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Ride-share pioneer Uber Technologies is continuing to expand its footprint in the food delivery sector, announcing Thursday that it had offered to acquire Berlin, Germany-based Delivery Hero for $14.8 billion, saying that adding the…
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More warehouses are implementing automated packaging solutions these days, and as they do, they are demanding a higher level of collaboration with equipment vendors as they seek to reduce packaging waste and streamline the movement of…
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Grocery delivery and pickup firm Instacart has acquired the Israeli computer vision company Arpalus, which says its technology delivers “shelf intelligence” inventory tracking for grocery retail.According to San Francisco-based…
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Matternet, a California-based autonomous aerial logistics company, will expand its drone delivery network through a partnership with Beeline UAS, a provider of commercial-scale drone logistics technology, the firms said.Beeline UAS does…
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The Port of Oakland saw its cargo volumes rise in June thanks to both import and export growth, highlighting the impact of an early holiday peak shipping seasons triggered by global market stresses from tariffs to war.In Oakland, that…
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After years of hot growth, American providers of last-mile delivery for big and bulky goods are adjusting to softer demand, according to a report from Armstrong & Associates (A&A) and the National Home Delivery Association…
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The US grocery slowdown has entered a “decisive new phase of falling unit sales” as stretched American consumers pull back and buy fewer items, according to a report from Bain & Company and NielsenIQ.The impact could hit broadly…
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If you had asked a warehouse manager five years ago about their company’s inventory management practices, you’d probably have heard a lot about the frequency of cycle counts—both full and partial. The answer also might have included…
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The maritime industry has become accustomed to riding an economic roller coaster from one year to the next. It has persevered through a host of challenges: Geopolitical conflicts that upended traditional ship routings. Hostile forces…
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Container rates are beginning to subside, following an early holiday peak season triggered by shippers rushing to import their goods ahead of turbulent tariffs, high oil prices, and the continuing Iran War.The change began as spot rates…
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