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Groceries Delivered Direct To The Fridge When You’re Not Home? Test Begins In Sweden

The Swedish experiment is part of a global race aimed at solving one of the main headaches facing retailers and logistics companies from Amazon.com Inc. to United Parcel Service Inc.: elusive customers.

A Scandinavian courier company, PostNord AB, and supermarket chain, ICA AB, are testing a service to deliver groceries directly to the kitchen with about 20 households, promising that messengers will remove their shoes and unpack online deliveries, even when customers are away, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Freight Executive Has Suggestions For Fulfilling Online Grocery Orders

Uber’s recent decision to end instant deliveries indicates that the company’s courier-provided meals posed a greater logistical challenge than the giant company anticipated.

If Uber couldn’t do it, it’s not hard to see why some of the other high-end courier startups like DoorDash and Instacart are struggling as well, according to Jaime Jimenez, CEO of freight-moving company iContainers.

Software & Technology

ROI Benefits Achieved with VAI S2K Technology

VAI (Vormittag Associates Inc.)

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Amazon Brings 1-Hour Delivery To New York City And Dallas Restaurants

Now Manhattan and Dallas customers can view participating restaurants, browse menus, place orders, track the status of their delivery, and watch as their delivery driver travels from the restaurant to the delivery address in real time.

Amazon.com announced that Prime members in New York City and Dallas, Texas, can now enjoy free one-hour delivery from local restaurants.

Cold Storage Operators Gear Up For Summer

Americold Logistics LLC

Maintaining cold warehouses in the hot summer months requires massive amounts of energy. So, what are refrigerated warehouse operators doing to use that energy responsibly?

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Produce Industry Updates Measures To Improve Transportation Practices

Trade organizations establish voluntary best practices for all industry stakeholders.

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Emerging Technologies

ERP Takes On A Bigger Role In Managing Supply Chains

As players have to manage more information for more uses, the ERP enhances visibility.

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Food Delivery Startups Face Unique Challenges

Three founders of food startups shared their insights on the state of the industry: Maple CEO co-founder and CEO Caleb Merkl, Sweetgreen co-founder and CEO Nicolas Jammet, and Blue Apron co-founder and CTO Ilia Papas.

The SERVUS Robotic Shuttle System

Bastian Solutions

The SERVUS Robotic Shuttle System

Software & Technology

Target Corp. Invests In Disruptive Technology To Boost Food Transparency

The Food + Future coLab is a multi-year collaboration between Target, IDEO and MIT’s Media Lab.

The Food + Future coLab is a multi-year collaboration between Target, IDEO and MIT’s Media Lab.

Software Solutions

Kewill To Acquire LeanLogistics

Kewill, a provider of software for supply chain execution, has agreed to purchase LeanLogistics from parent Brambles, Limited.

Kewill, a provider of software for supply chain execution, has agreed to purchase LeanLogistics from parent Brambles, Limited.

Amazon Brings One-Hour Restaurant Delivery To San Francisco

Prime Now Restaurant Delivery offers customers transparent pricing — there are no menu markups or hidden service fees and delivery on all orders is free for a limited time.

Amazon.com announced that Prime Now customers in San Francisco, Calif. can now enjoy one-hour delivery from local restaurants, including Big Chef Tom’s Belly Burgers, Buca di Beppo, DOSA, The Monk’s Kettle, Nick’s Crispy Tacos, Pressed Juicery and many more.

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