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Walmart Acquires Robotics Company to Boost Next-Gen Fulfillment Capabilities

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Walmart has entered an agreement to acquire Alert Innovation , a robotics automation company that develops material-handling technology for automating order fulfillment in retail supply chains. Walmart has been working with Alert to customize technology for its market fulfillment centers (MFCs) since 2016. in a blog post.

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Amazon Takes Flight in India with Debut of Dedicated Air Cargo Network

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million sellers in India across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai, India, helping to move goods faster and more cost-effectively from fulfillment centers to last-mile carriers. Amazon India currently has fulfilment centers across 15 states and sortation centers in 19 states. Amazon Air debuted in the U.S.

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Why alternate fulfillment models are critical for creating a good ecommerce experience

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As with any challenge, addressing order management’s role in delivering a leading online shopping experience presents some key opportunities for retailers who can quickly and reliably fulfill e-commerce sales. The importance of omnichannel fulfillment. Boscov’s BOPIS Program.

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Academy Sports + Outdoors Expands Revionics Partnership to Optimize Customer-Centric Pricing

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As part of the new multiyear agreement — which builds upon a partnership that started in 2016 — Academy will use the Revionics Base Price and Markdown solutions to not only optimize its pricing strategy but better manage inventory levels throughout the product lifecycle.

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Reports: Amazon Faces a 6-Day Worker Strike in April and a Class Action Lawsuit in the UK

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Additionally, the lawsuit alleges that Amazon uses its “Buy Box” to direct customers toward its own products and third-party items that use Amazon fulfillment services. The suit claims that Amazon is harming its customers by directing them to its “featured offer” and potentially hiding better deals.

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Jason Del Rey Explores the ‘Bare-Knuckled Battle’ Between Amazon and Walmart

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His book, Winner Sells All, points to 2016 as the unofficial kickoff of this rivalry, when legacy retailer Walmart started moving into ecommerce and Amazon started investing in physical retail. Now he is digging into the evolution of both Amazon and Walmart, and the ongoing battle between the two companies to reign in the commerce realm.

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October 2016 ChannelAdvisor Same Store Sales (SSS)

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As a result, while our monthly SSS reports have become a popular benchmark within the industry, our October 2016 report will be our last regularly scheduled SSS report. October 2016 y/y SSS Results. and the slowest growth this category has experienced in 2016. For October 2016, 38.3% of Amazon GMV was FBA. eBay Details.