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Domino’s Pizza To Offer ‘Tweet To Order’ In U.S.

Domino's will be the first major player in the restaurant industry to use Twitter on an ongoing basis to place and complete an order.

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E-Commerce Growth Pushes Higher Warehouses

Eight feet of added ceiling height may not seem like a lot, but for warehouse builders, the extra clearance can be the difference between an empty building and one that attracts a tenant such as Walmart.com or Amazon.com.

ES3’s facility in York, Pennsylvania serves as both a manufacturers’ mixing center and a retailers’ distribution center.

Stop Monsters In Their Tracks With Our 'Unique' Food Safety Technology: Swedish Firm

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Nitrogen Engines Could Transform The Cold Chain

They are designed to replace typical diesel engine units on large HGVs and supermarket home delivery lorries, but can also be used in commercial refrigeration units or office cooling systems.

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McDonald’s Tests Postmates Direct Delivery In New York City

Customers can go to Postmates.com or download the Postmates mobile app (available for iOS and Android) to order their favorite McDonald's food for delivery within an hour from 88 select McDonald's restaurants in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.

Target, Walmart Race To Build Fulfillment Centers For E-Commerce

This quarter Walmart expects to open four such facilities, each more than 1 million square feet, while Target expects to spend $1 billion this year to improve supply chain and technology infrastructure.

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Mondelez International Partners With ChannelSight To Accelerate E-Commerce Growth

Mondelez will continue to add "Buy Now" buttons to owned, earned and paid media platforms across 25 markets, linking to over 130 retailers' websites, to make it easy for consumers to both find and buy Mondelez International products online.

FAA Partners With Commercial Drone Firms On Package Delivery

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The U.S. aviation regulator also announced on Wednesday a partnership with cable television news network CNN to test news gathering in urban areas that have been largely off limits for commercial drones.

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WERC Conference: Lease Financing Offers Solution To Automation Costs

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Finding ways to overcome cost concerns with automation was addressed during a session, “Financing and Leasing Automation” during the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Conference Program held this week in Orlando, Fla.

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WERC Conference Podcast: Unilever Executive Gains Insights On Robots In The Warehouse

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Chris Harbert, global sales director at Rethink Robotics, described the advantages of “collaborative” robots.

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Food Retailers Tap Suppliers For Sustainable Sourcing

Retailers participating in the Twitter forum included Kroger, Walmart, Publix and Festival Foods and the discussion ranged from why sustainable sourcing is crucial to how best to collaborate with suppliers on efforts.

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WERC DC Measures Study Finds Shift to Customer-Focused Metrics

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On-time shipments remains the most popular metric among members of the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC)

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