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Go Behind the Scenes with the Teams Opening New Target Stores Across the Country

Apr 29
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Go Behind the Scenes with the Teams Opening New Target Stores Across the Country

A Bullseye View | April 29, 2021 Target consistently creating a safe, easy and inspiring shopping experience is hitting the ground running. Announcing a $4 billion annual investment to improve your Target Run, Target starts with new stores in 12 locations. Target's total store count grows to more than 1,900, including over 140 small format locations. New stores will have the same popular products and services guests love, including Order Pickup and more Drive Up locations as

Target’s New Test Makes Package Delivery Faster than Ever

Apr 15
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Target’s New Test Makes Package Delivery Faster than Ever

A Bullseye View | April 15, 2020 One thing that makes a good day even better, it’s the feeling when an order arrives at your doorstep. Target continues to look for ways to get guests online orders even faster. Target's new sortation center opened in Minneapolis last year. The first-of-its-kind facility helps ship packages from Target stores more efficiently. Most recently, Target will be testing a new capability with Shipt Drivers to improve last mile delivery. How does it wo

The Company Helping Major Retailers Become Major Re-Sellers

Feb 4
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The Company Helping Major Retailers Become Major Re-Sellers

National Retail Federation | February 4, 2021 Trove provides resale for leading global brands, including Levi’s, Patagonia and REI. Providing the technology for brands, Trove receives items back from customers, prepares, and re-sells them to the next owner. Andy Ruben, founder and CEO of Trove, gives insight to this model of "re-commerce." Re-commerce not only attracts consumers back to retailers, but saves consumers serious money and helps protect the environment. It’s a $32

From Ground-Breaking to Breaking Ground: Walmart Begins to Scale Local Fulfillment Centers

Jan 27
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From Ground-Breaking to Breaking Ground: Walmart Begins to Scale Local Fulfillment Centers

Walmart Newsroom | January 27, 2021 Using the competitive advantage of their stores, Walmart introduces their transformation for pickup and delivery efficiencies. Walmart is scaling the number of stores that will also serve as local fulfillment centers. A local fulfillment center (LFC) is a compact, modular warehouse built within, or added to, a store. To fulfill orders, automated bots retrieve the items from within the fulfillment center. The items are then brought to a pick

Amazon Makes First Aircraft Purchase to Expand Cargo Network

Jan 5
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Amazon Makes First Aircraft Purchase to Expand Cargo Network

Bloomberg | January 5, 2021 Amazon announced buying 11 used Boeing 767-300 planes for its fast-growing air cargo operation. Aircraft is coming from Delta Air Lines Inc. and WestJet Airlines Ltd. The WestJet aircraft are currently being converted from passenger to cargo use and will join Amazon’s fleet this year. The Delta jets will start flying routes in 2022. By the end of next year, Amazon expects to have more than 85 planes in service, a spokesperson said. Seattle-based Am

Virginia Legislature Clears Way for Amazon Delivery Robots

Feb 27, 2020
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Virginia Legislature Clears Way for Amazon Delivery Robots

Retail Dive, February 27, 2020 Amazon's six-wheeled Scout robot has completed thousands of shipments in California and Washington in its early stages of testing. This cooler-sized robot is described as a "fully-electric delivery system" which follows a specified delivery route and can travel through rain, sun and even the heaviest snow storms. According to Amazon, delivery robots, like Scout, will help Amazon meet its climate goals while innovating delivery methods. Local go