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Brick Meets Click

Even with AmazonFresh still in a limited rollout, Amazon grabs close to half of all online grocery trips (48 percent), compared to 15 percent for mass and club retailer sites, and 21 percent for non-Amazon sites.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Pity The Reefer Shipper

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Hanjin Shipping announced the filing for receivership and a request to the court to freeze its assets, which the Seoul Central District Court planned to grant, a judge told Reuters, declining to be named.

Will LED Lighting Pave the Way for Building Management IoT?

Intelligent LED lighting saves costs and improves the customer experience.

The LED lighting provides aesthetically pleasing white light that improves the visual appearance of fruits, vegetables and meats.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

West Coast Port Slowdown Still Stings

Two years after food shippers saw shipments spoil and sales stumble, there’s hope that early contract discussions will prevent a similar scenario in 2019.

Deteriorating labor relations like those that materialized at West Coast ports during 2014-15 contributed in cargo diversions to competing ports in Canada and Mexico.

Supply Chain Visibility

Foodservice Industry Embraces Supply Chain Management Software

Supply chain tools enhance forecasting, invoice auditing, demand planning and more.

Arrowstream’s OnDemand supply chain planning software allows a restaurant chain to see the inbound and the outbound distributor inventory.

Electrification

Technology Brings More Options for Urban Delivery Vehicles

Changing markets place new demands on urban fleets, including expanding e-commerce.

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Manufacturing & Processing

Contract Manufacturers Can Add Value through Vertical Integration of Supply Chains

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How to Choose a Logistics Partner

Growing market complexities require careful vetting of logistics partners.

'Ultimately, in the 3PL space, proven capability is king.' - Frank McGuigan, president and chief operating officer of Transplace

Omnichannel Puts Food Supply Chains Through the Wringer

E-commerce grabs a bigger share of food sales, disrupting fulfillment strategies.

Because of the complexity of overhauling distribution and logistics, the technologically-savvy “pure-play” online retailers, known in some quarters as “basket bandits,” are eating the brick and mortar retailers’ lunch.

TP3 Global, QProducts & Services Enter Joint Venture Agreement

The companies’ temperature-protection products support over-the-road, airfreight and ocean shipments.

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Grubhub Maintains Dominance in a Less Crowded Food Delivery Market

Since 2013, at least 25 food delivery companies have failed, according to data tracked by venture-capital research firm CB Insights.

With funding from investors harder to come by, it’s an open question whether these startups will be able to continue providing a service that can rival Grubhub in speed, reliability, and convenience at a competitive price.

Bayer Agrees to Acquire Monsanto For $66 Billion, Creating Mega Ag Company

The proposed merger will likely face an intense and lengthy regulatory process in the United States, Canada, Brazil, the European Union and elsewhere.

Werner Baumann (left), CEO of Bayer AG, and Hugh Grant (right), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Monsanto.

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