Grocery
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Modern Shipper
Centralized buying at Whole Foods goes directly against its ethos
It seems that centralized buying and local product discovery are polar opposites. How can Whole Foods centralize buying and get better at the local level?
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Modern Shipper
It’s time the logistics industry took notice of Gopuff
This is an excerpt from Monday’s (5/13) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest. There’s a startup that was first created to deliver essentials to…
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Modern Shipper
Are skyscraper warehouses the key to urban grocery fulfillment?
This clever twist on micro-fulfillment centers offers a futuristic model for urban retailing and fulfillment. And it comes as companies test out a bevy of…
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Infographics
Daily Infographic: Has Amazon Spoiled Whole Foods?
Amazon.com Inc. bought Whole Foods Market Inc. on Aug. 28, 2017, for $13.7 billion, following up with changes to the grocery brand.
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News
Has Amazon spoiled Whole Foods?
Amazon so often does everything seemingly right, so it’s important to talk about its shortfalls. I’m confident Amazon will right the Whole Foods ship, but…
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News
Walmart vs Kroger: A strategy battle for online grocery
Walmart and Kroger are taking differing approaches to online grocery fulfillment. While fully-automated warehouses are more efficient, they are much more expensive and inflexible. Local-fulfillment…
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News
Brexit forcing grocers to stock enemy product
This is an excerpt from Monday’s Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter. The UK grocery supermarket sector was once highly oligopolistic, but in recent…
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Driver issues
FMCSA cancels HOS exemption for food, fuel, raw materials
Latest extension in place through July 14.
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Trucking
Cowan Systems acquires Pennsylvania-based Carlisle Carrier
Cowan Systems has acquired family-owned regional carrier Carlisle Carrier as it looks to strengthen its Northeast presence.
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Container
Possible grocery strike raises questions about online delivery in Southern California
A strike by thousands of union workers at major Southern California supermarket chains would have a huge upside for non-union big box grocers and e-retailers…
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