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HelloFresh Launches In-House Fleet Delivery Service
HelloFresh Launches In-House Fleet Delivery Service
November 14, 2023  |  Delivery

Meal kit company HelloFresh is now in the last-mile delivery business. The company announced Tuesday (Nov. 14) that its company-managed fleet is now operating in 19 major metropolitan areas....

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Hy-Vee Automates Facilities as Grocers Rethink Direct Fulfillment
Hy-Vee Automates Facilities as Grocers Rethink Direct Fulfillment
October 13, 2023  |  Retail

With some grocers scaling up their in-house fulfillment infrastructure and others pulling back, Hy-Vee is tapping automated warehouses to meet digital demand. Grocery fulfillment solutions...

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Giant Food Closes Three eCommerce Facilities as Grocers Rethink Fulfillment
Giant Food Closes Three eCommerce Facilities as Grocers Rethink Fulfillment
August 23, 2023  |  eCommerce

As merchants look for ways to improve the margins of online grocery, Giant Food is backpedaling, reportedly closing three delivery fulfillment centers to find a...

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Amazon Resurrects In-House Shipping Service After COVID Hiatus
Amazon Resurrects In-House Shipping Service After COVID Hiatus
August 20, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon has resumed the shipping service it shuttered during the pandemic. As The Associated Press reported Friday (Aug. 18), the company says it has relaunched...

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Amazon and Freightos Prove Scale Critical in Race to Build Logistics-as-a-Service
Amazon and Freightos Prove Scale Critical in Race to Build Logistics-as-a-Service
July 11, 2023  |  Connected Economy

In the bid to transform logistics, to streamline the interplay that takes place to get goods from point A to point B, scale’s a key...

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Cart.com Valued at $1.2 Billion Following $60 Million Series C
Cart.com Valued at $1.2 Billion Following $60 Million Series C
June 27, 2023  |  Supply Chain

Cart.com has raised $60 million in a funding round that values the company at $1.2 billion. The commerce and logistics solutions company announced the Series C funding...

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Otto Group Taps Covariant to Bring AI to Logistics
Otto Group Taps Covariant to Bring AI to Logistics
May 10, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

European eCommerce giant Otto Group says it is embracing an “AI-driven future.” To that end, the company announced Tuesday (May 9) it has formed a...

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Shopify, Walmart and Amazon Joust for Merchants With Fulfillment-as-a-Service
Shopify, Walmart and Amazon Joust for Merchants With Fulfillment-as-a-Service
February 21, 2023  |  eCommerce

For smaller merchants, the online sale’s the easy part — compared to logistics. For the eCommerce juggernauts — Walmart, Amazon and Shopify among them —...

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CFOs Grow Profits, Cut Costs with Three F’s of Automation
CFOs Grow Profits, Cut Costs with Three F’s of Automation
January 09, 2023  |  Connected Economy

New automated tools involving factories, fulfillment and financials are set to accelerate growth this year. This is as CFOs face ongoing inflationary pressures and high...

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