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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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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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Australia Post MyPost Business & Starshipit integrate

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Since 2016 MyPost Business has helped many Australian businesses manage their domestic and international sending in one place with a free and easy to set up account. Starshipit and Australia Post have previously worked together to deliver integration for eParcel contract and StarTrack shipping services.

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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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How Taking Shape is leveraging backend efficiency gains to grow overseas

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Since 2019, it has relaunched its online offering in Australia, rolled out dedicated e-commerce sites and fulfilment centres in New Zealand and the UK, and upgraded its warehouse management and order management systems, leading to significant efficiency gains and growth. Doubling warehouse efficiency. Improving the customer experience.

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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.