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Manufacturers See Opportunity in E-Commerce Shopping Trend The supply chain logistics industry certainly is a complicated maze these days.  As the e-commerce wave continues to overtake brick-and-mortar retail, businesses across the supply chain are continually making...

Reports of Romaine Lettuce Contamination Crop Up in 19 StatesFood safety and food safety education for consumers are essential ingredients in the recipe for healthy American consumers.  Across the United States, from farms to dinner tables, Americans are concerned...

On Target:  Order-to-Shelf and Goods-to-Person Automated Fulfillment Big box retailer Target pledged to invest $7 billion to re-imagine over 600 retail store locations in order to adapt to consumer preferences.  The redesign and re-engineering of the retail store...

What is Fast Fashion Retail? If you are not a style maven given to wearing trendy styles, you may be unaware of one of the most dominating trends in the retail supply chain industry.  What is “fast fashion”?  Sometimes referred to as “fashion on-demand”, the term...

The Next E-Commerce Platform:  The Connected Car Did you know that today’s car has the computing power of 20 personal computers?  Unbelievably enough, it processes up to 25 gigabytes of data in an hour and includes approximately 100 million lines of programming.  The...

Artificial Intelligence Invades the Food and Beverage Industry Food and beverage companies are turning to artificial intelligence to improve fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG).  Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, food and beverage companies are gaining...

The Food Home Delivery Industry is On Fire! Restaurant meal delivery is anticipated to balloon from $43 billion in 2017 to $76 billion in the next four years according to a report from Cowen and Company.  Online orders and use of technology in ordering meals from a...

Cold Storage Warehouse Growth Fueled by Consumer Shopping Habits & Expectations The food supply chain is changing.  Between the increase in consumers shopping online for reasons of convenience and changes in taste and food preferences, consumer behavior and...

“Clicks-to-Bricks”:  Building a New Customer Experience (CX) Some online retailers are investing in the creation of a new customer experience.  One of the challenges that online retailers tend to have is the loss of connection between the product and the consumer. ...

From fruits and vegetables to meat and poultry, consumers today have an enhanced awareness of and desire for increased food safety and food security.  Concerns about the global food supply due to poor safety practices, lack of enforcement, counterfeit, adulterated or...