Food & Beverage

Nordstrom Is Opening a Store That Will Serve Beer But Won't Stock Clothes

September 19, 2017

Nordstrom is trying a smaller store on for size.

U.K. Firms Have Slavery 'Blind Spot,' Research Shows

September 19, 2017

U.K. firms are focusing anti-slavery efforts on foreign supply chains and overlooking forced labour at home, according to research.

Amazon's Whole Foods Price Cuts Brought 25-Percent Jump in Shoppers

September 19, 2017

Bloomberg

Amazon.com Inc.'s splashy takeover of Whole Foods, complete with deep price cuts, did more than bring a surge of publicity to the chain: It boosted customer traffic by 25 percent.

Getting to S&OP Success

September 18, 2017

Logility

European Carmakers Scramble to Address the Reality of Electric Cars

September 15, 2017

Fortune

European car bosses gathering for the Frankfurt auto show are beginning to address the realities of mass vehicle electrification, and its consequences for jobs and profit, their minds focused by government pledges to outlaw the combustion engine.

Uber's London Drivers Must Use Hybrid or Fully Electric Cars by 2020

September 14, 2017

The Guardian

Uber drivers will be banned from using vehicles that are not a hybrid or fully electric in London from 2020, as part of a plan to help tackle illegal levels of air pollution in the capital.

Opinion: How Blockchain Can Restore Trust in the Wine Industry

September 14, 2017

Eric Annino, SAP, Forbes contributor

Blockchain is one of those things that everyone talks about but no one (myself included) really understands - like bitcoin or the stock market. I do understand, however, that blockchain is all about trust, and that's the reason it's going to revolutionize every industry. It's also the reason it can revolutionize wine markets.

A Guide to Selecting a WMS Vendor

September 13, 2017

Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors

'Ware-bnb': The Rise of On-Demand Distribution

September 13, 2017

Air Cargo World

With its dark, gloomy winters, Seattle is a good place to run a wine accessories store, especially during the holiday season. A few years ago, a wine-themed company called True Fabrications was doing well in Seattle - so well, in fact, that it was running out of space to store its inventory. The owners figured that, to get through their next holiday peak season, they would need another 2,000 to 3,000 pallet positions of capacity, but only for four to five months.

Hackers Attacking U.S. and European Energy Firms Could Sabotage Power Grids

September 13, 2017

The Guardian

A hacking campaign is targeting the energy sector in Europe and the U.S. to potentially sabotage national power grids, a cybersecurity firm has warned.

Food & Beverage

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