Rhea County’s SimplyBank, donors fund RC3 HVAC unit Youth and adult athletes using the gym in the Rhea County Community Center (RC3) this summer are keeping their cool thanks to the… Read More

A study by a consulting firm has found that higher interest rates and slowing economies, as well as Amazon.com Inc.’s reduced spend on facilities, is resulting in a short-lived slowdo… Read More

U.S. retailers have a last-mile problem. Complex routes, failed deliveries, returned products and consumer expectations around delivery speed, flexibility and reliability have complicated t… Read More

Ultrafast grocery delivery startups were once seen as part of the future of last-mile delivery, with several earning valuations over $1 billion just months after launching.  Instead… Read More

Peak season isn’t what it used to be. For decades, retailers had an idea of what to expect around the holidays: a short but massive plateau in volume and supply chains that (for the… Read More

The grocery delivery wars have a new challenger. Long a two-horse race between Amazon and Walmart, the playing field may have shifted with Kroger’s (NYSE: KR) acquisition of Alberts… Read More

As the largest retailer in the world, it’s no surprise that Walmart has poured money into innovative fulfillment technologies like drone delivery and advanced robotics. In particula… Read More

GoPuff, the U.S.-based startup that operates its own “microfulfillment” network and promises to deliver items such as over-the-counter medicine, baby food and alcohol in 30 minut… Read More

The digital transformation of manufacturing has advanced sufficiently in a number of companies that they are diverting their attention from groundbreaking initiatives to “dotting the i… Read More