Fulfillment

Everything after the DC: warehousing, automation, planning and inventory, middle mile, parcel, last mile, returns, packaging, and 3PL operations.

Fulfillment

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Stord buys AMS Fulfillment and its 10 million yearly orders for beauty and wellness brands

AMS follows UPS's Ware2Go, Ceva's Shipwire and Pitney Bowes' fulfillment unit into Stord's network, which runs fulfillment for independent brands.

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Warehouse vacancy near US ports hit a record 7.7% as demand moved inland

Inland markets took 83% of demand in the first half, and Cushman & Wakefield expects rents at key ports to rise.

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Modelo's maker spent six months refilling distributors it cut too lean

Alex Alvarez, the beer division's new supply chain chief, took over in September with distributor stock still below its long-term average.

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Amazon adds robots to six German warehouses as EU parcel fees rise

Most of the work adds robots to existing buildings, with the first three upgrades due in 2027.

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Walmart approves 8 more parcel carriers for seller-shipped orders

Some charge no peak surcharge, but a late package on any of them still counts against a seller's on-time rate.

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Cutter & Buck's second AutoStore DC buys storage now, robots later

The apparel brand built the Texas grid from three years of running AutoStore in Washington, leaving room to add robots later.

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Briefing

Amazon is closing the storefronts it runs for partner grocers

Partners are being offered Amazon Lockers, return points and AWS services instead.

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Briefing

DoorDash adds Costco delivery across Canada

DashPass members get free delivery and reduced service fees on Costco orders of C$85 or more.

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Briefing

Flexport opens robot fulfillment center at former Kroger site

Flexport says the more than 350 robots double efficiency and help deliver 99.9% order accuracy.

Funding

Fulfillment

Ultra raises $50M to rent packing robots to warehouses

The Brooklyn startup says its robots have packed more than 500,000 e-commerce orders at customer sites.

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Briefing

Walmart opens its fifth next-gen fulfillment center in Stockton

The 900,000-plus-square-foot facility will also handle orders for Walmart Marketplace sellers.

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Briefing

Moralve pools its China stock in Amazon's global warehouse

Its supplier now sends one shipment on one purchase order instead of three to five.

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Briefing

Walmart rolls out one-hour Express Pickup at 500 stores

Walmart plans to expand the curbside service nationwide before Thanksgiving.

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Briefing

Walmart and Wing take drone delivery to Denver and Seattle in 2027

The additions take the companies' announced network to nearly 20 US metros.

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Briefing

Amazon pays $195M for a Chicago warehouse to run same-day delivery

The building has sat empty since it was finished in 2024.

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Briefing

Nike plans to stop owning much of its distribution network

Third-party providers already run three of Nike’s eight major US distribution centers.

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Nike plans a supply chain it can cut as fast as sales fall

The sportswear giant is moving its network to a variable cost structure after lower warehousing costs lifted margins while revenue fell 4%.

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AutoZone plans to nearly double its mega hubs to about 300

The auto parts retailer is adding more than 40 mega hubs next year, each stocking up to 110,000 different parts for the stores around it.

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Briefing

Walmart will spend $300M on an Ohio center for oversized goods

The center in Warren County is expected to create more than 300 jobs.

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Briefing

Ross will spend $500M on a 10th distribution center in Bakersfield

The 1.75-million-square-foot center is expected to start in 2027 and create nearly 1,000 jobs.

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Briefing

TikTok Shop adds box-free returns through UPS’s Happy Returns

Shoppers can drop off returns at nearly 10,000 Return Bar locations.

Funding

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Destro AI raises $8M to coordinate mixed fleets of warehouse robots

Yusen Logistics Americas uses Destro's software to coordinate cart moves in transload operations.

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Briefing

Amazon lets sellers pool one inventory across 8 countries

GWD storage costs run up to 45% below Amazon's US bulk storage service, company says.

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Briefing

Nordstrom pushes toward 7-day delivery with new carriers

Its Los Angeles same-day pilot delivers beauty orders placed by 3 p.m. by 9 p.m.

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Briefing

Maersk takes over Puma's US warehouses, opens one to brands

Maersk now runs Puma's three automated US warehouses, about 2.3M sq ft. From 2027 it will rent Torrance space to other brands, about 20M units a year.