Amazon unveils end-to-end supply chain services

Through Supply Chain by Amazon, sellers can have Amazon handle their logistics from manufacturers to customers.

By Max Garland • Sept. 12, 2023

Dollar General automates South Carolina distribution center

The technology will enable the retailer to process thousands of additional SKUs from its warehouse and improve storage.

By Alejandra Carranza • Sept. 11, 2023

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Inside retail supply chains

Companies looking to curry favor with customers, trim logistical expenses and improve efficiency, are reorganizing operations.

By Retail Dive staff

Joann eyes $60M in product cost savings as suppliers offer concessions

The craft retailer thinks it can cut $200 million in business costs, the bulk of which comes from its supply chain as inflation eases.

By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 11, 2023

Books-A-Million to use Walmart GoLocal for same-day, next-day delivery

The service will launch in the Midwest and Southeast, ultimately expanding in the coming weeks across all of the book retailer’s stores. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 7, 2023

Amazon Shipping relaunches, offering sellers delivery on outside channels

The service can deliver goods in two to five business days for shipments within the contiguous U.S.

By Max Garland • Aug. 22, 2023

Who will pay to decarbonize the supply chain?

Some brands are helping their suppliers reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Others are dumping new requirements on vendors without shouldering any of the costs.

By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 17, 2023

Levi Strauss strengthens East Coast e-commerce fulfillment with Kentucky facility

The 575,700-square-foot facility aims to lower lead times and optimize inventory positioning.

By Alejandra Carranza • Aug. 7, 2023

How Brooks Running is deepening its supply chain visibility

The sports apparel retailer implemented traceability platform TrusTrace as the company works toward its responsible sourcing goals.

By Kelly Stroh • Aug. 1, 2023

The Backroom: Jason Del Rey and ‘Winner Sells All’

One of the most prolific journalists covering the retail industry leverages his deep sourcing for an in-depth book about Amazon versus Walmart.

By Retail Dive Staff • July 27, 2023

Why some UPS shippers haven’t diverted volume even as a potential strike looms

As many businesses firm up contingency plans, others are maintaining their current delivery activity with UPS, according to parcel shipping experts.

By Max Garland • Updated July 25, 2023

Uncertainty around UPS is ‘kryptonite’ to supply chains, RILA warns

The Retail Industry Leaders Association on Wednesday urged the carrier and the Teamsters, whose contract expires July 31, to get a deal done quickly.

By Daphne Howland • July 19, 2023

5 myths of AMR solutions

What are the biggest myths surrounding mobile robotic solutions in the logistics industry?

July 17, 2023

Walgreens closing e-commerce distribution center in Illinois

The company will lay off 393 employees on or around Aug. 28, according to a WARN notice.

By Max Garland • July 14, 2023

All Staples locations to accept Amazon returns

With the addition of Staples, the e-commerce giant now has over 8,000 drop-off locations for returns in the U.S. 

By Kaarin Moore • June 29, 2023

Amazon wants package delivery help from thousands of small businesses

"Hub Delivery" program partners, which could include small business owners like florists or plumbers, will commit to delivering 20 to 50 packages daily for local customers.

By Max Garland • June 28, 2023

Target bolsters last-mile delivery reach with first extension facility

The Smyrna, Georgia, facility expands the retailer’s next-day delivery in the Atlanta market to an additional 500,000 customers.

By Max Garland • June 27, 2023

Temu, Shein avoid import tariffs because of their low-priced products: report

Preliminary findings in a U.S. House Select Committee investigation released Thursday show business models that may allow companies to avoid customs scrutiny.

By Laurel Deppen • June 26, 2023

Walmart rolls out inventory service for third-party sellers marketplace

Inventory Transfer Services gives sellers the option to send goods to one centralized location and offer two-day to same-day shipping.

By Alejandra Carranza • June 23, 2023

Ruggable to open first international facility

The direct-to-consumer brand is opening a plant in the U.K. and plans to launch in France in the near term.

By Dani James • June 20, 2023

Walmart opens high-tech fulfillment center in Indiana

The facility is the company’s largest to date and will move the retailer closer to its goal of offering two-day delivery to 95% of the U.S. population.

By Nate Delesline III • June 16, 2023

Duluth Trading to lean on new fulfillment center during peak season

The workwear retailer expects more than half of its direct orders will be handled by the Georgia facility in Q4.

By Max Garland • June 16, 2023

Deliveries keep getting faster. Will it last?

Shippers adjusted to pandemic-related disruptions to reach customers faster. But shifting shopper preferences and cost-cutting efforts may slow things down.

By Max Garland • June 14, 2023

Higher shipping costs keep biting into Williams-Sonoma’s earnings

The retailer has shipped from out-of-market distribution centers and made multiple deliveries for multi-unit products in order to reach customers quicker.

By Max Garland • June 1, 2023

B. Riley acquires equity interest in Scotch & Soda through Bluestar

The arrangement solidifies financial ties between the financial group and the brand management company, and adds to a growing stable of fashion labels under their control.

By Lara Ewen • May 19, 2023

After last year’s inventory tidal wave, where do retailers go from here?

Bare shelves are still a recent memory, but many are learning to live on leaner inventories after overstocking in 2022.

By Ben Unglesbee • May 18, 2023