A New AI Era for Foodservice Distributors
As more distributors move to online ordering, organizing data is essential to providing operators with info like analytics. AI can help.
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In-Store Shopper Traffic Visibility Fuels New Growth Opportunities at Retail
SIRL’s mission is to build the most scalable, robust, accurate, and feature-rich Real-Time Location System (RTLS), and to broadly take this technology to a multitude of markets.
Costco Clamps Down on Membership Abuse
It’s unusual for a retailer to make it more difficult for consumers to shop at its stores. But membership fees are the key to Costco’s business. In fiscal 2022 (ending August 28), membership fees accounted for 54% of the company’s operating profit; the figure has risen to 58% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2023.
Warehouse Operators Get Creative to Prep for Hectic Holiday Season
As they brace for what’s expected to be intense holiday demand, warehouse operators are boosting pay, acquiring more talent, and enlisting robots, reported The Wall Street Journal (Sept. 26). TALENT ACQUISITION PUSH Demand for distribution …
Unionization Threatens to Increase Amazon Costs
Some 5,800 Amazon employees at the company’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse voted in the last two months on whether to unionize in a move that could energize the labor movement and mean higher prices for those …