by Mike Duff | Sep 20, 2023 | Retail Articles
Amazon announced a $1.3 billion investment to hire 250,000 people for full-time, part-time, and seasonal fulfillment center and transportation jobs across the United States. Pay increases for customer fulfillment and transportation employees will bring the average pay...
by Mike Duff | Feb 24, 2023 | Retail Articles
To give it more quick-delivery capability, Target is investing $100 million to expand its supply chain sortation network to more than 15 facilities by the end of 2026. Target sortation centers take online orders prepared in store back rooms and sort them for quick,...
by Mike Duff | Sep 29, 2022 | Retail Articles
While it continues to expand its distribution system, Walmart has opened a 1.1 million-square-foot Next Generation fulfillment center in Joliet, IL. With the ability to handle millions of items at a time, Walmart Next Generation FCs employ technology to facilitate...
by Mike Duff | Sep 7, 2022 | Retail Articles
Amazon has announced a new service intended to help address logistical challenges related to supply chain that are bedeviling its sellers. Meanwhile, the Teamsters union announced it had developed an internal division aimed at organizing Amazon’s logistics operation....
by Mike Duff | Jun 23, 2022 | Retail Articles
The Kroger Co. announced that it will add a new customer fulfillment center in Aurora, CO, and serve the Denver metro area as it continues to expand its tech-driven delivery network. The new 300,000-square-foot CFC will operate based on Ocado Group technology, which...