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Amazon Creates 125,000 More Fulfillment and Transportation Jobs Starting at $18 an Hour

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon is adding 125,000 new warehouse and transportation jobs as it seeks to staff up the 350 fulfillment centers, sortation centers, regional air hubs and delivery stations it has opened this year, 100 of which will open in September alone. ” This latest swath of new jobs comes just a day ahead of the company’s Career Day Sept.

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Automation: The Driving Force Behind Warehouse Management Growth

Retail TouchPoints

A growing retail and ecommerce business can turn an efficient process into a multi-step nightmare with inaccurate purchasing, order fulfillment and returns processes. However, this doesn’t mean introducing robotics into warehouse operations and completely cutting down the labor force. A One-Size-Fits-All Strategy Won’t Work.

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During #RICE22, Attendees Can Dive Deep, Go Broad or Both

Retail TouchPoints

In today’s environment, for example, store operations needs to be connected not just to IT and merchandising but also store design and fulfillment, to support offerings like curbside pickup and BOPIS. The sessions and workshops will be chock-full of information and insights, but they won’t be the only opportunity for learning.

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Walmart Delivery Trucks in Bentonville Go Fully Driverless

Retail TouchPoints

Gatik autonomous delivery trucks deployed by Walmart are now operating daily, without a safety driver, in Bentonville, Ark. The fully driverless operation involves repeated delivery runs multiple times per day, seven days a week on public roads. The trucks regularly navigate intersections, traffic lights and merge onto busy roads.

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21 Sessions, Presentations and Workshops You Can’t Miss at IRCE 2018

BigCommerce

From workshops and boot camps to hearing from industry leaders you often read about in the news, these are the IRCE 2018 moments that aren’t to be missed. It is the industry’s most trafficked annual conference combining high-profile brand executive tracks down to workshops to train junior employees. Post-IRCE Workshops.

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Considering Selling Your Amazon Brand to an Aggregator? Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know

Retail TouchPoints

There are many operational efficiencies and synergies. So fast forward to today and we have approximately 96 active aggregators operating globally. Aggregators will keep a certain amount of cash in their workshops to maximize operations, scale the brands acquired and fund the acquisition of more brands. Financial Levers.

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Make It Big 2022: Everything You Need to Know About the Virtual Bigcommerce Conference

Ecommerce Platforms

Workshops to expect The lineup of guest speakers Keynote speakers How to register for the 2022 Make it Big Conference. There are several speakers, workshops, and Q&A sessions throughout each day; most segments range from 30 minutes to 1 hour. Workshops and Topics at Make it Big 2022. When is it? How much does it cost?