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How To Prepare For A Warehouse Technology Upgrade

Companies taking measures to avoid solution lock-in are more likely to avoid solution obsolescence and costly replacements in the future.

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Electrification

Alternative Fuels: The Quest Continues

As alternative fuel vehicle technology continues to innovate, companies at the forefront are finding out that switching requires collaboration and strong partnerships.

Dan Walsh, a Frito-Lay employee, is seen using Frito-Lay’s CNG fueling station in Beloit, Wis. Frito-Lay Lay hopes to build seven public CNG fueling stations across the U.S., providing fuel for the expanding Frito-Lay fleet, as well as service other companies using alternative fuel vehicles.

Propane Autogas Mitigates Maintenance Concerns for Sausage Delivery Fleet

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For Stevens Sausage, the rising cost of maintenance on diesel engines was a driving factor in its decision to switch to propane autogas.

Stevens Sausage, based in Smithfield, N.C., has found propane fuel significantly reduces fleet maintenance costs.

Panasonic Touts Its Eco-Conscious Cold Chain Solutions

The global tech giant is focusing on their cold chain solutions as part of their new "A Better Life, A Better World" campaign.

Panasonic’s open showcases employs CO2 refrigerant technology to create an air curtain created of cold air that flows from top to bottom.

Amazon.com Develops App To Expand U.S. Couriers

The Seattle retailer is developing a mobile application that would, in some cases, pay ordinary people, rather than carriers such as United Parcel Service Inc., to drop off packages en route to other destinations

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Nestle, Walmart, Unilever Scramble To Meet China's Shift To E-Commerce

An estimated 461 million Chinese consumers, a third of the population, are now shopping online, up from 46 million in 2007, when e-commerce started gaining momentum.

Amazon.com Challenges Students To Design Warehouse Robots

The Seattle retailer hopes to make its challenge a regular event that encourages innovation in robotics and steers academic research toward e-commerce automation.

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Supply Chain Visibility

JDA Software Chooses Google Public Cloud; Retailers Wary Of Amazon Web Service

Analysts say the agreement is a sign that JDA’s retail industry customers are growing wary about giving business to Amazon, even in an area where they aren’t in competition.

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Spot Van Rate Jumps On Capacity Imbalance

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The capacity pressure may have been related to carriers parking trucks during Roadcheck, the commercial vehicle inspection blitz on June 2 to 4.

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Proposed Ahold/Delhaize Merger: A Milestone In U.S. Grocery Retailing

Aside from operating traditional stores, Ahold owns online grocer Peapod. After a merger with Delhaize, Peapod would have access to the Delhaize network and potentially 1300 new pick-up points.

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Software Solutions

App Allows Shoppers To Trace Fish To Fishing Boat

In an era when many sectors of the New England fishing industry are struggling with depleted resources and choking catch quotas, increasing the cachet of local seafood could be the last, best hope.

Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland is developing the app, which will allow consumers to source seafood to the fisherman.

MyWebGrocer Releases Next-Generation Digital Experience Platform

According to Nielsen’s recently published “The Future of Grocery” report, one-quarter of shoppers surveyed say they order grocery products online, and more than half (55 percent) are willing to do so in the future.

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