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The Logistics Matters podcast: Jim Berlin of Logistics+ in Erie, Pa., on providing distributors and first responders with badly needed PPE equipment | Season 1 Episode 6

How 3PL Logistics+ has operated during the Covid-19 pandemic; how drones are helping in the fight against Covid-19; how retailers are turning their outlets into "Dark Stores."

May 15, 2020

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How 3PL Logistics+ has operated during the Covid-19 pandemic; how drones are helping in the fight against Covid-19; how retailers are turning their outlets into "Dark Stores."

Retailers look to DCs and dark stores to serve consumers during Covid-19 crisis

Whether sales occur on a website, in a store, or at a curbside, companies are pushing inventory closer to shoppers, JD Logistics says.

May 11, 2020

Ben Ames

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Whether sales occur on a website, in a store, or at a curbside, companies are pushing inventory closer to shoppers, JD Logistics says.

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6 River Systems raises $15 million for e-commerce fulfillment robots

July 27, 2017

Ben Ames

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Rolling "Chuck" bots collaborate with humans to provide inexpensive warehouse automation for midsized retailers and 3PLs, firm says.

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Manhattan Associates adds "waveless" order fulfillment to its WMS

May 10, 2017

Ben Ames

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Under pressure to speed up e-commerce orders, DCs can't afford to wait for waves, Manhattan says.

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Deliv adds grocery option to its same-day service

May 10, 2017

DC Velocity Staff

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"Deliv Fresh" will compete with Instacart and Amazon.com for a slice of the $675 billion retail grocery sector.

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Best Buy renews holiday free shipping offer

October 26, 2016

DC Velocity Staff

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Consumer electronics retailer woos online shoppers.

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Best Buy adds 11 cities to same-day delivery network

April 11, 2016

Ben Ames

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Partners with Deliv to compete with Amazon for fast fulfillment.

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UPS partners in $28 million investment in Deliv

February 25, 2016

Ben Ames

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Same-day delivery startup will add routes in new cities, build reverse logistics capability.

strategic insight

Warehouses make room for wearable computers

February 22, 2016

Ben Ames

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With the right adjustments to DC design and strategy, wearable computers can deliver the accuracy and efficiency needed to keep up with the rising demands of e-commerce fulfillment.

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