Retail Operations
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VUCA – A new acronym for the pandemic
Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity – four horsemen that make supply chain management a real challenge
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April declines in U.S. retail twice as bad as March
Overall retail sales during April were down 16.4 percent from March
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Robots as a service
Berkshire Grey is now offering Robots as a Service (RaaS) options
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Warehouse, sample sales shift online amid pandemic
Retailers known for annual warehouse sales are shifting those events online
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Amazon faces staffing, image issues during pandemic
Sales are up, but warehouse workers are uneasy, walking off the job in places
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Global e-commerce at more than US$25 trillion in 2018
World’s top 10 B2C companies in 2018 generated almost $2 trillion
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Walmart hiring 5,000 a day in U.S.
Goal of hiring 150,000 reached in under one month
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Chuck wins design awards
Collaborative robot wins Red Dot awards in smart products and robotics categories
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What will it take to re-open?
WHO issues guidelines for lifting Covid-19 restrictions. Is Canada ready?
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Coronavirus hoarding
Why you can stop amassing toilet paper