroft, a Verisk business

The analysis warns that the risks are likely being underestimated and should now be treated as a priority by sourcing teams.

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Reverse Logistics

Why UK Retailers Could Pay Customs Twice After July

Shopreturns by Global24

For many retailers, the July 2026 reform is being viewed primarily as a customs update. But, are retailers prepared for a world in which every return can become a customs event?

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Micro-Fulfillment

NextSmartShip Launches Custom Packaging Solutions for DTC Fulfillment Stacks

The service integrates packaging design, procurement, production, and storage directly into NextSmartShip's fulfillment infrastructure.

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Wholesale Leaders Doubling Down on B2B E-Commerce

NuORDER by Lightspeed

Nearly 78% of senior leaders now rank B2B wholesale as their No. 1 investment channel.

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Procurement Software

Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics: Closing the Gap Between Supply Chain Forecasts and Action

The decisions that are repeated most often in supply chain, replenishment, supplier selection, capacity allocation are where a prescriptive layer delivers value fastest.

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JLL Develops Retail Solutions Group for Multi-Unit Retailers

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)

RSG will serve as a comprehensive partner for retail brands at every stage of their evolution, from concept development and strategic planning through project delivery.

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Online Shopping to Create New Logistics Pressures for Retailers

Speed is still the leading factor when shoppers choose where to buy online, but reliability is gaining ground.

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Procurement Software

How Automated Decision Making Delivers Single Source of Inventory Truth

SMBs need to look for a unified approach to inventory planning across channels that can support channel buffers, location-aware fulfillment and an increase in automated decisions.

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