OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN

Amazon will open a new, first-of-its-kind robotics manufacturing facility in Westborough, Mass.

U.S. consumers are acting on warnings of retailers, shippers and supply chain managers to shop early for the holidays.

Amazon is offering third-party sellers on its platform new solutions designed to ease international processes such as customer service and inventory management.

A global beauty giant is seeking to increase inventory turnover and reduce the risk of obsolescence, while also increasing product availability.

Walmart is extending its delivery time and making more items available for local delivery. 

Consumers are not only shopping earlier than ever this holiday season, they are also altering their shopping behavior.

Walgreens is expanding mental health first aid training for pharmacists, while its U.K.-based Boots division is launching omnichannel mental health tools.

Amazon is opening its platform to small businesses looking for access to direct-to-consumer sales infrastructure and services.