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A blue sticker with the Amazon logo is displayed on a buzzer system in the apartment building of Jason Goldberg, chief commerce strategy officer at marketing company Publicis Communications, Monday, March 29, 2021, in Chicago. Amazon is making a push to install a device on buzzer systems in apartment buildings throughout the country that allows its delivery drivers to whip out a phone, tap a button and unlock a building's front doors whenever they need to leave packages in the lobby instead of the street.
Amazon Wants a 'Key' to Your Place
The company is tired of ringing doorbells.
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The Brainstorm: E-commerce Deployment Strategies
How to plan for e-commerce deployment options and their implications on the total cost of ownership and customer experience?
Jul 22nd, 2021
Stellantis sign outside the Chrysler Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Mich., Jan. 19, 2021.
Stellantis CEO Expects Chip Shortage to Drag into Next Year
The shortage will force the automaker to make key parts on its own rather than rely on suppliers.
Jul 22nd, 2021
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Jessica Pitts sits behind the wheel of a 2019 Lincoln MKC on the lot of Jack Demmer Lincoln in Dearborn, Mich., July 19, 2021.
Used Car Prices Slip from Dizzying Heights
Jul 22nd, 2021
Jeff Bezos describes the experience after launch from the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, July 20, 2021.
Bezos Comments on Workers Draw Rebuke
Jul 21st, 2021
In this June 3, 2021 file photo an elderly patient receives a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, at a clinic at Orange Farm, near Johannesburg.
South African Firm to Make Pfizer Vaccine, First in Africa
Jul 21st, 2021
In this Sunday, June 14, 2020, photograph, a prospective buyer looks over a long row of unsold 2020 CX-5 sports-utility vehicles sedans sits at a Mazda dealership in Littleton, Colo.
Edmunds: Is It Possible to Return the Car You Just Bought?
Jul 21st, 2021
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Jul 20th, 2021
Economic Freedom Fighters protest in Pretoria, South Africa, June 25, 2021.
Inside the Cutthroat Race to Secure Vaccines
No one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad.
Jul 20th, 2021
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Redefining the Distribution Center
How advanced tools and their associated strategies can offer new solutions to challenges heightened by the pandemic.
Jul 16th, 2021
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Amazon Sued to Force Recall of Dangerous Products
Safety regulators said tests found thousands of products to be hazardous.
Jul 16th, 2021
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The Brainstorm: E-commerce Quotation Strategies
How do e-commerce site's quotation strategies expedite the sales cycle, and what is required to implement them?
Jul 15th, 2021
In this May 4, 2021, file photo is the Federal Reserve in Washington. The Federal Reserve's latest nationwide business survey found that the economy strengthened further in late May and early June, despite supply-chain bottlenecks that led to price hikes. The Fed said Wednesday, July 14, 2021 that seven of its 12 regional bank districts reported strong price increases, with the other five reporting moderate gains in prices.
Fed Survey: US Economy Strong but Hindered by Bottlenecks
Businesses are struggling to find enough components and employees to meet the demand.
Jul 14th, 2021
This photo provided by the Oregon Department of Forestry shows a firefighting tanker making a retardant drop over the Grandview Fire near Sisters, Ore., Sunday, July 11, 2021. The wildfire doubled in size to 6.2 square miles (16 square kilometers) Monday, forcing evacuations in the area, while the state's biggest fire continued to burn out of control, with containment not expected until November.
Fuel Shortage Could Ground Firefighting Aircraft
The worry is that multiple bases go dry simultaneously.
Jul 13th, 2021
A sign displays the price for shirts as a shopper peruses the offerings at a Costco warehouse on Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Lone Tree, Colo. American consumers faced a third straight monthly surge in princes in June, the latest sign that a rapid reopening of the economy is fueling a pent-up demand for goods and services that in many cases remain in short supply.
U.S. Consumer Prices Surged in Past Year the Most Since 2008
Fed officials regard the surge in inflation as a temporary response to supply shortages and other short-term disruptions.
Jul 13th, 2021
This photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows boxes of long lashes seized Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Three thousand pairs of false eyelashes have been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents after officials determined they were illegally imported from China to New Orleans. Agency spokesperson Matthew Dyman tells WVUE-TV that the four boxes of long lashes seized Tuesday were destined for a local beauty supply store.
6,000 False Eyelashes Seized
The "particularly large" shipment made officials blink twice.
Jul 12th, 2021
ASOS initially invested more than $40 million in the warehouse which opened in 2018.
Retailer ASOS to Spend $100M to Automate Georgia Warehouse
It would create new engineering and software development jobs.
Jul 12th, 2021
In this satellite photo shot by Planet Labs Inc., the Jebel Ali Port is seen early Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A fiery explosion erupted on a container ship anchored in Dubai at one of the world's largest ports later Wednesday, authorities said, sending tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates.
Fiery Explosion Erupts on Ship at Major Global Port
The blaze sent up giant orange flames on the vessel.
Jul 7th, 2021
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The Key to Supply Chain Resiliency Could Be a Circular Approach
"Every time we continue with the take, make, waste model ... we perpetuate the depletion and unsustainability of supply chains."
Jul 4th, 2021