DC & Warehouse Operations
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Road line painting equipment repurposed for disinfecting
Pressurized, mobile surface disinfection now available for DC, grocery stores
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FourKites integrating yard management
Acquiring Vancouver, British Columbia-based TrackX Holdings Inc.’s yard management solutions
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Dollarama boosts pay by 10 percent
Named an essential service, Dc and some retail stores to remain open
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Food retailers boost wages for warehouse and retail workers
Companies also launching a hiring spree to keep up with demand
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KeHE offers bonuses for front-line DC workers
Bonus will be retroactive to March 15 and continue through May 2
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New option for sellers blocked by Amazon
Project Verte will fulfill orders from goods redirected away from Amazon DCs during pandemic
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Supply chain jobs up for grabs amid pandemic panic
Some Canadian companies embarking on hiring sprees amid COVID 19 layoffs
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Pandemic will force companies to rethink operations
Investments in lights-out distribution among the adaptations expected, report says
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Grocers scramble to keep stores stocked
“The food supply chain in this country is working better than it ever has before because it’s a crisis,” says Empire CEO Michael Medline
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Amazon seeks to hire 100,000 to keep up with surge in orders
Will also temporarily raise pay by US$2 an hour through the end of April for hourly employees