OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN

Office Depot guarantees 30-minute in-store, curbside pickup
Office Depot and Office Max stores have improved their fulfillment times.
Bed Bath & Beyond adds new employee benefit programs; to close on Thanksgiving
Bed Bath & Beyond is expanding the benefits it offers employees amid a labor crunch that is hitting retail and restaurant chains particularly hard.

Survey: Despite out-of-stocks, consumers increase Prime Day spend

Amazon Prime Day shopping and spending was healthy this year, even as shortages and out-of-stocks posed a problem for nearly one-third of participants.
Five Below expands same-day delivery to 1,100 stores

Five Below is moving forward with a successful pilot of the Instacart on-demand delivery platform.
Global footwear brand steps into omnichannel order fulfillment

Red Wing Shoes is lacing up to unify fulfillment of orders across all channels, resulting in a seamless customer experience.
Afterpay offers flex payment at Amazon and more to select app users

The Afterpay flexible payment platform is enabling select mobile customers to leverage “buy now, pay later” services at some of America’s leading retailers.
Denny’s hitting the road to recruit 20,000 employees

Denny’s is launching an unusual initiative to find employees amid a labor shortage that is hitting restaurant chains particularly hard.
Walmart combats grocery out-of-stocks with AI

As surging online demand for food and groceries affects inventory levels, Walmart is using artificial intelligence to ensure optimal substitutions.
On-demand delivery platform Gopuff builds infrastructure for expansion

Gopuff is acquiring a routing technology provider and a Kentucky liquor store chain as it eyes growth across the U.S. and beyond.
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Twenty years of Reflexis, illustrated by three major retailer rollouts

Cloud-based workforce and task management solutions vendor Reflexis Systems has evolved along with retail since its founding in 2001.