SUPPLY CHAIN

On-demand delivery platform Gopuff is purchasing its second U.K.-based startup in the past three months.

Although already high rates of merchandise returns are climbing during the COVID-19 pandemic, strategies are available to mitigate the impact.

Amazon is dramatically increasing its supply chain infrastructure in the Sunshine State, including a new robotics fulfillment center.

The nation’s largest retailer-owned cooperative is the latest grocer to experiment with micro-fulfillment technology.

Amazon is launching an air cargo hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport which will facilitate rapid Prime deliveries.

The Home Depot has expanded its supply chain capabilities to bring faster delivery options to customers in the Baltimore region. 

A recent Oracle Retail survey of more than 5,000 global consumers indicates back-to-school shoppers are posting – and reading – about bad experiences on social media.

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.