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Walmart’s New Challenge to Amazon Prime Has Deep Roots

July 13, 2020

While details of Walmart’s new subscription program are still hazy, the service is rooted in three experiments the world’s biggest retailer has conducted in recent years.

Walmart to Debut Amazon Prime Challenger This Month

July 10, 2020

Helen Atkinson, SCB Contributor

Walmart will introduce a subscription service this month to compete with Amazon.com’s Prime program.

How RAIN RFID Will Shape Post-Pandemic Retail

July 9, 2020

Gaylene Meyer, SCB Contributor

The battery-free wireless technology can identify thousands of items in seconds — at a distance and without line-of-sight.

How Supply-Chain Managers Are Reevaluating Best Practices

July 8, 2020

Casey Adams, SCB Contributor

Supply-chain chaos breeds opportunity, says one shipping executive. Here are the pandemic trends she's seeing now — and what she expects to come.

Japan Is Figuring Out How to Deliver Goods Untouched by Humans

July 8, 2020

Bloomberg

Getting products from one place to another with as little human contact as possible is becoming an imperative for businesses as retailers, warehouses and transport providers adapt to the pandemic.

Three Elements of Straight-to-Consumer Logistics

July 5, 2020

Don White, SCB Contributor

Three core qualities — agility, adaptability and alignment — will help any warehouse grow and succeed in a new world driven by fast moving e-commerce and ever-shifting customer demands.

Walmart’s Self-Driving Partner Is Changing E-Commerce Economics

June 22, 2020

Bloomberg

For a self-driving vehicle startup, Gatik has an odd mantra: Don’t agonize over autonomy, worry about delivery.

Aptos Order Management Supports 70% Sales Increase for Footwear Retailer

June 17, 2020

Aptos Inc.

Challenge: Siloed technology systems were preventing a footwear retailer from capitalizing on customer demand for an omnichannel shopping experience. Without an enterprise view of inventory and “endless aisle,” this retailer was missing out on sales when particular styles and sizes were not stocked in a particular store. And without a best-in-class order management system, the high cost of shipping online orders was eroding profitability.