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Showing posts with label Amazon.com. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amazon.com. Show all posts
Saturday, October 7, 2017

Amazon Final Mile - It is All About The Brand

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I keep being asked why in the world would Amazon start their own home delivery / final mile service (See Amazon Logistics )?  Everyone quest...
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Monday, June 26, 2017

Welcome Back Wal-Mart - We Missed You Over the Last 5 Years.

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I hesitated writing about the Amazon purchase of Whole Foods as many have written about it already and much is not yet known about how Jeff...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Supply Chain Talent As Competitive Advantage - Traction

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I recently published a posting about the Ascendency of Supply Chain and the proof point I used was Amazon suing Target over "poaching&...
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Amazon as a 3PL

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Back in October I asked the question:   What is Amazon? A 3PL, Retailer, IT Company, Delivery Company?  And, I answered the question by say...
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Sunday, October 11, 2015

Omni Channel and The Ever Persistent Discussion of Final Mile

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Over at Logistics Viewpoints (A blog you should be reading) Chris Cunnane gave us a sneak peek into a survey he conducted with DC Velocity...
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Friday, October 2, 2015

What Exactly is Amazon... 3PL? Retailer? IT Company? Delivery Company? - Answer: All of the Above

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I have written about the growth of Amazon as a 3PL / Logistics company for a long time and yet even I, after following them very closely, di...
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Monday, December 2, 2013

A Drone Delivers Your Package - Part Deux

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Today the logistics world is a buzz with the idea that Jeff Bezos rolled out on 60 minutes last night that a drone could deliver your packag...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Rethinking The Core Carrier Strategy - Too Many Eggs in One Basket?

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There are two sides of a continuum in procurement strategies for transportation.  On one end is full " auction " type purchasing w...
Monday, November 11, 2013

United States Post Office and Amazon - Sunday Delivery in NYC

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Sunday delivery was inevitable ( USPS and Amazon team up ) and I have talked about this a few times.  In an article titled " Home Deliv...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Amazon Fresh - Amazon Groceries to a Door Near You

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A fascinating discovery occurred the other day on my way to Chicago from Michigan.  As I was driving down I-94 I saw a delivery truck coming...
Sunday, April 7, 2013

Retailers Compete on Supply Chain - Part Deux

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I have talked for years in speeches and in advising companies that the supply chain will become the competitive advantage for those trying t...
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Saturday, March 30, 2013

The Battle for Retail Sales is Really The Battle of Supply Chains

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I continue to believe the battle for retail sales is really all about the underlying supply chains rather than the actual store.  The "...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

"Home Delivery" Lockers at Wal-Mart

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In another twist to the race to home delivery and the attempt to de-throne Amazon , Wal-Mart is now testing lockers in their stores.  Alon...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

More On Same Day "Delivery Wars"

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My readers know I have been blogging about this, with thoughts on what will work, for almost a week now.  I started with a post asking wheth...
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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Could The Post Office Be The Big Winner in Same Day Delivery?

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An interesting development in the "same day delivery wars" which has been brewing as of late with Amazon and Wal-Mart.   The key q...
Friday, October 12, 2012

Has Amazon Awakened The Sleeping Giant? - Walmart Same Day Delivery

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I think one thing a lot of industries and companies have regretted is taking on Walmart.  Circuit City tried, Toys 'R Us tried and other...