In a move seen as a challenge to Amazon’s expanding physical footprint, JD.com has opened its first stores in Europe, opening two robotic “pick-up” stores in the Netherlands — with more to come.
Despite ongoing fears regarding e-commerce contributing to the demise of brick-and-mortar stores, it is clear that doomsday predictions have underestimated the consumer demand for visiting physical stores.
Rite Aid Corp. is bringing together space planning, store and distribution center forecasting, and replenishment planning within a single, centralized solution.
