OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN

Flexible payments pay off for Indochino
Indochino has expanded its customer demographic and increased its average order value since enabling customers to buy now, pay later.
Rite Aid partners with Shipt for same-day delivery
Rite Aid customers can now get their orders delivered the same day — as soon as one hour in certain cases.

Economic expansion putting pressure on logistics supply chain

Cargo imports at the nation’s largest retail container ports should hit another record in August as retailers shift from the back-to-school season to the peak shipping season for holiday merchandise.
Walmart giving weekly bonuses to warehouse workers

Walmart Inc. is providing a new incentive to keep workers on the job at its warehouses and fulfillment centers amid a tight labor market and as it ramps up for the holiday season.
Untuckit combines employee communications, task management in single app

Untuckit is deploying new technology to help its store associates do their job more effectively, driving sales in the process.
Amazon delays office return until 2022

Amazon is postponing the return to its office by four months.
Petco getting on board with buy now, pay later trend

Petco Health and Wellness Company has joined the growing ranks of retailers offering flexible payment plans.
Amazon in deal with New Jersey’s Newark Airport to develop air-cargo facility

Amazon is going to touch down at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey.
Target to pay 100% of college education, textbooks for employees

Target Corp. is offering its more than 340,000 part-time and full-time employees a new benefit: debt-free college education, complete with free textbooks and more. It will also help cover graduate school costs.
CVS Health hiking pay, cuts education requirement for workers

CVS Health Corp. is boosting wages and slashing education requirements for entry-level jobs as retailers and restaurants continue to be caught up in the labor crunch.