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Kroger, Ocado To Build Regional High-Tech Fulfillment Centers
Retail // June 05, 2020

The Kroger Family of Companies, the nation’s largest supermarket chain, and Ocado Supermarket Co., the British online grocer, have announced a joint plan to build three customer fulfillment centers. “Kroger is incredibly excited to construct three additional industry-leading customer fulfillment centers across the country in...

Curing The $2.4T Manufacturing Sector’s Cash-Flow Crunch
Order To Cash // December 05, 2019

The U.S. manufacturing sector, valued at approximately $2.4 trillion, accounts for an estimated 11 percent of the national gross domestic product (GDP). However, U.S. manufacturing has encountered significant damage recently over the ongoing trade war with China. In fact, the U.S. Federal Reserve said the...

Alcohol Sales Banned On Facebook, Instagram
Regulation // July 26, 2019

While alcohol and tobacco sales were already prohibited on Marketplace, Facebook is now extending the policy: Sales of those products will not be allowed any longer between users on Facebook or Instagram, CNBC reported. A spokesperson for Facebook said in an emailed statement, per the...

WESCO Partners With Plug And Play On B2B Accelerator
B2B Payments // June 17, 2019

WESCO International has announced that WESCO Distribution has partnered with Silicon Valley-based startup Plug and Play to launch their newest accelerator, B2B Sales and Distribution. Pittsburgh-based WESCO joins as a founding anchor member in the accelerator, which will focus on industry-specific startups and their technologies. The...

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Curing The $2.4T Manufacturing Sector’s Cash-Flow Crunch

December 05, 2019
The U.S. manufacturing sector, valued at approximately $2.4 trillion, accounts for an estimated 11 percent of the national gross domestic product (GDP). However, U.S. manufacturing has encountered significant damage recently over the ongoing trade war with China. In fact, the U.S. Federal Reserve said the sector entered a “technical recession” earlier this year. Smooth cash-flow […]

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Omnichannel Commerce Boosts The Honest Company in Q2

August 08, 2023
The Honest Company, founded by movie star Jessica Alba, posted its second-quarter results Wednesday (Aug. 8), which showed a revenue bump from recent retail distribution deals. The Honest Company Inc. said financial results for the second quarter ending June 30 showed revenue increasing 8%, digital revenue increasing 10%, and retail revenue increasing 5%.  On the earnings […]

Kroger, Ocado To Build Regional High-Tech Fulfillment Centers

June 05, 2020
The Kroger Family of Companies, the nation’s largest supermarket chain, and Ocado Supermarket Co., the British online grocer, have announced a joint plan to build three customer fulfillment centers. “Kroger...

Alcohol Sales Banned On Facebook, Instagram

July 26, 2019
While alcohol and tobacco sales were already prohibited on Marketplace, Facebook is now extending the policy: Sales of those products will not be allowed any longer between users on Facebook...

Groupon Partners With AMC To Boost Movie Access

December 04, 2018
Groupon has announced a distribution partnership with AMC Theatres to give its users greater access to films through the movie distributor’s thousands of theaters across the United States. “Partnering with...